Angine de Poitrine occupe une autre place que Rush dans le spectre du rock progressif, puisque ce dernier est issu de l’ère classique du genre.
- Professor, Musicology, University of Alberta
Angine de Poitrine occupies a different part of the prog rock musical spectrum than Rush, who emerged from the classic prog rock era.
Taylor Swift is one of the most well-known celebrities today, but her fame obscures analysis of her musicianship.
Artificial intelligence helped produce the Beatles’ 2023 hit “Now and Then.” But despite the sophisticated technology, the song reveals our obsession with the past and our anxieties about the future.
Robbie Robertson, leader of The Band, passed away on Aug. 9. A Canadian musician with a global impact, he never forgot his Mohawk roots. After going solo, he became known for his film scores.
After Gordon Lightfoot’s death, the musician was celebrated for his Canadian-ness. But his legacy is more complex than that, and his influence extends beyond Canada.
Franz Kafka was not well known during his lifetime, but his legacy provides a useful and necessary way to confront the current state of global affairs.
In popular media, Beethoven is imagined as a punk rocker. But what do these claims reflect about our relationship to classical music?
Every once in a while, the story that Beethoven was Black circulates in popular culture, but there’s no evidence to support this claim.
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