Local singer-songwriter's new video puts her face front-and-centre on a fake copy of The Grid. We're flattered, really!
We have a little tradition around here at The Grid—whenever one of our co-workers bids us adieu and moves on to greener pastures, the art department fashions a farewell card in the form of a fake cover of the magazine with their face on it. We all sign the inside and tell them how much we will miss them.
We thought we were the only ones producing fake Grid covers, until we saw this video by local singer-songwriter Jenny Mayhem. The Barbados-born, Toronto-based artist just posted the clip for her song “Wide Open,” and the narrative is a cheeky take on the many things an up-and-comer must do to achieve indie-stardom in this town. These transgressions include: hipster-izing your image, recording in a bathroom, shilling for condo developers and apparently, posing for a cover feature in our little magazine.
We’re flattered, really!
Check out the video for this charming folk-pop tune below. Who knows: If it blows up, there’s a chance we will crown Jenny Mayhem the “Queen W Queen” for real. (Though we must say, Hooded Fang totally did the indie-pop-meets-Honest Ed’s thing first!)
