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Music for the Ages
By Jason Menard Sometimes it takes a new set of ears to remind you how powerful music can be – and how it can move your soul. That new set of ears came from my five-year-old daughter. On the weekend,...
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Lennon’s Latter-Day Lessons Also Lost 30 Years Ago Today
By Jason Menard, On this day, 30 years ago, the world lost one of its most influential poets. And while today’s a day to remember the life and music of John Lennon, it’s also a time for those of us...
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In Defense of Snooki, Justin, and Historical Trashiness
By Jason Menard If one person’s trash truly is another’s treasure, then I can only imagine how valuable people like Snooki and Justin Bieber might be in the future. In Beebs’ case, we’ve just concluded...
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It’s Time to Make Snowbird, Anne Murray, Extinct
By Jason Menard, It’s time to make Anne Murray pay. For too long, the Doyenne of Canadian chanteuses has gotten off scot-free for her heinous crimes. For too long, our radio airwaves have turned a deaf...
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Today’s Music is Offensive? Take a Spin of Mom and Dad’s Records
By Jason Menard People in the future may look back on this generation’s youth and be shocked at the level of misogyny, violence, and overt sexuality in today’s music. But, you know what? I’d rather...
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Bands Not Subject to Murphy’s Law for Glee
By Jason Menard, For a show called Glee, there’s certainly a lot of anger surrounding this show floating around the Internet — a lot of anger, but a stunning lack of common sense. At the heart of it...
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Bieber Vid Critics Put the Hip in Hypocrisy
By Jason Menard, Maybe I’m mellowing with age or maybe I don’t find the sport in shooting fish in a barrel, but I find that I’m more disgusted by the behaviour of the mockers than the mockees....
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Don’t Get Mad. Who is Paul McCartney Twitter Trend Is Just Us, Years Later
By Jason Menard, What is true greatness? It’s simple to define if you just reduce it to a mathematical equation. Greatness is equal to the exposure of the dominant market at any given time. That’s why...
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What Can’t People on Their High Horses Enjoy the Ride?
By Jason Menard Sometimes I wish that those people constantly on their high horse would simply ride off into the sunset. After all, there are so many things in this world worthy of caring about, other...
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Obnoxious Sports, Pretentious Arts Enthusiasts Two Sides of Same Coin
By Jason Menard To quote one of Canada’s finest bands, Sloan, “it’s not the band I hate, it’s their fans.” And though you’ll likely never get them to agree to it, supporters of sports and the arts are...
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The Official Soundtrack of My Life
By Jason Menard Back when I was younger, the mixed tape was all the rage. It was your way to express your feelings through song, because you just couldn’t find the right words. I’m embarrassed to say...
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