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New Music Tuesday: June 2, 2009
By Jake Shenker This week sees new releases by three of my favourite artists. Sorry 'bout the severe biases. Here's what's new this week: Dave Matthews Band — Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King (RCA) I...
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New Music Tuesday: June 9, 2009
By Jake Shenker Depending on your disposition, this week either brings you a bunch of records to stay far away from, or a big shopping day. Try and figure out what I'll be spending my money on this...
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New Music Tuesdays: June 16, 2009
By Jake Shenker A special greatest hits package, a confusing 8-bit indie record, a fantastic modern jazz album, and Spinal Tap? No two things are alike on this bizarre New Release Tuesday. Here's...
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Gregory Pepper’s With Trumpets Flaring reviewed
Gregory Pepper & His Problems With Trumpets Flaring Fake Four Inc., 2009 By Jake Shenker Gregory Pepper is deceitful. The newest record from this Guelph, Ontario-born multi-instrumentalist is not...
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New Music Tuesdays: June 23, 2009
By Jake Shenker Some weeks it's hard to find time to pore over new releases — I have a day job, you know. Here's what's new this week: The Leamonheads — Varshons (The End) What, you don't care about...
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New Music Tuesdays: June 30, 2009
By Jake Shenker I generally like to review three or four new releases, but after listening to Rob Thomas' new album, I had to destroy my stereo system. Wilco — Wilco (The Album) (Nonesuch) Really, is...
View ArticleNew Music Tuesdays: August 4, 2009
By Jake Shenker Honestly, I’m sorry. Summer months are surprisingly busy, and though the new releases are less plentiful, they still pile up. Here’s a short selection of this week’s best, and a promise...
View ArticleNew Music Tuesdays: August 11, 2009
By Jake Shenker How is it possible that summer is two-thirds over and I haven’t been to the beach yet? On a related note, here’s what’s new this week: Black Mold – Snow Blindness is Crystal Antz...
View ArticleNew Music Tuesdays: August 18, 2009
By Jake Shenker This is definitely the summer of ’90s alt-rock comeback records, and here’s yet another new release I didn’t expect to see. This week’s Big Shiny Tunes-style nostalgia is coupled with...
View ArticleNew Music Tuesdays: August 25, 2009
By Jake Shenker It’s hard to believe, but they just keep coming back. This week brings us the absolutely unnecessary new release from Collective Soul. At this rate, I expect to see a Chumbawamba album...
View ArticleNew Release Tuesday: September 8, 2009
By Jake Shenker Phish – Joy (JEMP Records) With this summer’s inundation of 90s band comeback albums — some surprisingly excellent, many predictably forgettable — how could New England jam band Phish...
View ArticleHawksley Workman’s Milk reviewed
Hawksley Workman Milk Isadora Records, 2010 By Jake Shenker Hawksley Workman’s newest album Milk, the euro-pop companion to January’s fiercely gritty Meat, is a polarizing record. While devotees of...
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