It is easy in the post-rickrolling era to forget the level of popularity that Rick Astley achieved during his late-1980s peak. With 40 million records sold, 8 UK and 5 US…
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When Thierry Côté isn't absorbing popular culture minutiae, he spends most of his time researching music, politics and international relations. He lives behind the digital Iron Curtain that is the Canadian border, where he likes to complain about his lack of access to Hulu, Spotify, Amazon MP3 deals, and most of what the rest of the Popdose staff enjoys freely. You can read his musings about music and politics at http://sonicweapons.net.
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Back in 2009, when Maxwell’s critically acclaimed BLACKsummer’snight marked the singer’s return following an eight-year hiatus from the music industry and served notice that he remained a stunningly singular creative…
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Even the best laid plans never quite work out as expected. When David McAlmont first met Bernard Butler in London’s Jazz CafÁ© in 1994, both were still reeling following acrimonious…
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Flow 93.5 has long been Toronto’s pre-eminent R&B/hip-hop radio station, but in recent years it has begun to tweak its format to move away from contemporary/Top 40 hits in favour…
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For a group that once loudly and proudly proclaimed that they were reapplying for the job of best band in the world, U2 have faced their share of humbling challenges…
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Well, he owed Toronto this much! No, Prince Rogers Nelson does not really owe anything to anyone, of course, but after speculation and confusion over two rumoured shows at Massey…
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Perhaps best known as percussionist for Polaris Music Prize winners Karkwa, QuÁ©bec’s Julien Sagot has been making a name for himself of late with his sophomore solo LP, the brazenly eclectic…
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Nearly a decade removed from Ryan Adams’s most prolific year, when he released three full-lengths over seven months (while leaving countless other recordings in the vaults), it can often seem a…
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With a name that knowingly evokes the Beatles and the pinnacle of pop songwriting, The Paul & John set expectations sky-high for their debut album. In Inner Sunset, the fruit of a…
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When word leaked that 2014 would see an expanded edition of Kohuept, many Billy Joel fans were left scratching their heads. Originally released in 1987 to commemorate a series of…
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Going all the way back his days in Split Enz, Neil Finn has always found a welcoming audience in Canada (that group’s True Colours was a Top Ten hit here…
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Initially conceived as an outlet to release the music of the late MC — and friend of label co-founder Chris Manak (Peanut Butter Wolf) — Charizma, Stones Throw Records has…
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Few bands have recovered from the kind of turmoil that engulfed Paramore following the release of its third album, the excellent Brand New Eyes, and led to an acrimonious split…
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Following the releases of new albums by David Bowie, My Bloody Valentine and Justin Timberlake, 2013 might go down as the year of the unexpected comeback (your move, Dr. Dre)….
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At a time when albums are teased, hyped, leaked, dissected, discarded and re-evaluated before they are even officially released, it has become increasingly rare to be able to approach one…
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Trying to listen to a classic, groundbreaking album like Rage Against the Machine with fresh ears two decades after its release can often pose a bit of a challenge. On…
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Despite a name perhaps more fitting for a pair of gold-hearted outlaws in a 1960s revisionist Western, Shovels & Rope – Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst – are a…
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