By Don Berner This has been covered fairly extensively of late, but I thought I’d put in my own two cents as regards the recent U.S. Court decision about the Gaye Family claiming that Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams’ Blurred Lines was a case of copyright infringement. I do this in part because while I […]Read Post ›
By Ryan Uytdewilligen What is it about Country music that attracts so many listeners while simultaneously putting many people off? It’s certainly the only genre of music where you can sing about food like fried chicken, trucks and trains, and diseases like cancer. Could you imagine Led Zeppelin or Katy Perry doing a song about […]Read Post ›
By Ryan Uytdewilligen I am an Academy Award fanatic. I remember experiencing it for the first time when my parent’s told me Gladiator won Best Picture way back in 2001. I thought it meant that Gladiator was the most important movie of all time! Every year since then I have made a point to watch […]Read Post ›
By Dina Oketch Was Valentine’s Day your definition of love? We’re now commencing the new month of March and the echoes of Valentine’s Day with its commercial facades have long since faded. The question now is whether all that hype made any difference to your romantic relationship by providing the underlying expectation of most people: […]Read Post ›
By Don Berner We are at a time and place in North American history where the arts and the artists have never experienced greater suffering and marginalization. Entire industries, led by the music industry, have been decimated. Arts support MUST be heavily legislated and institutionalized on local, national, and international levels. This will not be […]Read Post ›
By Ryan Uytdewilligen Have you squirmed in your seat from painfully bad comedy or something that seemed off colour or in bad taste? I would think so considering everyone generally has a sense of humor that’s unique to them. With so many comedy options, it’s safe to say that it can’t all appeal to everyone. […]Read Post ›
By Dina Oketch Christmas has just gone, followed by the New Year and now Valentine’s Day is looming. If you’re anything like me you’re probably cringing and thinking of beautiful ways you’ll escape the incessant commercial campaigns for the ‘lover’s day’. I agree that Valentine’s Day can be a useful event for couples who ritualise […]Read Post ›
By Ryan Uytdewilligen Well it would seem that entering today’s workforce has become a vicious circle for our youth. The millennial generation might just have the most limited set of options in history when it comes to work while simultaneously having the most options ever. It’s all a bit confusing but it really just depends […]Read Post ›
By Ryan Uytdewilligen Music has been around longer than historians can even tell. From a Gregorian chant to a Bach piano concerto, it has been evolving thanks to new technology, new talent, and the new innovations from the industry it created. So how did we get to here? A large portion of what we hear […]Read Post ›
By Don Berner Democracy is eternally unfinished. Change for the better happens in incremental steps, as we slowly but constantly move toward the betterment of society. This happens at all levels of government and many feel at too monolithic a pace. How often have we heard outcries of “How did this happen?”, and “Something needs […]Read Post ›
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