1. Introduction: Tristanne Connolly and Tomoyuki Iino.- 2."Something's lost but something's gained" Joni Mitchell and Post-Colonial Lyric: Steve Clark.- 3.The View from Outside: The Band Sing America: Ted Goossen.- 4.Neil Young: Lyrical and Cultural Complexities: Hidetoshi Tomiyama.- 5."The usual panic in red, white and blue" Bruce Cockburn's America: Kevin Hutchings.- 6."Mean, Mean Pride" Rush's Critique of American Cool: Tristanne Connolly.- 7."Second-Hand Telegram" Max Webster's Message to the Masses: Mark Spielmacher.- 8."Outside Looking In" Saga's Progressive Protest: David Taylor.- 9.Tactical Electronic Bodies: Noise and Mutation in Canadian Industrial Music: Jason Whittaker.- 10.Peace, Order and its Discontents: The Tragically Hip: Chris Simons.- 11."If I can make it there..." Jann Arden's American Dream: Veronica Austen.- 12."Stick it to the Pimp" Peaches' Penetration of Postmodern America's Mainstream: Angus Whitehead.-