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September 23

Week 176: “Illuminine” by Thurston Moore

Wandering aimlessly through an art gallery is awesome. Not because it makes you feel cultured…

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September 2

Week 173: “Rainbo Conversation” by Stereolab

At a fair a couple weeks ago, I saw a display of “hypnotism”, in which…

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July 29

Week 168: “Blank” by Failure

Failure was a rock band from California that rose to almost-fame in the 1990s. I…

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June 3

Week 160: “Hengilas” by Jonsi

These are some things I like about Iceland: It is home to roughly 30% of…

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April 29

Week 155: “The Police and the Private” by Metric

Not only is Metric one of my favourite Canadian bands, but they might be the…

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March 18

Week 149: “Sandrevan Lullaby/Lifestyles” by Rodriguez

The story of Sixto Rodriguez is the most incredible, unlikely, and moving rock & roll…

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February 18

Week 145: “Red” by Treble Charger

This is a 1990s alt-rock anthem that doesn’t get enough credit. Which is fitting, because the band…

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December 17

Week 136: “Let It Be” by The Beatles

I’m sure all the Beatles fans out there would agree that it’s about time I…

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September 24

Week 124: “Only In Dreams” by Weezer

There are a lot of Weezer fans who hate Weezer. Recent research (ie. an afternoon…

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September 3

Week 121: “We’re Going To Be Friends” by The White Stripes

The playground at my elementary school was enormous. Two horseshoe-shaped hills, connected by bridges, encircled…

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July 9

Week 113: “Sit Still” by Christopher Stopa

The first few months of 2012 were pretty strange for Christopher Stopa. A baker with…

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April 23

Week 102: “Bridge Over Troubled Water” by Simon & Garfunkel

I’m not the type to complain about the state of popular music, or claim that…

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April 9

Week 100: “The Badger” by The Tea Party

The Tea Party is a Canadian band that gained a healthy following in Canada in…

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January 30

Week 90: “Landslide” by Fleetwood Mac

My first encounter with this song was the version recorded by Smashing Pumpkins in 1994.…

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January 9

Week 87: “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” by U2

As I was going through this list the other day, I came to the shocking…

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January 2

Week 86: “New Road” by AM & Meiko

January 1st is probably the worst day for making major life decisions. You wake up…

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October 10

Week 74: “Walking After You” by Foo Fighters

One of the big criticisms of Nirvana was that they couldn’t play their instruments. But…

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September 12

Week 70: “Dors Dans Mon Sang” by Karkwa

As we saw a few weeks ago, the French are really good at sadness. In…

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August 29

Week 68: “Anthems for a Seventeen-Year-Old Girl” by Broken Social Scene

For several years, I lived just up the street from a major university. And every…

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August 8

Week 65: “Freeways or Flight” by Paper Lions

I often think that people would be nicer to each other if we all lived…

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