Lost Soul Behind Bars
The untold story of Upheaval, a prison band that recorded one of the most sought-after soul singles of the 1970s.
Max Wilson
· 21 min read
Music
A collection of 42 posts
Assault in Alabama
Revisiting the attack on Nat King Cole.
Thomas Doherty
· 10 min read
Troubadour at War
Leonard Cohen’s visit to Israel in its darkest hour.
Ari David Blaff
· 8 min read
McCartney at 80
Four score years of ordinary genius.
Christopher J. Snowdon
· 22 min read
Peter Jackson’s ‘Get Back’—A Review
The recording sessions appear harmonious, and although they only have five songs that they are confident enough to play on a cold rooftop in January, the gig above their Apple office—the laziest possible location—goes without a hitch.
Christopher J. Snowdon
· 12 min read
Rocker Crocked. Pistol Shot.
To say that Lydon has mellowed would be a huge over-simplification, not only of who he is now but of who he was then, both of which were media distortions if not inventions.
Simon Evans
· 9 min read
COVID-19 Has Exposed Critical Weaknesses in Global Higher Education
While the pandemic has been challenging for everyone, let’s hope the disruption that is taking place in higher education is the beginning of a broader reform movement that refocuses the emphasis on the learner and how instructors and faculty can empower them to create value in the marketplace.
Christos A. Makridis and Soula Parassidis
· 6 min read
How The Campaign Against Cultural Appropriation Came Back to Haunt Canada’s Indigenous Peoples
The idea of segregating musical styles by race sits in opposition to what we know about the way music is made—which is often through cultural cross-pollination.
Neil Gray
· 7 min read
Homophobia and the Modern Trans Movement
Gender dysphoria gradually has replaced homosexuality as a subject of fascination by clinicians and activists.
Sky Gilbert
· 14 min read
The Purity Spiral of Canada's Music Industry
Now that they are channeling the self-censoring spirit of our times, the soul is being sucked out of the business, and the art, that I love. This essay is my attempt to explain how we got here.
Neil Gray
· 24 min read
Music and Language, Cultural Identity and Fame
Tracking the evolution of music over recent centuries.
Geoffrey Lehmann
· 20 min read
Why do we get songs stuck in our heads? Explaining your Earworm
It implies the effortlessness in which a fragment of a song, arriving in the inner ear without conscious effort, can continually loop and stick around.
Rebecca Gelding
· 4 min read