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The Mourning Star EP Timotheos has just released a new EP of ambient music that he is generously offering as a free download. Let the car...

DRAMA Given the set of circumstances that surrounded the recording of the tenth Yes album, its title could scarcely be more appropriate. ...

THE YES ALBUM Imagine the shock that listeners must have experienced upon first getting acquainted with this record. Stratospheric voca...

Jon Lord: classically trained pianist, composer and co-founder of Deep Purple has passed away today at age 71. His writing credits include ...

Mondegreen: the term for misheard song lyrics that give rise to new words or meanings. Sylvia Wright coined it in an essay she had writt...

SOMETHING ELSE BY THE KINKS Occasionally, I turn off the old Victrola and actively search for new music. While there are lots of great a...

TIME FADES AWAY Released as a document of the ill-starred 1973 tour with the Stray Gators, this is a very nervous record. I like it a ...

Rush has a fantastic new disc out called Clockwork Angels. Being over a week late to the party, I have only just picked it up and taken it f...

He's been a Beatle, an MBE, he's been dead, high, a solo artist, a Wing commander, a father, a widower, prisoner, humanitarian cr...

Packing more flash on stage than Neil Diamond's jacket, Rush have long been respected for their instrumental prowess. Heading toward t...

Meet Blade of Grass! Breaking through the cracks of a drab, artificial musical landscape to remind us of what is real, Blade of Grass wil...

The always brilliant duo return from exile with their new disc, Rize of the Fenix. Here's a taster from those dirty descendants of Simon...

Another great talent has passed on too soon. Robin Gibb, 62, was an integral part of the international success of the Bee Gees, writing and ...

May 22nd will see the re-release of RAM, a deluxe package of the second McCartney solo disc. “Ladies and Gentlemen, this is an album from ...

Very sad to hear of the passing of Duck Dunn, four string soul brother who anchored the rhythm section of Booker T and the MGs since the e...

DREAMING IN BRILLIANT COLOR One of the great surprises in listening to contemporary music is finding bands/artists that don't fall pr...

RED Straddling a line between beguiling creations ("Fallen Angel", "One More Red Nightmare") and noodling that stray...

As a postscript to my review of last week's Van Halen show here in Ottawa, I wanted to share the work of a very talented photographer, M...

Van Halen Scotiabank Place March 21, 2012 Prologue Last time that Van Halen and I were in the same building was the Toronto stop on t...