1995

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Canadian Rock Music Explodes

1995 | Administrator | Thursday, 20 August 2009

Maclean's  March 27, 1995 With his straggly, shoulder-length hair, torn blue jeans and red sneakers, Greig Nori doesn’t look like the sort of man to be wined and dined in elegant restaurants by smo...

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Adventures of Alanis in wonderland

1995 | Administrator | Monday, 1 February 2010

Maclean's December 11th, 1995 She is the newest cover girl for "alternative" rock, a populist answer to Courtney Love. Fans and critics throughout North America have embraced Ottawa native Alanis Mori...

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Country Princess

1995 | Administrator | Monday, 1 February 2010

Maclean's  August 28th, 1995 Rising star Shania Twain fought hard for her newfound successIt is the August holiday weekend, but there is no rest for Shania Twain. New country music's hottest new sens...

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Awards for a Survivor

1995 | Administrator | Monday, 1 February 2010

Maclean's  April 10th 1995Jann Arden's Junos celebrate her new lease on life The morning after her triumph at the Juno Awards, Jann Arden was sitting on a Canadian Airlines flight, bound for Calgary....

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Front and Centre Stage

1995 | Administrator | Thursday, 27 May 2010

Sarah McLachlan was lounging in her air-conditioned trailer, exhausted but exhilarated after a day spent fielding media questions and a night spent singing, strumming and strutting on stage. Mountain ...

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Reviews

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Sinéad O’Connor - How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?

2012 | Administrator | Friday, 24 February 2012

Few artists have been as provocative as Sinéad O’Connor. The Irish singer will forever be remembered for the outrage she caused in 1992, when she used her appearance on TV’s...

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Lenny Kravitz - Black and White America

2011 | Administrator | Monday, 29 August 2011

Kravitz’s ninth studio album reflects on growing up in a mixed-race family—his mother was The Jeffersons actress Roxie Roker, while his father was TV producer Sy Kravitz. The CD’s 16...

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Ringo Starr - Ringo 2012

2012 | Administrator | Wednesday, 8 February 2012

To mark the 50 years since he joined the Beatles, Ringo has released a sweetly nostalgic tribute to his early musical roots, including skiffle (“Rock Island Line”) and Buddy Holly...

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Paul Simon - Graceland 25th Anniversary Edition

2012 | Administrator | Friday, 15 June 2012

In hindsight, the benefits of Simon’s controversial album far outweighed any detriments of his breaking the UN cultural boycott of South Africa. This special reissue, complete with bonus tracks and...

Features

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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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The Messengers

2013 | Administrator | Wednesday, 13 March 2013

For Adam Messinger and Nasri Atweh, success has come from having the right songs at the right time.             Within a month of relocating to Los Angeles from Toronto in 2007, the songwriting-producing duo known as...

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Alex Cuba - A Magical Musical Blend

2012 | 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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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...