CD reviews: Bow down once more to Maiden
Iron Maiden Flight 666 EMI 4.5/5 Stars Metal-heads Unite!! If you lived through the ’80s and witnessed the genesis of the speed metal genre, then this collection is made for you. What better way...
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Eminem’s Relapse feels redundant
Eminem Relapse Aftermath, Interscope, Shady, Web 2.5/5 stars Alright we get it, rehab is a joke. That’s the message pounded into your head over and over again during Relapse, the first album from controversial...
CD Reviews: British bombshells & a blast from the past
Lady Sovereign Jigsaw 3.5/5 stars While Lady Sovereign isn’t the only “midget” I know (there have been few tiny editors at The Reflector in the past), she is the “biggest” as she states on...
CD reviews: Ben Harper’s dark, relentless new sound is simply addicting
Ben Harper & Relentless7 White Lies for Dark Times Virgin Records 4/5 stars Music legend Ben Harper has put aside his work with Innocent Criminals and formed a new band known as the Relentless7....
CD reviews: Shout out Yeah Yeah Yeah!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs It’s Blitz! Interscope 4.5/5 stars If you were as seduced by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ newest single “Zero” as I was, you might be in for a shock when you pick...
CD Reviews: Juno compilation ‘eh’ okay
Juno Awards 09 2009 Juno Nominees Warner Music Canada 3/5 stars It’s Juno time again music fans, time for us all to sit back and celebrate our Canadian music scenes. This 18-track disc includes...
CD reviews: K’naan brings the world home
K’naan Troubadour OctoScope Music 5/5 stars I have been waiting a very long time for this. A lifetime has passed for me since The Dusty Foot Philosopher was released in 2006. And throughout it...
Lily Allen continues with ball-crushing clever lyrics on second album
Lily Allen It’s Not Me, It’s You Capitol 3/5 stars Once again, Lily Allen utilizes her sweet voice and punch you in the face lyrics to create the quick-tempo pop album It’s Not Me,...
