Release date: September 26, 2007 Label: Nuclear Blast/Roadrunner Records Tracks: 13 Rating: 10 This Finnish new-metal band has succeeded in creating an overwhelmingly operatic experience with their sixth studio release, Dark Passion Play. Thanks to the collaboration between the five existing Nightwish members and the London Session Orchestra, this entire record plays like a night… Read more »
At Home: Canada Revenue Agency obtains list of sellers from EBay The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has won the right to obtain information from EBay Canada concerning those EBay members who have managed to make a living from their online businesses. After a legal battle based on a very weak criticism of the collection of… Read more »
Release date: July 2007 Label: Aquarius Tracks: 15 (1 bonus) Rating: 10 Underclass Hero is the release me and thousands of other Sum 41 fans have been waiting for since the genre-mixing 2004 album Chuck. Where the last record was a dark and almost metal album to reflect the time the band spent in the… Read more »
At Home: Loonie trades on par and higher than U.S. dollar I don’t know how many of you deal in foreign currency, but I often make exchanges from U.S. dollars to my Canadian account and today was one of those days. Usually I enjoy being paid in American dollars; no matter what the original amount… Read more »
I daresay if you have been awake this past month, you are aware that September 11 was the official drop date for two rap albums: 50 Cent’s Curtis and Kanye West’s Graduation. It has, for reasons that remain blurry at best, been a heated battle for top sales, and at one point 50 said he’d… Read more »
At Home: Afghanistan pleads with Canada to stay the course It has been the opinion of many Canadians over the last several years that our country’s involvement in Afghanistan is without any real merit. Troops continue to be sent into the war-torn country on the assumption that they are aiding the nation in its battle… Read more »
Release date: January 2007 Label: Vagrant Tracks: 22 Rating: 10 The latest release from Chicago punk trio Alkaline Trio, Remains is a compilation CD that incorporates tracks from foreign releases, B-sides, and other compilation albums. Normally, B-side collections don’t impress me all that much; however, this is a huge exception to the rule. Remains includes… Read more »
At Home: Tory says creationism can be taught alongside evolution John Tory is definitely living up to his name with this latest proposal: the Ontario PC leader has suggested that creationism be taught along with evolution in schools throughout the province. In a bid to win the Ontario premiership this October, Tory has come forward… Read more »
At Home: Harper’s Conservatives accused of mishandling $11 million in campaign funds Liberal leader Stéphane Dion has announced his anger at the Conservatives during his caucus meeting this Wednesday, calling for Prime Minister Stephen Harper to ?open the books? (1) and let Elections Canada watchdogs see exactly where his party’s campaign money went. The accusation… Read more »
At Home: Diesel spill in B.C. Burrard Clean has been contracted to clean up a diesel spill off the northern coast of Vancouver after a barge crashed August 20 and lost a diesel truck in the sea. Booms have been deployed in the area surrounding the spill to prevent the diesel fuel from spreading out… Read more »