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Reviews
 The English Beat - The Complete Beat2012 | Administrator | Monday, 9 July 2012 Birmingham’s multiracial Beat, led by Dave Wakeling and Ranking Roger, boasted one of the most infectious sounds of the early ’80s, a joyous blend of ska, reggae and pop. This... |
 George Michael - Faith: Legacy Edition2011 | Administrator | Sunday, 30 January 2011 If judged only by Wham! and arrests on sex and drug charges, it would be easy to dismiss Michael as a bubblegum-pop singer with a dubious past. But 1987’s Faith... |
 Rihanna - Talk That Talk2011 | Administrator | Monday, 5 December 2011 Lady Gaga is audacious and Britney Spears is troubled, but Rihanna is unquestionably pop’s naughty girl, a church-raised singer who didn’t hesitate to call her third CD Good Girl Gone... |
 Rihanna - Unapologetic2012 | Administrator | Monday, 10 December 2012 How lucky is the number seven? That may be the question Rihanna is asking as she releases her seventh album in seven years. Already, the Barbadian-born singer is pop’s most... |
Features
 Hey Rosetta! - Literary songwriting worth yelling about2012 | Administrator | Sunday, 4 March 2012 Tim Baker has a problem. As frontman for Newfoundland’s Hey Rosetta!, one of Canada’s fastest-rising, hardest-working bands, he is touring for nine months of the year, performing concerts on three continents. Trouble is, Baker is also... |
 Great Lake Swimmers' new energy2012 | Administrator | Sunday, 3 June 2012 For Tony Dekker, recording—like real estate—is all about location. The Great Lake Swimmers frontman has made a habit of working in unusual settings, beginning with his Toronto-based group’s 2003 self-titled debut, which was recorded in an... |
 Kathleen Edwards is an Emotional Voyageur2012 | Administrator | Tuesday, 13 December 2011 A lot can change in four years—especially in the music world. In 2008, when Kathleen Edwards released her album Asking for Flowers, the Ottawa native was known primarily for story songs about other characters, some drawn... |
 The Sadies2013 | Administrator | Wednesday, 5 June 2013 Dallas and Travis Good have worked with Neil Young, author Margaret Atwood, Randy Bachman, Buffy Sainte-Marie and actor Gordon Pinsent. But it was another Canadian icon—one with whom they’ve yet to collaborate—who offered some crucial wisdom.... |