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No Last Waltz

July 25, 2016April 5, 2017 - by Yoni Goldstein

It’s hard to enjoy the Tragically Hip’s music knowing Gord Downie has cancer

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Illustration by Benoit Tardif
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I’m Taking It Easy When I Take the Bus

July 4, 2016April 1, 2020 - by Karen Pinchin

How one local jingle became our national transit jam

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Can We Replace the Hip?

June 17, 2016November 18, 2019 - by Simon Lewsen

There might never be another band that speaks on behalf of Canada. That’s not a bad thing

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Summer Complaint

June 7, 2016December 1, 2021 - by Ryan McNutt

Why do we care so much about a song of the summer? They almost always suck

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Chaim Tannenbaum Steps Out

June 6, 2016November 18, 2019 - by Ezra Glinter

For more than forty years, he played behind the Wainwright family and the McGarrigle sisters. Now, the legendary sideman enters the spotlight

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Drake: The Next Generation

April 28, 2016September 23, 2021 - by Simon Lewsen

Is the Toronto rapper the saviour of hip hop?

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Purple Reign

April 22, 2016April 5, 2017 - by Ryan McNutt

Why Prince’s run at his creative peak ranks among the greatest in music history

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Swan Song

January 18, 2016November 18, 2022 - by John Moore

Why Quebec mourns René Angélil

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The Next Day

January 12, 2016January 9, 2022 - by Ryan McNutt

On David Bowie’s enduring legacy and influence on Canadian music

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David Bowie’s Final Message

January 11, 2016August 31, 2019 - by Dimitri Nasrallah

He will forever be ahead of his time, where he rightfully belongs

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