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Punk, Songwriter, The Damned, United Kingdom October 25, 1999

Eternal Damnednation: Vanian Talks

       DAMNED AS THEY DO   By Nick Krewen     Damned Damned Damned. Whatever else fate has in store for London’s The Damned, the quartet’s 1977 Nick Lowe-produced LP for Stiff Records will be remembered in the history books as the inaugural British punk album to hit the streets. Although their popularity was quickly overshadowed by The Sex Pistols, The Clash, and let’s face it, practically every other punk band…

Canada, Electronic, Hard Rock/Heavy Metal, JUNO, Led Zeppelin, Literary, Producer, Progressive rock, Songwriter September 21, 1999

Still exotic after all these years

Nick Krewen For The KW Record September 21, 1999   It’s an ode with an oud. The Tea Party has accumulated an interesting collection of exotic instruments over the years, but singer, songwriter and guitarist Jeff Martin admits that their latest addition came out of the blue. A four-stringed instrument called the oud makes its debut on “Samsara,” a cut from the Windsor trio’s latest album Triptych. According to Martin,…

Ambient, Arranger, Business, Canada, Composer, Electronic, Engineer, Experimental, Mixer, Nature Sounds, New Age, Producer, Toronto July 25, 1999

Capturing The Sound of Silence

  Far from the madding crowds, sound hunters search the wilderness for an elusive ingredient for their recordings — absolute silence   Nick Krewen The Ottawa Citizen Sunday, July 25, 1999 It’s another long, sweltering day in the tropical rainforest, and Kevin O’ Leary is on safari. With an assistant who doubles as photographer at his side, and more than 30 kgs of gear each strapped to their backs, they…

Arranger, California, Cinema, Classical, CMA, Composer, Country, Film Scores, Grammy, Nashville, Television, United States June 3, 1999

Fit as a fiddle…in the classic sense

Mark O’Connor leaves Nashville to concentrate on his talent as a classical music composer     Nick Krewen For The Record June 3, 1999     Pssst. Wanna buy a house? It’s a nice one, located in a private Nashville cul-de-sac about 10 minutes from Music Row. An artist retreat, this 4100 sq. ft. cedar home contains three bedrooms, three bathrooms, a great room with a 26-foot ceiling, inset shelving,…

Asia, Indigenous (Native), Throat-singing, World Music May 27, 1999

Yat-Kha grabs them by the throat

Nick Krewen For The Record   When they perform at the Guelph Spring Festival Saturday, Yat-Kha is hoping to grab you by their throats. Albert Kuvezin leads the four-man throat-singing collective known as Yat-Kha. Based out of Tuva, located in the mountainous regions of Asia between Mongolia and the former Soviet Union, Yat-Kha specializes in the ancient artform that dates back thousands of years. Kuvezin says throat-singing is easier to…