The Besnard Lakes – Fine Vintage
By Kevan Hannah Between releasing their third album, The Besnard Lakes are the Roaring Night, embarking on a worldwide tour,...
Label Profile: War on Music
By Kent Davies War on Music isn’t just a label or a store. War on Music is a political movement....
Pip Skid – Fake Blood, Real Beats
By Sarah Petz With a sound that is raw, honest and provocative, you wouldn’t expect that Pip Skid (a.k.a. Patrick...
Review: Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba – I Speak Fula
With I Speak Fula, the Malian Ngoni lute player Bassekou Kouyate has put together a confident and precise collection of...
Review: The Lonely Vulcans – Night Date
The key influence of the mostly-instrumental band is Santo & Johnny’s “Sleepwalk,” which is, duh, a sleepy number. But that...
Review: Various Artists – Peg City Enterprise Vol. 2
I’ve been hard on rap music in this magazine before. So before I begin this review, I need to make...
Review: Kids on Fire – Kids on Fire
So let me tell you a story of this trio of Winnipeg puck-rock vets who drunkenly decide to make an...
Review: Keith and Renée – Detours
Despite being named as musical ambassadors for both Manitoba Homecoming 2010 and Free the Children’s Adopt a Village Program, Keith...
Review: Canteen Knockout – Broken Down Town
This album is the sort of country that I think anyone can enjoy, given that they’re not a snobby curmudgeon....
Review: Hedzoleh Soundz – Hedzoleh
Hot off the heels of last year’s Ghana Special: Modern Highlife, Afro-Sounds and Ghanaian Blues, Soundway gives us yet another...