BLACK HISTORY MONTH + VALENTINE’S DAY: WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW
The 1965 hit quietly addressed the Vietnam war while its 1971 remix spoke to assassination and civil rights
BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2022: OUTSIDE CHILD ALBUM
Allison Russell’s first solo album is a wise reckoning about her childhood abuse
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: OUTSIDE CHILD LYRICS
The lyrics to Allison Russell’s Outside Child album tell the story of her childhood abuse in Montreal
READERS’ CHOICE 2021: PART 12
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss eloquently update mid-20th century American song-writing on Raising the Roof
READERS’ CHOICE 2021: PART 11
The focus is on folk, roots,blues and country featuring Pete Seeger as well as Ontario duo Cat Clyde and Jeremie Albino
READERS’ CHOICE 2021: PART 10
Featuring Lusaphone music – a fusion of Afro-Portuguese sounds
READERS’ CHOICE 2021: PART 9
A loving and personal tribute to Blues Goddess Ellen McIlwaine by writer Connie Kuhns
READERS’ CHOICE 2021: PART 8
East Coast singer-songwriter Kim Harris’ album Heirloom has listener’s saying: “That voice!”.
READERS’ CHOICE 2021: PART 7
Read about the Linda Lindas plus a loving and insightful review of Canadian Indigenous folk star William Prince’s concert in far flung Churchill, Manitoba late in 2021
READERS’ CHOICE 2021: PART 6
North Vancouver’s John Mabbott does a brief survey of ambient music’s history and presents three of his own nascent compositions
