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Mile End Kicks: Review by Ben Apatoff

This week on the blog, Ben Apatoff reviews Mile End Kicks, Chandler Levack’s Canadian coming-of-age film about an aspiring music writer who moves to Montreal determined to write a book on Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill (for a little series you may have heard of…). He explores how the film captures the ambition, awkwardness, and resilience of a young music journalist navigating the indie rock scene and why its story resonates with anyone who’s ever tried to turn a love of music into a voice of their own.

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What can Tropicália teach us about resistance in 2025?

Music has always been a powerful form of protest. This is especially true of Tropicália – a Brazilian artistic movement, beginning in the 1960s, that served as a form of joy and resistance against an oppressive military dictatorship. Ana Leorne shares how this vibrant genre is as relevant today as it was over half a century ago.

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J.M.K.E. and the Power of Punk: Exploring Soviet History through Music

This month we published To The Cold Land by J.M.K.E., the most legendary punk rock band in Estonia, in our 33 1/3 Europe series. Its author, Brigitta Davidjants, gave us some insight into why she wrote about this album, the connection between punk and political defiance and how we can explore soviet history through music.

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