Music

The life of The Journal’s Arts & Culture Editor is unlike any other on the masthead.

A pint of Guinness isn’t the most exciting thing this St. Patrick’s day.

The brothers in Good Co., went from Ben teaching Cody to play guitar, to releasing a country-rock album together.

You know what they say, friends who become lost together, stay together.

Blue Rodeo are a pillar of the Canadian music canon, together for over 40 years, and still playing.

The song that changed Jay Malinowski’s life came to him on a late Kingston night, walking down Brock St. over 20 years ago.

Kingston’s music scene takes centre stage in Still Alive in Kingston.

Blunt Force Llama are hitting their stride, with groove in every step.

The Backsteps closed out their musical journey surrounded by the people who got them there.

I wish my name was Caroline. Apparently, that’s what it takes to get a song written about you.

In a unique combination of sports and pop culture, Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime performance touched on themes of Black culture and American identity.

February marks Black History Month—a reminder that Black musicians and their talent are a key pillar of music history, and the industry, all year round.

The Weeknd is back, but this might be his swan song.

We spend our lives chasing what’s cool, curating our tastes, and mocking the mainstream—until a guilty pleasure anthem drops, and in an instant, we’re all believers. It’s in those moments we realize sometimes, the music we connect with doesn’t fit the image we’ve built.

Gone are the days of discovering new music through television, and that’s a shame. 

Through CFRC’s Airwave YGK residency, Michael Boulos, otherwise known as DJTHIRDPLACE, is redefining what it means to make music.