Most people I’ve talked to are pretty okay with Jully Black’s “O Canada” edit, changing the line from “Our home and native land” to “Our home ON native land.” But not everyone. Here’s
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Language is an ever-evolving thing that responds to changes in society. Take architecture, for example. There’s a slow movement to expunge terms like “master bedroom” because of what some people see as difficult
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I know we’re coming to the end of the holiday season for 2021 and that this space has had plenty of stories about Christmas music over the last month, but I promise that
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If you’re into high fashion, you’ll know the name Balenciaga. The company has just released this pair of sweatpants. Take a look before we go any further. Two things you should know about
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This is the sort of thing that used to live just in my nightmares. Now it’s here. Ponder that as we look at music news for August 12, 2021. Stevie NIcks is the
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Bandcamp continues to act in a progressive, socially-conscious and responsible way. Earlier this year, the distribution and musician supporting site announced it would be foregoing its usual cut of sales on the first
Read MoreIt doesn’t take long for any contentious issue to be viewed through the lens of race, especially in the United States. Spotify’s new public hate content and hateful conduct policy, which states that
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There is no doubt that Eminem is not shy when it comes to tough topics. His new track ‘Untouchable’ takes a hard look at racism and police. Lyrics: Hands up, officer don’t shoot
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Here’s a fun game to play: Predict the next goofy/dangerous/reckless/unnecessary thing Donald Trump will do to piss off the rest of the world. As you thinking about that, here’s some music news for
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With all the weirdness happening in the US today, this clip–originally posted two months ago–has a renewed poignancy. (Thanks to Tom for the link.)
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The first have of the 20th century was defined by jazz. The second half was steered by rock’n’roll. Now the prime cultural drive when it comes to music is rap and hip hop,
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