Roberta Flack was one of the 20th century's greatest artists. So much more than the songs that crossed over and became universal, though those songs alone earned her immortality. RIP to a woman who changed the sonic landscape. Here is my long essay on her genius www.npr.org/2020/02/10/8...

"While at The Village Voice, he wrote a piece titled “Teddy Riley’s New Jack Swing: Harlem Gangsters Raise a Genius” in 1987 that coined the name of a new hybrid of R&B and rap." variety.com/2025/film/ob...

on hearing about the passing of Barry Michael Cooper, this groundbreaking SPIN piece he wrote immediately came to mind. RIP www.spin.com/2015/08/crac....

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One of our favourite traditions, here’s Invisible Publishing’s annual Best Canadian Music Writing compiled by Juror Cowie.

as we move forward into 2025, for those that may have missed it, here’s my annual @invisibooks.bsky.social look back at the best canadian music writing invisiblepublishing.com/2024/12/31/b...

Another year is coming to an end, which can only mean one thing: A new iteration of Bibliophonic editor Del Cowie’s annual Best Canadian Music Writing list. Chime in with your favourites in the comments! (@delcowie.bsky.social‬) invisiblepublishing.com/2024/12/31/b...

We made a starter pack of our jurors. Give 'em some love, a follow + lots of money to do cool work. go.bsky.app/8pBKQPK