The most beautiful but also most heartbreaking part of parenting has to do with control.… Read the postWeek 627: “Mother” by Overcoats
In the category of “best album by an artist or band who only released one… Read the postWeek 626: “Recycled Air” by The Postal Service
I sometimes shy away from including dance tracks on this list, which isn’t really fair.… Read the postWeek 625: “Makeba” by Jain
Lizzy McAlpine was meant to be our featured artist last week, but her enthusiastic endorsement… Read the postWeek 624: “To the Mountains” by Lizzy McAlpine
I had this week’s song ready to go. Then, 24 hours ago, I was listening… Read the postWeek 623: “Secret For The Mad” by dodie
Okay everyone, quick check-in: is there a project you were working on, or plans you… Read the postWeek 622: “Essential Attitudes” by Peals
Miriam Makeba’s story is incredible, and can’t be adequately summed up in a few-hundred-word blog… Read the postWeek 621: “My Angel (Malaika)” by Harry Belafonte and Miriam Makeba
The story of Terry Fox – the 22-year-old cancer survivor and amputee who set out… Read the postWeek 620: “Lost in the Light” by Bahamas
I’ve become one of those people. You know those people who track their step count… Read the postWeek 619: “Key Biscayne” by Spencer Zahn
For a white dude who was alive in the 80s, I have a very difficult… Read the postWeek 618: “Foxglove” by Bruce Cockburn
As a teenager, I remember hearing that some of great songs – Purple Haze by… Read the postWeek 617: “Keep It in Your Dreams” by Alan Hampton
Is it strange to feature a song from a Christmas album on the last day… Read the postWeek 616: “Glad” by Andrew Bird
The blue colouring of Robin eggs, while beautiful, is a bit puzzling. Many bird species… Read the postWeek 615: “A Robin Egg” by Rob Burger
If you’ve ever sent a message to a loved one and signed off with an… Read the postWeek 614: “Intro” by The XX
The Sahara desert is moving. Or rather, it’s growing. The estimates vary, but over the… Read the postWeek 613: “Sand That Moves” by Animal Collective
It’s unlikely that you’ve heard of Sloan if you live outside of Canada, but they’ve… Read the postWeek 612: “Junior Panthers” by Sloan
I’m starting to recognize that within the jazz genre, I’m a bit of a sucker… Read the postWeek 611: “Magnificent Moon” by Lucien Johnson
We’ve featured plenty of soundtracks on this blog over the years, and a healthy amount… Read the postWeek 610: “Mystery of Love” by Sufjan Stevens (Thibault Cauvin cover)
The right thing to say always comes to mind when it’s too late. My big… Read the postWeek 609: “Keep Going” by This Is the Kit
When the bossa nova craze swept through the jazz world in the 1950s, it swept… Read the postWeek 608: “Enchanted Mirror” by Luiz Bonfá