When Sexism Makes for a Catchy Song
My songwriting students pen misogynistic lyrics. But the music industry tells them that’s okay
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In Times of Crisis, We Need Classical Music
What will we lose if Bach and Beethoven disappear from our schools and concert halls?
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How to Make Opera Cool
As interest in traditional performance declines, upstart indie companies are fighting to keep the art form alive
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How Jeremy Dutcher Keeps His Ancestors’ Language Alive
Fewer than 10,000 Wolastoq people live in First Nations communities. The twenty-seven-year-old sings their songs
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How to Make a Hit Song in 2018
Why artists are rethinking old formulas for chart-topping music
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Lido Pimienta Doesn’t Care Whether You Think She’s Canadian
Neither English nor French, this year’s Polaris Prize winner is a truer reflection of our country’s culture
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Why a Country Music Act Will Never Win the Polaris
Canada’s narrow cultural taxonomy excludes some of our best artists
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The New Historian
In her latest album, Simone Schmidt sings the forgotten stories of women incarcerated a Kingston mental asylum—and questions who has the right to rewrite history
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What’s Holding Back the East Coast Music Scene?
Despite a wealth of talent, Atlantic Canadian acts are struggling to break into the mainstream
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The Strange History of ‘O Canada’
Disliked by the French and misunderstood by the English, what the anthem says about our nation
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