by Sean Passmore | Dec 28, 2016 | Album of the Week
The originators of powwow step, a new genre of music combining indigenous drum group samples with house music, Canadian electronic music group A Tribe Called Red’s two previous albums were both nominated for Canada’s prestigious Polaris Award and...
by Sean Passmore | Dec 27, 2016 | Album of the Week
Prince’s penultimate album Hit n Run was first made available to the public on September 7, 2015 through the music streaming service Tidal before being released on CD and download a week later on September 14th. Prince’s final album, his 39th in a...
by Sean Passmore | Dec 27, 2016 | Album of the Week
Not only do A3 reference the Stones here (“Everybody knows I killed Brian Jones, ask John ask Paul ask George and Ringo. Go tell Mick, Keith and Charlie the news it was me who put the poison in the swimming pool”) they go one further and top them at their...
by Sean Passmore | Dec 26, 2016 | Album of the Week
Perhaps more than any singer of his generation, 75 year old Paul Simon’s vocals have withstood the ravages of time. Whereas most singers his age have lost either the power, potency or range of the once mighty singing voices of their youth (most notably Elton...
by Sean Passmore | Dec 25, 2016 | Album of the Week
Due to medical reasons the late Leonard Cohen’s final album was recorded in the living room of his home in Mid-Wilshire, Los Angeles, California. An injury to the poets back as a result of extensive touring in the last five years of the 82 year old...
