November 27, 2011
Toronto’s David Ian is known to many for his work in Superchick. The band was nominated for a Grammy in 2009 for Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album for their fifth album, Rock What You Got. So how does Ian go from shredding guitar for Superchick to an album of traditional Christmas tunes? Blame a lifelong love of… [Read more…]
November 27, 2011
Recorded live, this record features jazz guitar virtuoso Doug Munro and a band that many jazz cats will love. Ken Peplowski (clarinet), Cyrille-Aimee Daudel (vocals), Howie Bujese (violin), Michael Goetz (bass), and Ernie Pugliese (guitar) conspire to bring about gypsy jazz-inspired Christmas carols. Fans of Django Reinhardt’s work will dig what Munro is up to, with 15… [Read more…]
November 24, 2011
With little more than two renowned, solid albums in the 80s to harken back to,Martyr emerges full of guts and glory with Circle of 8. Their first full length record since 1986 (!!!), this is pure retro thrash metal awesomeness. Martyr, not to be confused with the Quebec death metal band of the same name, came out… [Read more…]
November 24, 2011
Oscar Perez, with his band Nuevo Comienzo, blurs genre lines with his Afropean Affair. The album is the pianist’s second. Perez throws a bit of everything into the basket with this recording, tossing post-bop with Afro-Caribbean and Latin jazz. This is an interesting distinction given the constant incidental blurring of the lines taking place in pop… [Read more…]
November 23, 2011
The remarkably sweaty Usher takes to England’s O2 Arena with a fleet of dancers and equipment for the OMG Tour – Live from London. Now available on DVD and Blu-ray, this concert movie was made in April of this year and features about 104 minutes of hits from the R&B superstar. This review is for the… [Read more…]
November 21, 2011
Featuring artists like Muse, Florence + The Machine, Band of Horses, Thom Yorke, Editors, Grizzly Bear, and Iron & Wine, the soundtracks for the Twilightfilms have clearly eclipsed the movies themselves in terms of quality. So it was with great curiosity and slight trepidation that I took to my review copy of the soundtrack for The Twilight… [Read more…]
November 27, 2011
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