Tag: music
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Whip-Smart by Liz Phair is 30
For me it’s her best album, and a piece in Slate gives some context to why it didn’t become a bigger hit
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Chartmetric’s Music Trigger Cities
Music meets data visualization in a fun toy from Chartmetric
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The Great Canadian Song Cycle
Aengus Finnan is asking the public to help build an amazing musical map of Canada. He’s also biking across the country and telling stories on Instagram.
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Let’s Give Out the 2024 Polaris Music Prize Part 3: The Shortlist
Covering my eyes and hitting publish. If I think about it any longer I’ll have to change it again
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Let’s Give Out the 2024 Polaris Music Prize: Part Two A: Digression
This is the list of nominees I would have submitted
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Let’s give out the 2024 Polaris Prize: Part Two
This is much tougher and more fun than I expected
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Let’s give out the 2024 Polaris Prize (part one)
Might be fun, might be infuriating. Let’s see where it goes.
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Lou Smith appreciation post
A little love for one of my most-watched YouTube channels.
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Hearts on Fire: Six Years that Changed Canadian Music 2000-2005 by Michael Barclay
Essential for those who were around the scene. I didn’t always love reading this book, but I love having read it.
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“Hi, I’m Sarah McLachlan, and I’m about to ruin your day”
She’s about to start her first tour in a long time. The NYT gives her a nice profile piece