soul
From the Grammys to Cold Specks, Canada is in an R & B moment
Why Canadians are going abroad for international recognition
Amy Winehouse’s 33 perfect minutes
We still have “Back to Black,” one of the greatest albums of all time
Aretha Franklin on Martin Luther King, Barack Obama and Halle Berry
From 2011, our conversation with the queen of soul before she put on a show at the Toronto Jazz Festival
The Way I Have Always Felt About Life
One day in 2000 I was in the HMV on Sparks St. browsing, a not uncommon state of affairs, and the house stereo was playing some jazz. I immediately recognized the saxophonist as Mike Murley, my favourite Canadian jazz musician. The band was unfamiliar, but my God were they having a good time.