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TV review: Grace And Frankie season 6 rushes through life changes
GRACE AND FRANKIE: SEASON 6 (Marta Kauffman, Howard J. Morris). All 13 episodes streaming on Netflix on Wednesday (January 15). Rating: NNN In the sixth... -
How women musicians use persona to subvert gendered expectations
Lana Del Rey doesn’t believe she has a persona. The gloomy Southern California singer’s music and image are bound to the mythologies of old Hollywood,... -
Review: Angel Olsen offers a whole new version of herself on All Mirrors
Rating: NNNNN Angel Olsen’s fourth album is an exquisite cinematic experience. Initially meant to be sparse, All Mirrors gradually transformed into its grand form with... -
Review: Sleater-Kinney’s The Center Won’t Hold is full of emotional depth
Rating: NNNN The best place to start with Sleater-Kinney’s new album is at the end. On the piano ballad Broken, a mournful closer to the... -
Review: Broken Social Scene complete their two-part journey
Rating: NNNN I am often overcome with sadness while listening to Broken Social Scene records. Even ones that are supposed to be joyous, like 2017’s... -
Interview: Stella Donnelly on the radical power of honesty
STELLA DONNELLY with FAYE WEBSTER at Drake Hotel (1150 Queen West), Sunday (March 24), doors 8 pm. $13.50. ticketfly.com, rotate.com, soundscapesmusic.com. “It’s so good to... -
Whos advocating for musicians mental health in Canada?
Royal Mountain Records has done something unprecedented: its created a mental health fund for its artists. The fund, which launched on February 1, offers musicians... -
Review: Anemone bring bright, blossoming psych-rock on their debut Beat My Distance
Rating: NNN Anemone may have taken their name from a Brian Jonestown Massacre song, but you can’t help but notice the Montreal band’s likeness to... -
Review: Broken Social Scene’s new five-song EP is a reminder of what they do best
Rating: NNNN Broken Social Scene’s new EP is a sweet and earnest tribute to music making and a short and sweet reminder of the band’s... -
Canadian musicians share statement of solidarity with Wetsuweten land defenders
Nearly two hundred musicians and culture workers in the Canadian music industry have signed a statement of solidarity with the land defenders of Wetsuweten in... -
Review: Maggie Rogers’s debut album shows she’s more than a viral flash in the pan
Rating: NNN Maggie Rogers’s pop narrative began with virality. The video of her moving Pharrell Williams to tears by playing him her song Alaska at NYU... -
Review: Sharon Van Etten’s Remind Me Tomorrow has incredible emotional depth
Rating: NNNNN When Sharon Van Etten sigh-sings to herself, “I wish I could show how much you’ve grown,” I can’t help but feel a similar... -
Review: Liz Phair and Speedy Ortiz were a refreshing exit from Guyville at the Phoenix
LIZ PHAIR with SPEEDY ORTIZ at Phoenix Concert Theatre, Wednesday, October 10. Rating: NNNN Liz Phair hasn’t toured much in the last few years but you’d never know it.... -
Leonard Cohen is as elusive as ever in his final poetry book
Leonard Cohen wrote a poem about Kanye West. In The Flame: Poems And Selections From Notebooks (McClelland & Stewart, $32.95), the late singer/songwriter, poet and... -
Review: Metric go back to the beginning to sound new again on Art of Doubt
Rating: NNNN In the modern music age, familiarity can be a curse. What makes music exciting is where it pushes boundaries. But what of the wisdoms...
