The Curse of Blondie (Sanctuary)
There is one truly grotesque atrocity on The Curse of
Blondie, as well as one almost-golden moment. The disc--the
group's first since 1999'...
Hundreds of Canadian musicians and artists converge on
Toronto-area hockey rinks this weekend to celebrate our national
sport. As part of the Exclaim! magazine Hockey Summit...
Observant types who watched the Juno Awards telecast on
April 4 might have noticed something a little different about
Avril Lavigne's band. Yes, Gob fans, that was Craig Wood...
Sam Beam Covers All That And More On Iron &Amp; Wine's
New CD, Our Endless Numbered Days
No one can accuse Sam Beam of being a layabout. The
Miami-based musician and...
Some songs surrender their stories easily, but others entrust
the patient listener with new secrets each time. The 10 tracks on
Holopaw's self-titled debut CD fall into the...
With the fate of NewMusicWest uncertain--the annual festival
and conference's organizers have yet to release any information
about this year's event, including whether or not...
As an honoree in the inaugural Vancouver Arts Awards (see Arts
Notes, page 59), author and broadcaster Bill Richardson
chose musician Samantha Parton as the recipient of a
$...
Live-music venues in Vancouver seem to come and go at a
saddening rate, but news of a new club on the horizon is always
cause for hope. Judging from its Web site
(www....
The six-piece rock act from Reading found its
inspiration--and some idiosyncratic sounds--in the studio
It's fair to say that the Cooper Temple Clause has already
conquered...
The Vancouver auditions for the next season of Canadian
Idol will take place at the Plaza of Nations on April 26. If
you can't wait that long for your shot at glory--or if you...