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He’s basked in the blues and done the swing thing with his Little Big Band, but James also loves to rock out, letting loose on driving tracks here like “I’m Diggin’” and “Stone Faith. The acclaimed guitar slinger also shows his sweeter vocal side, especially on the gospel-tinged “Shed a Little Light.”Reviews
 Various artists - Music for a Royal Wedding2011 | Administrator | Sunday, 15 May 2011 Like any good royal tribute album, this one opens with stirring fanfare and closes with a stately rendition of “God Save the Queen.” In between, there’s an array of sumptuous... |
 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... |
 Maroon 5 - Overexposed2012 | Administrator | Monday, 9 July 2012 Maroon 5 and frontman Adam Levine are certainly not complaining about overexposure. The California rockers became ubiquitous last year with their worldwide smash “Moves Like Jagger,” featuring Christina Aguilera, and... |
 Paul McCartney - McCartney2011 | Administrator | Wednesday, 1 June 2011 The most commercially successful songwriter in popular music, Paul McCartney could be forgiven if he chose to rest on his laurels. He has sold an astonishing 100 million solo singles... |
Features
 Passing the Torch2012 | 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... |
 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,... |
 Kobo Town2013 | Administrator | Wednesday, 5 June 2013 Drew Gonsalves laughs about how he had to leave Trinidad to discover the rich calypso tradition of his birthplace. As a teenager, he was far more interested in rock and heavy metal music than the songs... |
 Alex Cuba - A Magical Musical Blend2012 | Administrator | Monday, 21 March 2011 With his oversized Afro and razored sideburns, Alex Cuba cuts a cool figure, a cross between ’70s soul man and stylish rocker. It’s a look that has been attracting attention ever since the musician, born... |