Alex Southey (he/him) is a writer, reviewer, interviewer, and musician based in Toronto/Tkaronto, Canada.
After graduating from the University of British Columbia with a major in Creative Writing and minor in History, Southey began his writing career as a film and music reviewer and interviewer for various tiny outlets in his native Vancouver in earnest. These outlets included Hollywood North Magazine, Satellite Gallery, Beatroute, and Daily Hive.
Since moving to Toronto in 2018, he's covered film and television for Daily Hive Toronto, MovieMaker Magazine, and more recently That Shelf.
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In May 2024, Southey created the music interview podcast "Your Worst Song". New episodes premiere every Monday, and the occasional bonus episode comes out on Thursdays. Notable interviews include members of bands Rheostatics, July Talk, Blue Rodeo, and Sam Roberts Band, and solo acts Dan Mangan, Wolf Castle, Skye Wallace, Nina Nastasia, and more. In January 2025 he hosted a live version of the podcast at Wintersong Festival, and in June of the same year covered NXNE.
Other notable interviews outside of music include those with Internet personality and digital creator Farbsy, Toronto historian Adam Bunch, and -- years ago -- cast members of the dramedy Unreal for Daily Hive. These interviews are available in the same places you can find YWS.
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Listen wherever you get podcasts.
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Southey began his music career as a solo acoustic artist in Fall 2018. With each subsequent release, Southey has developed an increasingly passionate fanbase, along with positive recognition, play, and coverage from CBC Radio, SiriusXM, Billboard Canada, Exclaim! Magazine, Dominionated, Canadian Beats, NXNE, Wintersong Festival, Tinnitist, The Sound Cafe, CHCH Morning Show, and a slew of Canadian and American college and community radio stations.
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Thanks to all of this cumulative exposure in the Canadian arts industries, Southey has well-rounded experience when it comes to cultural coverage and writing, suited for a variety of Communications and Journalism roles.
