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Pack A.D. Prooves You Don't Need Balls to Play the Devil's Music

The Georgia Straight | August 18, 2008

Critics and fans can't get enough of the band's intuitive musicianship—the Pack's drums-guitar interplay has been compared with that of the Black Keys and the White Stripes. But there are still some silly ol' sexists out there who feel that selling your soul at the crossroads is a man's job.

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Tags: rock, sexism, blues, Funeral Mixtape, Pack A.D.

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Ra Ra Riot Worth Rooting Fornew

Even hardened music critics use kinder, gentler words when constructively pointing out the band’s musical shortcomings. That’s because the indie kids from Syracuse, New York, have overcome unthinkable adversity to put out their debut album, The Rhumb Line.

The Georgia Straight | Sarah Rowland | 09-19-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Ra Ra Riot, The Rhumb Line

Estelle Speaks Her Soul Sister Mindnew

Boasting collaborations with the likes of will.i.am, Kardinal Offishall, Mark Ronson, Cee-lo Green, and John Legend, Shine has liner notes that read like a who’s who of nu-R & B and neo soul.

The Georgia Straight | Sarah Rowland | 08-29-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

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The Dark Side of Croonnew

Success hasn't spoiled Michael Bublé, but it has made the singer more guarded with his answers.

The Georgia Straight | Sarah Rowland | 01-11-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Call Me Irresponsible, Michael Bublé

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Return of the Rocking Rob Zombienew

Rob Zombie has parlayed his obsessions with heavy music and low-budget fright flicks into a full-time career.

The Georgia Straight | Steve Newton | 05-03-2010 | Concerts

Tags: Gruesome Twosome Tour, Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper

Los Angeles Beatmaker Nosaj Thing's a Deft Distillernew

Like many young musicians, Los Angeles–based beatmaker Jason Chung (aka Nosaj Thing) isn’t much more than the sum of his influences. What’s remarkable about Chung is how deftly he distills and commingles secondhand sounds.

The Georgia Straight | Martin Turenne | 02-08-2010 | Profiles & Interviews

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Alicia Keys Speaks to the Soul on 'The Element of Freedom'new

There are singers for whom song is one thing and one thing only: a church. Alicia Keys is that kind of artist, and for those of us who still look to records for uplift, for comfort, for a soundtrack to our joy and sorrow and fumbling growth, for a way to make sense of the human experience — Alicia is our girl.

The Georgia Straight | Tara Henley | 01-11-2010 | Reviews

Tags: The Element of Freedom, Alicia Keys