Reviews

Mngwa

Andrew Franey

The Shangs

Alex Cuba

Tri Nguyen

Defend The Rhino

Talltale

Kiwi Jr.

Plaster

Hyness

Black Suit Devil

Yamantaka // Sonic Titan

The Pack A.D.

Chad VanGaalen

Potengowski Anna Friederike

Todd Rundgren

Old 97's

Needles//Pins
This Month
The Resurrection of Waskesu
Rod Bandura and Margit Gossage have broaght the legacy of First Nations group Waskesu into the 21st Century with their new Margit Sky Project. By Jim Dupuis.
When the Music Stopped
It is not just musicians who are idled by the Coronavirus. A whole industry of people who support the live music scene are put on the sidelines too, says industry veteran Joelle May. By Magnus Thyvold
Women's Rights, Inprovisation and Passion: The Meredith Bates Interview
Meredith Bates has been busy trying to get more women musicians in the spotlight and working hard at combining improvised music with other art forms. By Jim Dupuis
Our Best of 2019 coverage Starts Here
Best Jazz of 2019 with Jazz Notes Jim Dupuis
Contributor and Host of Kamloops' Jazz Notes rounds up his favourite international and local Jazz releases of 2019
Mingwa - The Strange One
...a great album that really stretches what world music can be, and seamlessly blends many styles of music.
The Shangs - Golden Hits of the Shangs
...the band had another side gig going on all the while. Starting in 1990, The Shangs were a psychedelic pop off-shoot that sound very little like the main project Simply Saucer.
Alex Cuba Sublime
...a great album that will fit fine into Canadian summers lounging around on the beach.
Cutting Your Teeth With Necking
Vancouver's new punk rock heros play on the Studio 6 Live Sssions. By CJSF Radio and Magnus Thyvold
Charts
For the Week Ending: Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Top 50
#1 Potatohead People - Mellow Fantasy - (Bastard Jazz)
Electronic
#1 CRi - Juvenile - (Anjunadeep)
Hip Hop
#1 TOBi - Elements Vol. 1 - (Same Plate / RCA)
Loud
#1 Cell Press - Cell Press - (Self-Released)
Folk/Roots/Blues
#1 Ian Davies - The King of Bedroom Country - (Self-Released)
Asterisk (*) denotes Canadian artists. All !earshot charts in this issue reflect actual airplay on campus/community stations during the month of May 2010. Charts are weighted according to broadcast range and market size. To view older charts from as far back as 1999, go to our charts archive.
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Rank |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
1 |
Various * |
Underground Hip-Hop Vol. 5 |
Urbnet |
2 |
Guilty Simpson |
OJ Simpson |
Stones Throw |
3 |
Erykah Badu |
New Amerykah, Pt. 2: Return of the Ankh |
Universal |
4 |
Wu-Tang Clan |
Return of the Wu and Friends |
Gold Dust Media |
5 |
Gorillaz |
Plastic Beach |
Virgin |
6 |
Wordburglar * |
Burgie's Basement |
Urbnet |
7 |
Circle Research * |
Gardiner Express |
Urbnet |
8 |
Animal Nation * |
Understanding More About Nothing Than Anybody Ever Thought Impossible |
Self-Released |
9 |
Pip Skid * |
Skid Row |
Foul Tone |
10 |
Meth Ghost Rae |
Wu Massacre |
Def Jam |
11 |
Radio Radio * |
Belmundo Regal |
Bonsound |
12 |
Relic * |
The Green Light |
Self-Released |
13 |
B. Dolan |
Fallen House, Sunken City |
Strange Famous |
14 |
Dark Time Sunshine |
Vessel |
Fake Four Inc. |
15 |
Ginsberg's Inkling * |
Ummmm |
Neferiu |
16 |
Cypress Hill |
Rise Up |
Priority |
17 |
Ricca Razor Sharp & The Equazn * |
Opposites Attract |
Neferiu |
18 |
Murs and 9th Wonder |
Fornever |
SMC |
19 |
Gee Wunder * |
For The People |
Urbnet |
20 |
Ali The Son Of Abdul * |
Year of the Satellite |
Bollywood Depiction |