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There’s something about Scottish pop—even songs sung in the thickest of brogues—that makes it undeniably majestic and uplifting. Perhaps it’s the surging guitars and soaring vocals common to bands like Big Country, Simple Minds and the Proclaimers. Add Glasvegas, whose name conflates the band’s hometown, Glasgow, with America’s Sin City, to that list. Led by singer James Allan, the promising quartet concocts a stirring pop brew on its excellent debut, especially on the moving ode to divorce “Daddy’s Gone.”Reviews
 Glee cast - Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album Volume 22011 | Administrator | Sunday, 25 December 2011 Gleeks will thrill to the TV cast’s second disc of yuletide cheer, which includes two original duets and some refreshing additions to their holiday repertoire. Lea Michele delivers a faithful... |
 The Beach Boys - That’s Why God Made the Radio2012 | Administrator | Monday, 28 May 2012 To celebrate its 50th anniversary, California’s legendary pop group has reunited and made a new album. Songs like the “Spring Vacation” revisit the good vibrations, while the harmony-filled title track... |
 Kristin Chenoweth - Some Lessons Learned2011 | Administrator | Sunday, 18 September 2011 She stands just 4' 11' but Chenoweth has a mighty roar. Whether singing on Broadway where she’s won a Tony Award, on TV where she’s become a favorite on Glee,... |
 Jennifer Lopez - Love?2011 | Administrator | Tuesday, 26 April 2011 Jennifer Lopez is a longtime multi-tasker. At five, she was taking singing and dancing lessons. As a teenager, she started acting and got her first break on TV’s In Living... |
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 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... |
 The Midway State - From Riches to Rags and Back Again2012 | 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... |
 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... |
 k.d. lang - Canadian Music Hall of Fame Inductee2013 | Administrator | Monday, 22 April 2013 She arrived like a chinook in the dead of winter. When k.d. lang first blew out of Alberta in the mid-1980s, her look, personality and voice seemed to be exactly what everyone was hankering for: theatricality,... |