Published August 21, 2003. The Misfits Project 1950 (Misfits Records/Ryko) With yet another personnel change and Jerry Only (the only original member) taking over vocal duties, Project 1950 is a sad rip-off of what Glenn Danzig’s Misfits were. These covers of ’50s rock ‘n’ roll are more or less a solo project by Only. While […]
Trevor MacLaren
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Jill Barber
Jill BarberFor All Time(Dependent/Baudelaire)At times Barber evokes a cabaret style while keeping rooted in folk, a sound that is hard to categorize. One thing is for sure—-Barber’s music is all heart, whether on her sleeve or breaking in two. Glorious melodies and soul-felt songs don’t get any better than this.Trevor MacLarencategories: Local artist,Canadian artist,Best of […]
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The Dead 60s
The Dead 60sThe Dead 60s(Epic)If you own Black Market Clash and Combat Rock, you have basically already heard what British outfit The Deads 60s has to offer. The sound isn’t so much influenced by the ska/dub/reggae Clash as it is an out-and-out rip-off. But if the listener can get past this or has never really […]
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Kate Rusby
Kate RusbyUnderneath the Stars (Compass)Kate Rusby is a brilliant singer-songwriter who evokes the various traditional British folk styles, a UK equal to Gillian Welch. Armed with the greatest voice and phrasing since Fairport Convention goddess Sandy Denny, Rusby takes on the path set out by the Convention. Underneath the Stars continues her brilliant take on […]
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Marjoe
Marjoe Directed by: Sarah Kernochan and Howard Smith(Docurama)Winner of the 1972 Academy Award for Best Feature Documentary, Marjoe finally makes it to DVD. It tells the story of Marjoe Gortner, who became the youngest ordained minister ever at the age of four. His parents were tent-revival evangelists who trained Marjoe to be a money machine […]
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Josef K
Josef KEntomology(Domino)Aside from putting out great bands like Artic Monkeys and Clearlake, Domino has been releasing some much-needed re-issues. None is needed more than Scotland’s great and sadly overlooked Josef K. Though the UK had seen the band’s rumoured unreleased debut plus its only official release in 2002, North America hasn’t been blessed with any […]
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Ani DiFranco
Ani DiFrancoKnuckle Down(Righteous Babe)Knuckle Down is a good record, but more of the same. Most great songwriters have sought to change their sound and style to get away from becoming stale. Ani really hasn’t changed in the past 15 years. Since her peak in the early ’90s, she began her decline with Dilate and the […]
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Emmylou Harris
Published November 27, 2003. Emmylou Harris Stumble Into Grace (Nonesuch) Emmylou Harris is many things to American music. She began as torchbearer for Gram Parsons’s Cosmic American Music, helped revive the traditionalist movement and in- spired the roots and alt-country genres. Since Wrecking Ball she has become one of the most eclectic voices of the […]
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Apocalypse Now: The Complete Dossier
Apocalypse Now: The Complete Dossier Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola(Paramount)“Terminate…with extreme prejudice.” Right from the beginning, the ominous opening credits backed by The Doors’ “The End,” Apocalypse Now is one of the most powerful films from Francis Ford Coppola’s 1970s maverick period. It features seminal performances from Marlon Brando and Martin Sheen as well as […]
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hey rosetta!
hey rosetta!Plan Your Escape EP(Sonic/Warner)This Newfoundland lush-rock outfit nabbed an ECMA nomination for the LP version, which caught the attention of Sonic Records (Matt Mays, Nathan Wiley), which signed the band up for a remix and release in this shorter form. If you missed the independently produced original, this record is a worthy choice. They’ve […]
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Various
VariousJazz Lounge 2(Water Music)Jazz Lounge 2 picks up where the first set left off and is a great fusion of jazz and electronica. Two discs of unreleased and hard to find tracks, the set is a great introduction into a subgenre of jazz and/or elctronica. The manufacturers claim that this will appeal to jazz purists […]
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Various
Published August 14, 2003. Various Yes New York (Wolfgang Morden) Yes New York sets out to prove that there is more to the current New York scene than The Strokes; strangely enough the disc opens with a live version of “New York City Cops”. After being enticed by this previously unreleased Strokes track, the compilation […]
