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June 19, 2013
Like the majority of our generation, knowing that we feed into our own misery by engaging in the grown-up high school cafeteria known as Twitter and emptying our increasingly scant bank-accounts on a smorgasbord of Apple products, this man has an uncanny comfort with being a complete and total hypocrite, a quality that my mom, admirably if aberrantly, does not possess. So yes, Kanye West is perhaps morally reprehensible. But he is also the most perfectly polished mirror we have.
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You don't really need me to tell you that, if you can, you should go see Herbie Hancock...do you? But you probably do need me to encourage you to make an effort to support our home grown talent. There are some wonderful Canadian musicians appearing at the Vancouver International Jazz Festival and they will most certainly not be getting as much media attention as the international stars. That means it's on you, the music lover, to do some research and seek out our local and national musical treasures.
There is no political correctness in my rant. Just facts. Without diversity, there is no hip-hop, even if you choose to call it that. Hip-hop is not a reality TV show. Hip-hop is not a pair of pants sagging. Hip-hop has founders, innovation, and purpose.
This Father's Day can be remembered as the day when we fathers turned a collective corner, reducing domestic violence and sexual abuse to an aberration, not an everyday occurrence.
I must state that I don't drink. I also understand that over the years people have been brought up to accept alcohol as a requirement intrinsic to the Rock 'n' Roll experience. Maybe I'm an oddity, but I've never needed any help to appreciate Rock.
Black history deserves to be regarded highly as well as we would anything else sacred in our society... let's please start treating it as such.
The MMVAs has showcased some of the biggest names in music performing on our very own street (Queen St. West that is) From Kanye West and his daunting 'Jesus Walks' to Arcade Fire bringing a marching band into the storied studio, to Drake and Bieber walking the red carpet together, it's a night that never ceases to impress. This year promises to be no different, and I'm a part of it!
It seems like what's happening here is that Miley Cyrus "loves" "hood" culture, thinks it's amusing and has no problem co-opting it for singles and/or viral videos, but doesn't love the idea of herself being seen as part of it. And that's gross.
The Postal Service back to "celebrate," in Ben Gibbard's onstage words, the 10th anniversary of their only album, Give Up. The live show felt like going on a date with a high-school girlfriend after not seeing her outside of old photographs for 10 years. She might still be gorgeous, and you might still have a crush, but your feelings are fuelled by nostalgia.
A government that blocks its citizens from accessing The Pirate Bay (or tries to) is one step closer to being a government that also blocks its citizens from accessing a website that threatens to foment insurrection by being critical of the ruling powers or political system. If the right to check out a file-sharing site doesn't get you excited, what about the right to check out a brutally revealing critique of your country's leadership? Isn't defending the former worth it to protect the latter? But we tend not to bother because we dismiss the whole matter as a debate about torrents and Daft Punk downloads. The key is to remember what is at stake.
I've often been asked about what it was like growing up around music, both by strangers and friends. I am still trying to figure it out myself, both its impact on me as a musician and its impact on me as a person. I think there are two points of influence, music at home and music as my father's job.
Original, talented, independent and self-reliant, women are in the forefront of music today. I may be biased, but I truly believe that women can be THE FUTURE OF MUSIC AND THE WORLD. Now we can really say, we've "come a long way baby".
Coming to Canada from across the globe represents a giant leap of faith in this country -- a faith with sometimes shaky foundations. Newly-arrived African and Caribbean artists find themselves joining a growing yet largely unrecognized contingent of immigrant musicians trying to carve out a living.
There was something remarkable about seeing rappers pledge their support to a mainstream presidential candidate, especially given the history of antipathy between national politicians and hip hop.
Not only did her comments not clarify the use of certain expressions, but they confirmed a judgmental standpoint on alternative forms of gender expression. "Girl men" and drag queens are examples of persons who hide behind neurotic behaviors?
Superstars like Lil' Wayne using Emmett Till's name for credibility isn't new. Why Lil' Wayne lost his contract over this particular reference is simply a perfect storm of events.
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Best of NXNE Fest
- http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/06/17/nxne-2013-best_n_3455738.html?utm_hp_ref=canada-music
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Who Won At The 2013 MMVAs?
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12 Puck Rock Songs For The Playoffs
- http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/04/29/nhl-playoffs-2013-hockey-songs_n_3177880.html?utm_hp_ref=canada-music
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No New Phones?
Drake Takes Us Back To '96 In New (Retro) Video
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Broken Social Scene Reunion Reminder Of A Better (Rob Ford-Free) Toronto
- http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/06/07/broken-social-scene-reunion-field-trip_n_3384111.html?utm_hp_ref=canada-music
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- | Indie Music
Barenaked Ladies On Chris Hadfield And 'Right-Wing Freak' Rob Ford
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- | Canadian Music
Dallas Green Blasts Leah Miller Haters
- http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/06/03/dallas-green-leah-miller-comments_n_3327101.html?utm_hp_ref=canada-music
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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Is Inspiring Lots Of New Songs (LISTEN)
- http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/05/30/rob-ford-songs_n_3361320.html?utm_hp_ref=canada-music
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- | Canadian Music
15 Things You Didn't Know About Famous Musicians
- http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/05/16/15-weird-music-facts_n_3284845.html?utm_hp_ref=canada-music
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10 Weirdest Taylor Swift-Related Crafts On Etsy
Toilet Seats! John Mayer Severed Heads! Prayer Candles! Cross-Stich Patterns! More!
- http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/04/11/taylor-swift-etsy-products_n_2903031.html?utm_hp_ref=canada-music
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- | Country Music
Dark One Direction FanFic
- http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/04/01/one-direction-fan-fiction_n_2994301.html?utm_hp_ref=canada-music
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