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Pop Forecast

Tweet . "You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows," but these days, a guide through the seemingly endless flurry of pop culture ...
View Larger Image. A A | Email | Print Tweet. Share . - Anyone who ever doubted the transformative power of Bob Dylan's music need only look to...

Driving with Laughing Len

Expand . On the way to the final Big Day Out, we had Leonard Cohen's new album Old Ideas on in the car. It wasn't intentional. I had just left the ...

Key performers at the Ann Arbor Folk Festival

Here are a few more of this weekend's most eagerly awaited performers at the 35th annual Ann Arbor Folk Festival. The festival is the biggest...

January 26: Beef nek minute steak

Expand . New World Butchery having a laugh.. . Bird finds use for butts . . Adrian Muller writes: "At Papamoa Beach's Mitre 10 store, a thrush has...

Are Oscars tone-deaf?

They say there's no accounting for taste. But by Oscar standards, you have to rate an 8.25 out of 10 just to land a Best Original Song nomination...

Elvis Costello Tells Fans to Steal His New Box Set

Elvis Costello thinks his new box set is a little too pricey, and recommends his fans buy a Louis Armstrong album instead.. . "Elvis Costello Tells...

A lifelong passion for growing vegetables

Phil Uhrich likes to grow corn just for the fun of it.He lives with wife Carolyn in a beautiful big home in a well-heeled area of West Vancouver...

Review: Osheaga Festival in Montreal

By Max Mertens. . The Osheaga Festival of Music and Art wrapped up this weekend, and it wasn't without its highlights — they just might not have...
[I'm glad to be receiving a lot of feedback both on the blog at on Facebook regarding the Ottawa International Jazz Festival's programming...