A fixture on the early-'60s U.S. folk circuit, Ian & Sylvia became one of the first Canadian folk acts to command a genuine fan-base outside of their homeland. Cue up the first two tracks among these s …

The road from small screen to global pop stage has been travelled in spectacular fashion before — by the likes of Justin Timberlake and Kylie Minogue — but rarely has it been carried off with such unst …

It's a scientific fact — if Tom Jones was plugged into the Welsh national grid, he could power the entire country with just a few bars of "Delilah". After cutting his teeth with beat group Tommy Scott  …

Led by ex-Miles Davis sideman Chick Corea, Return to Forever stands as one of fusion's premier practitioners. Romantic Warrior is generally regarded as the apex of RTF's career, as it was the gr …

Il n'est pas meilleur portrait de Juliette Gréco que « Je suis comme je suis », datant de 1951 et signé Jacques Prévert, un avertissement en quelque sorte en guise de tout premier enregistrement. « Je  …

Certains pourraient dire que Dr. Dre est tombé à pic après l'ère du gangsta rap de N.W.A. et des disques juteux à la « Let Me Ride ». Mais en fait, il s'agit bien de lui aux commandes, poussant les man …

From teenage runaway, to seasoned hitch-hiker, to regular turn at the Maple Leaf Hotel in Timmins, Ontario, to pure Canadian country legend — Tom Connors took the tough route into the music business, a …

You probably don't know what Diane Warren looks like, but many of the tunes she has written will be embedded in the melody compartment of your memory banks — one of the most prolific and talented pop s …

For a few short years The Dream Academy defined "Dream Pop". From their first two LPs as well as the odd rare tracks and b-sides I have compiled this seamless, key-optimized mix as a "one stop shop", i …