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Download of the Week: Sierra Noble
posted: May 17, 2010
Multi-instrumentalist Sierra Noble has performed for audiences as far out as outer space and as wide as the entire world. The 20-year-old Canadian repeatedly amazes crowds with her fiddle and guitar-playing talents. As part of…
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The Prince of Trip Pop
posted: March 29, 2010
Making it in Canada’s exalted indie pop scene might go something like this: Recording with session players from Matt Mays & El Torpedo, The Guthries and The Heavy Blinkers. Touring Europe with Sufjan Stevens. Playing…
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Down Home Companion
posted: February 10, 2010
Years of listening to your parent’s Dolly Parton and Neil Young records can lead to either a loathing of country and flannel or a predilection for heartache and wanderlust. For Madison Violet, the outcome was…
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The Next Big Thing: Matt Brouwer
posted: January 28, 2010
Matt Brouwer’s persuasive lyrics and powerful vocals change the meaning of the term singer/songwriter. Over the course of 3 albums, Brouwer developed country, rock and folk influences into his own style. GRAMMY Award-winning producer Michael Omartian…
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LOVE GONE BAD
posted: October 23, 2009
There was a time, not that long ago, when the pop world was infused with romantic ennui. This cavalcade of weary-hearted artists was led by the Smiths, whose woebegone tales of love and loathing gave…
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