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  • Andrea Bocelli - My Christmas

    Like any crossover star, Andrea Bocelli has his detractors, particularly opera purists who dismiss him for vocal deficiencies. But the Italian tenor is laughing all the way to the bank: his pop and light classical albums have sold more than 70 million cop...
  • The Rolling Stones - Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out

    Stones fans often rank this recording of the band’s two-night stand at Madison Square Garden in 1969 as the greatest live rock album of all time. Now remastered with extra unreleased tracks, performances by opening acts B.B. King and Ike & Tina Turner a...
  • Paul McCartney - Good Evening New York City

    Beatles fans are spoiled for choice these days, with the release of the Remastered  box set and Rock Band video game. This CD-DVD set, recorded in July, provides yet another tempting option. Featuring 33 songs spanning Beatles classics, Wings favorites a...
  • Bruce Cockburn - Dancing in the Dragon’s Jaws

    Rounding out the 1970s and completing a trilogy of acoustic jazz-folk albums that included In the Falling Dark and Further Adventures Of, Bruce Cockburn’s Dancing in the Dragon’s Jaws stands as both an era-ending album and a cumulative release that ne...
  • Britney Spears - The Singles Collection

    She’s just turned 28, but already Britney Spears has already experienced a lifetime’s worth of success and controversy. Success began at 17, when her debut album, …Baby One More Time, and its title track topped the charts worldwide and made ...
  • Tom Waits - Glitter & Doom

    With his gruff voice and often dark musical accompaniment, this idiosyncratic American legend is certainly a master of doom of sorts. But Tom is also a dazzling performer, conjuring up a modern homage to vaudeville, carnivals and old-time minstrel ...
  • Il Divo - Live in Barcelona

    The Armani boys brigade is back with another collection of operatic-pop weepers, just in time for Christmas. Recorded on their worldwide tour of 81 cities and 32 countries, this CD-DVD package includes the handsome, multinational quartet’s typical...

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Dave Stewart - The Blackbird Diaries

2011 | Administrator | Thursday, 11 August 2011

The former half of Eurythmics is having a busy year. He’s produced albums for Stevie Nicks and Joss Stone and next month unleashes SuperHeavy, his new band with Mick Jagger....

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Adele - 21

2011 | Administrator | Sunday, 27 February 2011

Adele swept on to these shores with the wave of young pop divas like Duffy that flooded out of England in the wake of Amy Winehouse’s success. Some critics even...

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Rick Springfield - Songs for the End of the World

2012 | Administrator | Saturday, 27 October 2012

There’s no end in sight for Springfield’s multifaceted career. In fact, the Grammy-winning singer and actor, best known for his hit “Jessie’s Girl” and starring as Dr. Noah Drake on...

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Melanie Fiona - The MF Life

2012 | Administrator | Tuesday, 3 April 2012

Born to Guyanese parents, Fiona’s come a long way from her Toronto roots. Signed to Jay-Z’s Roc Nation and now living in the U.S., the sultry r&b singer recently won...

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The Midway State - From Riches to Rags and Back Again

2011 | Administrator | Wednesday, 31 August 2011

Nathan Ferraro doesn’t seem the least bit bitter—which is surprising, given everything he’s been through. In fact, the affable, afro-haired frontman exudes all the serenity of a Buddhist monk, as he sits in a Toronto café...

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Passing the Torch

2012 | Nicholas Jennings | Sunday, 9 September 2012

When Dustin Bentall was 12, he spent the summer with his parents at a cabin they bought in Cariboo Country, in British Columbia’s interior. There his father, veteran Canadian musician Barney Bentall, taught him the guitar...

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The Midway State - From Riches to Rags and Back Again

2012 | Administrator | Wednesday, 31 August 2011

Nathan Ferraro doesn’t seem the least bit bitter—which is surprising, given everything he’s been through. In fact, the affable, afro-haired frontman exudes all the serenity of a Buddhist monk, as he sits in a Toronto café...

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Hey Rosetta! - Literary songwriting worth yelling about

2012 | 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...