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Keep Moving Forward: In Conversation with Phyllis Sinclair

Keep Moving Forward: In Conversation with Phyllis Sinclair

The music career of Edmonton-based singer-songwriter Phyllis Sinclair (Kawéchiwásik / York Landing First Nation) spans over two decades. 15 years after her debut record came out, Sinclair released her most acclaimed release to date, 2021’s Ghost Bones, which earned her a Canadian Folk Music Award nomination and reached #1 on

They’re the Stars: Montreal's Rock Camp Empowers Queer and Trans Youth

They’re the Stars: Montreal's Rock Camp Empowers Queer and Trans Youth

Montreal’s long-standing Rock Camp (a week-long program for girls, non-binary, and gender-non-conforming youth between ages 10 and 17) prioritizes giving campers both the skills and space to be themselves.

Soundtrack To My Youth: How Spirit of the West’s folk-rock sound impacted my ideas about art and identity

Soundtrack To My Youth: How Spirit of the West’s folk-rock sound impacted my ideas about art and identity

It was the May long weekend, 1995, and the night before my 15th birthday. My high school music department — where I was in the choir — had made it to the nationals, being held that weekend in Calgary. I had never been to Calgary, let alone somewhere that far away without

Our Favourite Musical Moments of 2023

Our Favourite Musical Moments of 2023

New Feel members reflect on their favourite musical moments (whether it was a live event, album, song, or whatever) of 2023

Intergenerational Resistance

Intergenerational Resistance

A look at the community effort behind folk/country artist Saltwater Hank’s new record G̱al’üünx wil lu Holtga Liimi

Music Journalism as a Gateway to Empathic Listening

Music Journalism as a Gateway to Empathic Listening

Musicians Simone Schmidt, Cedric Noel, and Vi Levitt (aka KERUB) weigh in on what they want to see from music journalism.

On the Rocks: Challenging Big Alcohol’s Troubling Influence on the Music Industry

On the Rocks: Challenging Big Alcohol’s Troubling Influence on the Music Industry

Daniel G Wilson examines the financial and social ways in which the alcohol industry influences the music industry, speaking to artists like Pretty Matty, experts like writer James Wilt, and highlighting dry spaces like Corner Brook Newfoundland’s 62 Broadway.