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The music of Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks and Annie Ross quenches the thirst for the authentic, hip life. Their records are joyous, fun and full of daring musicianship. Try to sing at their speed and fluency, and you may soon be gasping for...
Eight New and Upcoming Albums You Should Hear
Looking for some good, new music to hear? I’m here to help with another round-up of new and upcoming music that I think you will dig. These are all hidden gems—the kind of stuff the algorithm won’t feed you!
I hope you find something here...
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During my annual visit to Toronto’s Canadian National Exhibition, I went crate-digging at the booth run by Kops Records, the best vinyl seller in the city. Among the treasures I liberated from the stacks was a pristine copy of Motor-Cycle b...
Continuing Adventures in Cassette Collecting
Earlier this year, I wrote an essay on starting to collect cassettes again (read it here). Six months later, I’m still at it so I thought it would be fun to write a follow-up essay about tapes and what I have been collecting and listening t...
Elvis is Back!
The below continues to what is now a tradition here at Listening Sessions: the annual essay on Elvis Presley, my favourite artist.
This time, I take a look at Elvis’ return from the Army and the immediate need to record and release some ne...
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