Beyonce | The Lion King: The Gift
WHO IS SHE? The queen of all she surveys. And — more pointedly — the voice of leonine love interest Nala in this critically panned but commercially successful computer-animated...
Nas | The Lost Tapes 2
WHO IS HE? Nasir Jones, the Queensbridge rap legend who kicked off his recording career 25 years ago with the groundbreaking debut Illmatic — and went on to deliver...
Iggy Azalea | In My Defense
WHO IS SHE? Well, no wonder you've forgotten. It's been more than five years since provocative, swaggering Australian rapper Iggy Azalea released her debut The New Classic. Even in...
Iggy Pop’s Free Tops This Morning’s New Album Announcements
Your bout of post-Pop depression is officially over. Three years after Iggy Pop announced he was going to retire from recording, he's returning to active duty with a new...
Chance the Rapper’s The Big Day Tops Today’s Album Announcements
When is a debut album not really a debut album? When it's Chance the Rapper’s disc The Big Day. Sure, the disc (pictured above) will be the Chicago artist's...
Back Stories | My Album Reviews From July 16, 1999
Two decades ago, new albums from Los Lobos, Lyle Lovett and others were spinning away in my portable CD player. Here’s what I had to say about them back...
Wilco’s Ode to Joy Tops This Morning’s New Album Announcements
We could all use a little more joy in our lives. And Wilco are happy to oblige. Jeff Tweedy and his bandmates have announced their next album Ode to...
Short Subjects | Four Recent EPs That Won’t Waste Your Time
There's a good reason that major-label music releases taper off in the summer: People have better things to do than sit and listen to a jillion albums. With that...
Next Week in Music | July 15-21 • 130 New Releases Headed Your Way
Sure, it's the middle of summer. But there are still more than 130 albums, EPs and singles being released next week. Mark your calendars and pre-order your favourites —...
Next Week in Music | July 15-21 • TV & Movies
Whether you like your musical entertainment on the home screen or the silver screen, there's something out there for you this week. And speaking of the small screen, I...
Next Week in Music | July 15-21 • New Books
Chances are, if I'm not listening to music or watching it, I'm reading about it. If you're in the same boat, here are the music-related titles due this week:
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Girlfriend Material | Cool Car
WHO ARE THEY? The latest CanRock sorta-supergroup side project, Girflfriend Material co-stars Tokyo Police Club keyboard player Graham Wright and guitarist Josh Hook, along with Hollerado drummer Jake Boyd...
Pretty Vicious | Beauty of Youth
WHO ARE THEY? Four baby-faced Welsh rockers who reportedly snagged a major-label deal after playing just four gigs — and despite being too young to drink in much of...
Metz | Automat
WHO ARE THEY? The rightfully respected, long-serving noise-punk trio from Toronto.
WHAT IS THIS? Their fourth full-length release and first anthology is a chronologically sequenced compilation of singles, demos and...
Bones UK | Bones UK
WHO ARE THEY? The dynamic, daring and dangerous duo of Rosie Bones and Carmen Vandenberg, last seen (and heard) lending their talents (and attitude) to guitar hero Jeff Beck...
