Who, me? Taylor Swift, famous? Nah.
An everygirl realness is vital to Taylor Swift’s success. But the illusion is getting harder to keep up.
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Tracing Casey Kasem’s sad, strange final days
Mark Lepage tracks the gothic tale of a radio icon, the private investigator assigned to follow him, and the widow postponing the DJ’s final rest
Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett aim for a jazz revival
Can a new ally and a new genre end Lady Gaga’s slump?
How to be a better Canadian: Sing with Corb Lund
Maclean’s presents an instalment in our patriotic video series designed to hone your skills, add to your already encyclopedic knowledge of this great country and generally make you a super-Canadian. In this edition: Country music star Corb Lund explains how to play the iconic Canadian ballad “Four Strong Winds.”
Victoria to offer course on Beyoncé
Popular music scholar Melissa Avdeeff explains the value of studying a popstar
Branford Marsalis times two
Paul Wells interviews the jazz and classical saxophonist about his two musical worlds
Robin Thicke and the tyranny of the breakup album
For too long, we’ve given breakup albums, however bad, a free pass. Robin Thicke’s ’Paula’ may help us fall out of love with the genre.
Keith Jarrett, happy
Paul Wells catches the great pianist on a good night
Owen Pallett’s string theory
A music-school nerd, Pallett is the go-to collaborator for Taylor Swift, Arcade Fire, the National Ballet and more
With Beck, none of these things is just like the other
Like his pop-weary audience, the chameleon-esque Beck changes with the times