Canadian indie rock’s supergroup returns to action to show unity among their heady ranks—at a time when unity can feel scarce
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We need to talk about Kevin. And Andy.
An indie darling and a forgotten pop icon breathe new life into each other’s work
Shadowy Men step into the spotlight
Surviving members are playing two shows and reissuing all three albums
Forever Young
Neil Young was the designated patriarch at this year’s Juno love-in between elders and upstarts
He’s the one with the bag on his head
‘Super-paranoid’ Taylor Kirk is the antithesis of the soul-baring introspective Drake
Speaking of freedom from state tyranny
While the haze still lingers, that weekend in Toronto now has a soundtrack, courtesy of Broken Social Scene and some enterprising videographer.
Broken Social Scene: precariously back together again
‘We’re not going anywhere’: the indie-rock collective returns
The difference between the Sports and Cultural Olympics explained
“Welcome to the Cultural Olympics where there is no drug testing”—Singer-songwriter-Broken Social Scene member Jason Collett, kicks
The mother Parliament
Via the Globe’s Doug Saunders and Broken Social Scene’s Julie Penner, news that the new Speaker in the British House of Commons is vowing to shorten that Parliament’s summer break. Seems British MPs sat for “just” (JUST!) 143 days last year. Seems Mr. Speaker believes a greater demonstration of accountability is necessary.
Top 10 Canadian albums of the decade
Maclean’s writers pick the records they never got sick of hearing