My Guilty Pleasure: I Own about 1,100 Records and Still Want More
I would dig into the clearance section at the back of every store until my hands hurt from the rough plastic of the packaging
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Why Sunrise Records Is Still Spinning
It survived Napster, iTunes, and streaming. Now the chain is expanding its horizons overseas
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The Rise and Fall of MuchMusic
Former staffers reveal what made the channel so special—and why MuchMusic has failed to reclaim its former glory despite a relaunch
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What’s the Point of “Pretendian” Investigations?
The latest revelation, about Buffy Sainte-Marie, is convincing, damning, and strikingly incomplete
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Second Genesis: When a Tribute Band Transcends the Original
The Musical Box isn’t Genesis, but they’ve averaged about fifty shows annually and toured Europe. Is what they do art?
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Do We Really Need a Taylor Swift Reporter?
Outlets like USA Today are hiring beat reporters to write exclusively about Swift and Beyoncé. But investing in this kind of journalism distracts from stories people actually need
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We Failed Amy Winehouse
Dead for over a decade, the iconic singer-songwriter has never gotten the same due as her male counterparts
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Am I Being Priced Out of Making Music?
People want my art, but as a working-class musician, I can’t make a living
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Is CanCon Obsolete?
When it comes to what qualifies as “Canadian,” nobody seems happy. It’s time to rethink the nationalistic vanity project
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