Canadian Music News

Have you heard of Mojave?  I’ll admit that I hadn’t until I had the CD forwarded to me and I’ve got to say that I really loved what I heard.
Mojave is an acoustic band from Vancouver with a strong passion for music and environmental causes.  They donate a percentage of their album sales to environmental charities through “1% for the planet and offsets all carbon emissions through tree canada.”  When I hear that sort of thing, I’m immediately more willing to hear what kind of message a group is sending through their music.
The songs are haunting and just absolutely gorgeous.  …read more

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Canadian singer, Alanis Morrissette, made an appearance on Rosie Live last night.  The show, created by Rosie O’Donnell, was supposed to be a throwback to the old variety shows that we used to love (think Sonny & Cher).  I haven’t read one good review and I’m disappointed to say that my PVR didn’t record it and I can’t find many videos online yet. 
Apparently, Alanis sang "a song referencing the 12 Steps in front of… an endless loop of geese flying through a sunset."  Wow… That sounds very unfortunate (yikes!).  If I find a video, I’ll …read more

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Nickelback frontman, Chad Kroeger, is urging people to put down video games like Guitar Hero in favor of doing the real thing in real life.  He recently said: "start rock bands.  Set down the ‘Guitar Hero’ learn how to play an actual guitar and start a band, because it’s hard to find more bands to put a solid rock-and-roll package together."
I know what he means.  I love GH, don’t get me wrong, but the musical journey and understanding cannot start and stop there.  I’m hoping these games pique the interests of young people and inspire them to want to …read more

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