Titan Tribune

By Amelia Kondor “Whether you have the voice of a songbird or sound like some ball-bearings in a blender, singing can have some remarkably positive effects.” (Keating). In their article about why singing can improve mood and health, Keating begins by making a crack about people being bad at singing. Normally, this would slip under my radar as a throwaway joke, but in researching this article, I have begun paying more attention to the way people talk about singing, and what I have noticed is that it’s almost always negative. This led me to wonder why singing started, and why so many people hate their voices. Trying to determine where singing comes from isn’t easy. Singing has existed for thousands of years. Tablets have been found containing songs from well over five thousand years ago that originated in Greece and Mesopotamia (“Why do we sing?”). Many Indigenous communities have different types of music, but due to colonization, the most...

By Lia Low Since her debut in 2009, Taylor Swift has released ten original studio albums, four of which she re-recorded with added songs “From the Vault.” Following the rerelease of her album 1989 (Taylor’s Version) , Taylor Swift announced three additional shows for the Eras Tour in Canada. She will be touring in Vancouver at BC Place in 2024 on December 6th, 7th, and 8th. Registration was open from November 2nd to November 4th and presale codes were emailed on November 8th and 9th.  Swifties said that though picking and purchasing available seats was the hardest part of the process for the Toronto show, receiving the codes in the first place was the main challenge in Vancouver. The RBC Avion codes were emailed on November 15th.  If you have not gotten tickets yet, do not fret, as you can still stand outside the stadium to listen to her. From the information passed between her fans (I am ‘fans’), the price range in Ontario ranged from roughly $180-$1,160. So far, Swifties in ...