Release date: June 13, 2005 Label: Island Records Tracks: 12 Rating: 8 Looks like this album has been sitting on the floor of the office collecting dust for a while, so the time is ripe for a review considering that It’s already been followed up! Not having heard any subsequent releases, I’ve entered blindly into… Read more »
At Home: Behind the Canadian Visa The CBC website (http://www.cbc.ca/news/interactives/who-visas/) has posted profiles of six people who have been refused a visa into Canada. The report offers an unusual glimpse into the immigration and visa process that most of us would usually not give a second thought to. Applying for a visa in most countries… Read more »
Release date: May 1, 2007 Label: True North Records Tracks: 14 Rating: 3 Blackie and the Rodeo Kings is a three-piece outfit that plays–get ready for this–folk and country music. This record is the second in a double set that was originally planned as one album, entitled Let’s Frolic. With 29 songs set to record… Read more »
At Home: Loonie poised to reach parity with the buck Over the past five years, the Canadian dollar has increased by 43.4% (according to CTV News), a strikingly high increase rate that saw it reach a 30-year high of 94.77 cents on the American dollar on June 4. Several reasons have been cited for the… Read more »
Release date: April 24, 2007 Label: Roadrunner Records Tracks: 12 Rating: 8 Road to Bloodshed is the debut album for the four-piece North Carolina metal band Sanctity, and It’s a showstopper. The band was thrilled to receive the highest praise from Trivium’s front man Matthew Heafy, who helped them get the record deal, and shortly… Read more »
At Home: PowerCost Monitor keeps Canadians informed about their energy costs Canada’s Blue Line Innovation has presented a new PowerCost Monitor system that will enable households to closely watch their energy consumption; the hope is that once put under such close surveillance, energy use will go down. The main drive behind this proposal is the… Read more »
Release date: June 2006 Label: Fat Wreck Chords Tracks: 14 Rating: 10. As always, a 10. My Republic is sadly going to be the last release by Good Riddance following the band’s breakup this year, so despite the aging release date it seems fitting to give them a write-up. I, like many other fans, am… Read more »
At Home: Official languages commissioner accuses Harper of stepping on the Official Languages Act In September of last year, the Harper government decided to cut the Court Challenges Program. In a report released May 15 by the official languages commissioner, Graham Fraser, this was cited as a blatant disregard of the Official Languages Act (OLA)… Read more »
Following their massive Canadian tour with Rise Against, Billy Talent, and Moneen early this year, Anti-Flag embarked on another long trek across America as headliners of the War Sucks, Let’s Party tour. A twist on this tour, which has finally come to an end this week, was the introduction of a Question of the Day… Read more »
At Home: Spy Poppies? Remember those cute quarters that came out in 2004, the ones with a red poppy on them? They were pretty cool; the world’s first coloured coins, apparently. Unusual, no doubt, but while Canadians were busy appreciating the red flowers it seems our Mint had the Americans nervous and formulating conspiracy theories…. Read more »