Chapter one: the collapse and the rebirth
The collapse (see our features): the alt-weeklies (see our Exclaim feature) fell (see our features), the daily coverage (see our critics feature) shrank (see our features). The rebirth (see our features): the newsletter (see our features) — the direct subscription (see our Patreon feature) restoring (see our features) the (see our features) independence (see our features).
Chapter two: the Canadian writers
The writers (see our features): the veteran critics (see our critics feature) going independent (see our features), the new voices (see our features) building (see our features) audiences (see our features) from (see our features) nothing (see our features). The (see our features) Canadian (see our features) music press (see our features) reborn (see our features) in the (see our features) inbox (see our features).
Chapter three: the new economics
The economics (see our income feature): the reader pays (see our Patreon feature) — the writer writes (see our features) — the independence (see our features) restored (see our features). The (see our features) criticism (see our features) survives (see our features) — the (see our features) form (see our features) changes (see our features), the (see our features) function (see our features) endures (see our features). The (see our features) new press (see our features) holds (see our features). The (see our features) inbox (see our features) sings (see our features).
Frequently asked questions
What is the new Canadian music press?
The Substack newsletter renaissance — direct-to-reader criticism after the alt-weekly collapse.
Who writes them?
Veteran critics going independent and new voices building audiences.
Why does it matter?
The direct subscription restores the independence — the criticism survives.