Features

• The Price to Play Tee growing cost of music education By Whitney Wager
• Between the Rhymes Hip-hop’s long history of social justice By Tiara Samosir
• Second Fiddle Representation and music journalism By Jean Boampong

• Quick Reads

• EDITOR’S LETTER
• CONTRIBUTORS
• NEWSFLASH M.I.A. the Weird Girls Project, Kate Nah & Girl Gang
• ACTIVIST REPORT Spoke ‘n Head
• FIVE SHAMELESS THINGS TO DO
• ON THE JOB Music industry insider Noor Merali
• SHE’S SHAMELESS Introducing a Shameless Youth Advisory Board member

• COLUMNS AND DEPARTMENTS

• TALKING BACK Announcing the winners of the first annual Talking Back Awards
• ADVICE Dealing with a breakup
• BODY POLITICS On demanding access
• BEYOND THE BOOKS Indigenous musicians for your next playlist
• MEDIA SAVVY Resisting a whitewashed music scene
• GREEN SCENE Ecofriendly festivals
• SPORTING GOODS The new halftime show

• ARTS AND CULTURE

• SHOW & TELL Girls Rock Camp
• DIY How to start a band
• BEST OF THE BLOG What we’re saying online
• ARTS PROFILE Alysha Brilla
• STIR IT UP Melinda Maldonado explains her culture
• RECIPE Pescado Apanado and Encebollado
• GET UP Reg Verume owns the stage
• GEEK CHIC Labour of love
• REVIEWS Books, music, games, websites
• COUNTERCULTURE CLASSIC Missy Elliott
• COMIC