Category: Music
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DDT – Interview
Brian Howes, lead singer of DDT, lends some insight on what it’s like to tour around Canada, starting a career. In early spring, DDT released their first record major record, Urban Observer, on Elektra, with a little help from Lars Ulrich of Metallica. These Canadian warriors are a brave new band that fuses together rock,…
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Jason Falkner – Can You Still Feel?
Artist: Jason Falkner Title: Can You Still Feel? Label: Elektra Rating: 9/10 As with his first solo release, Jason Falkner plays every instrument on Can You Still Feel?. The difference between this release and his last is Nigel Godrich, the much sought after producer of Radiohead’s Ok Computer. The album begins with “The Invitation”, an…
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Eurotrash – Compacted
Artist: Eurotrash Title: Compacted Label: Compression Rating: 1/10 Aside from the name, there is little to praise about Eurotrash. Don’t take this lightly: Compacted is perhaps the worst techno/funk/(?) album that I have ever had the misfortune of stumbling upon. Most of the tracks on Compacted have the tinny sound that one hears when the…
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Edwin – Another Spin Around The Sun
Artist: Edwin Title: Another Spin Around The Sun Label: Sony Canada Rating: 8.5/10 You really have to give Edwin credit for releasing a solo effort. I mean, when he decided to bow out of I Mother Earth, they were at the pinnacle of their career in Canada and had two solid albums to back them…
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Dope – Felons & Revolutionaries
Artist: Dope Title: Felons & Revolutionaries Label: Epic Rating: 4/10 Got Dope? Nope, but I got Ministry and Marilyn Manson. Dope’s debut album is a crossbreed of the darkly twisted vocals of Ministry and the mechanical firepower of Manson’s first release, Portrait Of An American Family. If you like dark industrial metal you’ll probably dig…
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Dr. Dre – 2001
Artist: Dr. Dre Title: 2001 Label: Aftermath Rating: 8/10 First, I want to go down as saying that Snoop and Dre go together like peanut butter and jelly; separately they’re average, but together they’re dynamite. Listen to “The Watcher”. It’s Dre doing it completely solo, but it’s also completely boring. Now skip to “Fuck You”,…
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DJ Micro – Tech-Mix 2000
Artist: DJ Micro Title: Tech-Mix 2000 Label: Moonshine Rating: 7/10 Those familiar with DJ Micro know that this man spins together high energy progressive trance that keeps people moving on the dance floor from start to finish. DJ Micro has been a top-notch name in the rave and dance circuit for nearly a decade. Putting…
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DMX – And Then There Was
Artist: DMX Title: And Then There Was Label: Def Jam Rating: 8/10 DMX is perhaps the scariest thing on wax. Don’t let that glammed up Marilyn Manson steal your dreams when you have DMX to haunt your nights. And Then There Was X is a street fight in progress. And with three albums in two…
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The Divine Comedy – A Secret History of…
Artist: The Divine Comedy Title: A Secret History of… Label: Red Ink Rating: 5/10 The Divine Comedy is the alias for Neil Hannon, a British pop singer/songwriter with aspirations of becoming a New Wave fusion of Scott Walker, Morrissey and Electric Light Orchestra. During the early ’90s, he built up a strong cult following with…
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The Deftones – White Pony
Artist: The Deftones Title: White Pony Label: Maverick Rating: 9/10 Since the release of Around The Fur in 1997, we have seen a lot of hardcore metal bands trying to copy the Deftones’ signature style of slamming riffs and swinging emotional vocals. Why settle for the imitation when the White Pony has finally arrived? Albums…