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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...

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