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New Faces – Emilia

Keith Sharp
New Faces – Emilia
An honours graduate of York University’s Music Program for Jazz/vocal performance, Emilia Sadowski is currently registering a strong impression with a four-song EP – Flying Colors that has already chalked up significant airplay on CBC Radio. Think of Norah Jones’ breathy vocal style combined with Nelly Furtado’s lyrical presence and you have an idea of what this Toronto native is... Read More

Classic Clark

Roman Mitz
Classic Clark
Terri Clark might as well have called her new album Cloud Nine instead of Classic, because that’s where the singer/songwriter feels she’s residing after having the opportunity to record a bunch of her all time favourite country songs. The album includes standards like Emmylou Harris’ Two More Bottles Of Wine plus honky tonk nuggets like Merle Haggard’s Swinging Doors. What... Read More

Billy Talent – D’sa Takes Control

Music Express
Billy Talent – D’sa Takes Control
After almost 20 years together — the first eight as the underground indie band Pezz — multi-platinum rock band Billy Talent lead guitarist Ian D’sa take charge as producer of their new album, Dead Silence. He hadn’t done that since he produced a four-track cassette of Pezz 19 years ago. He was always interested in producing a proper album for... Read More

Billy Talent – Dead Silence

Keith Sharp
Billy Talent – Dead Silence
(Warner Music) Yes, it’s finally here, after months of speculation, and the album actually boasts a title, other than Billy Talent ! Guitarist Ian D’Sa takes control of production and maintains the band’s punk rock drive while building on the band’s melodic lyrical flair. Yes you can call them Green Day lite, yet Billy Talent’s unpretentious rawness and powerful live... Read More

Helix – Best Of 1983-2012

Keith Sharp
Helix – Best Of 1983-2012
(Helix Records) Kitchener Ontario’s Helix is a band with a split personality. Live they are one of this country’s most dynamic on-stage performers with a heavy metal persona that rivals any major international live act. Yet on the radio; its soft rock, pop tracks like ` Gimme, Gimme Good Lovin’ and their A Foot In Cold Water’s `Make Me Do’... Read More

Jim Foster – A Sailor’s Advice

Keith Sharp
Jim Foster – A Sailor’s Advice
(Qwest) Record seven songs with no headphones into your iPhone, run them through a Mac computer, add some stereo echo and the result is Jim Foster’s A Sailor’s Advice, as he notes, kinda like Sun Records gone digital. This amazingly efficient and cost effective recording method has produced an excellent set of acoustic guitar solos and plaintive folky lyrics, all... Read More