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Ladies on Top

2000 | Administrator | Thursday, 20 August 2009

Canada's Barenaked Ladies are riding high with a new album, a documentary — and a new maturity It was like an IQ test question asking which was the apple among the oranges. In the summer, Canada's ...

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From the Hip

2000 | Administrator | Friday, 29 January 2010

A touring Tragically Hip renews its iconic status across the country Well after midnight, on a cold stretch of highway somewhere in British Columbia's Cascade Mountains, a party is in progress. It's m...

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Rocking Good News

2000 | Administrator | Monday, 1 February 2010

Band leader Matthew Good is a literate rocker who communicates with Internet 'manifestoes' as well as acerbic lyrics There are at least two personas in the package known as Matthew Good. One is raging...

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Tea for Tens of Thousands

2000 | Administrator | Monday, 1 February 2010

A top band at home, Canada's Tea Party is the cream of Australia It's a spectacular setting, even by Australia's breathtaking standards. Nestled in the Great Dividing Range, an hour's drive north of S...

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Guess Who's Reborn?

2000 | Administrator | Wednesday, 24 February 2010

Maclean's  May 29th 2000  One of Canada's most successful bands is enjoying a new vogue -- and hitting the road once again  On an early May afternoon, on the eastern outskirts of Winnipeg, a spring...

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Bruno Mars - Doo-Wops & Hooligans (Limited Edition Box Set)

2011 | Administrator | Thursday, 10 February 2011

Call him the Happy Hawaiian. The Honolulu-born pop phenomenon has good reason to be cheerful. His best-selling debut album has earned the 25-year-old seven Grammy nominations as singer, songwriter and...

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Maroon 5 - Overexposed

2012 | 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...

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Jason Mraz - Love is a Four Letter Word

2012 | Administrator | Thursday, 26 April 2012

“I’m Yours,” a huge hit with sales of over 21 million, made him the master of the island-flavored love song. But heartbreak has tempered the sunny vibes on Mraz’s new...

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Various artists - American Idol 10th Anniversary, The Hits: Volume 1

2011 | Administrator | Monday, 14 March 2011

Since it debuted in 2002, American Idol has transformed pop’s cultural landscape, leading a slew of reality TV shows and launching dozens of top-selling music careers. The popular singing competition...

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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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Alex Cuba - A Magical Musical Blend

2011 | 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...

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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...

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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...