Music
In the Sky With Diamonds
Get ready to embark on an introspective exploration of the musical roots from which Ben Harper has developed in his fifth studio album, Diamonds on the Inside. Backed by his band, the Innocent Criminals, Harper courageously experiments with a wide range of sounds, including reggae, Delta Blues, funk, gospel, hard rock and world music.
The Fast and The Envious
What ever happened to the days when a DJ actually moved crowds with his or her dexterity at the scratching and mixing of records?
You Minus Me ≠ Us
The ambiguities that pervade our fair language consistently astound me. My most recent rendezvous with wooly English occurred during a stroll through the music department of the Bookstore.
Finger Lickin' Bad
Truly excruciating from beginning to end, Crooked Fingers's third full-length album falls embarrassingly short of endurable.
Love Hurts
The Kills are another boy-girl indie band that conjures up memories of the White Stripes, but where their contemporaries failed, The Kills succeed.
The In Crowd
In 1996, High/Low spawned the New York trio's lone hit, "Popular." Quite removed from their comparably glitzy mainstream debut, Nada Surf's minimalist indie-rock sensibilities set the tone for their third album Let Go. Switching record labels, the band relinquished the pretense of snaring mainstream acceptability, instead crafting thoughtful, personal delves into melancholic bliss. The sweet hum of the bass fused with the twinkling guitars nearly lulls the listener into a serene sublime state.
This Ain't Backstreet
Teddy Riley is still a genius. That said, the new Blackstreet album, Level II, is still new-jack swinging like it's 1994.
The British Are So Cool
It's hard to say what it is about the British that makes their music so appealing. Whatever it is, The Coral have got it by the boatload.
30 Second Takes
Hail Social Hail Social (EP) Self-released These days, seemingly every band wants to be the next post-punk talk of the town.
He'll Out-Drink Eminem
Mike Skinner, the British rapper better known as The Streets, moves across the stage, violently shaking a bottle of beer over his head, and spraying its contents all over himself and those near the front of the stage, without missing a lyric.
Red Hot
What is it like to be a Canadian in the music industry? I don't know. I don't really think of it.
