Q&A: Shania Twain on feminism and an album 15 years in the makingThe songstress reflects on a long career ahead of her newest album, Now, coming out Sept. 29
Untangling the myth and legacy of Glenn GouldAre we too fixated on Canada’s most famous pianist? And to what extent is Gould, an iconoclast back in the 1950s, truly relevant now?
Ahead by a year: Remembering the Hip’s last show’It was a communal experience of religious proportions.’ Canada’s musical luminaries remember the Tragically Hip’s final show.
For Canada 150, architects should aim for solutions, not landmarksCanada’s centennial spurred a slew of architectural glories. But 50 years later, a truly great monument would be a design for a better country
Broken Social Scene returns, unbowed in its musical missionCanadian indie rock’s supergroup returns to action to show unity among their heady ranks—at a time when unity can feel scarce
Why do Canadians give Nickelback the Mean Girls treatment?Hating a band is just like going to high school. We’ll do anything to look like we’re cool
The Polaris Music Prize 2017 longlist, by the numbersMichael Barclay breaks down the diverse longlist of the 2017 Polaris Prize
How Tomson Highway blazed a trail for Indigenous artistsThe Cree playwright, novelist and musician on opening the Luminato festival, cultural appropriation, and why he still considers himself a social worker
In defence of NickelbackNickelback is seen by many as a punchline. So why are they so popular? The answer is in Canada’s cultural context—and the music itself
How Céline Dion became coolThese days, Céline Dion is revered—a notion that would have been absurd just a decade ago, writes Carl Wilson. What’s changed?