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Bad Religion still tackling tough issues

Los Angeles punk rockers play Kool Haus Sunday in support of 16th album True North Nick Krewen Music, Published on Sat Mar 30 2013     Thirty-three years in, Los Angeles punk rockers Bad Religion continue to age gracefully. The seminal sextet — which actually tours as a quintet, with co-founding guitarist and songwriter Brett Gurewitz opting to stick around the offices of the successful Epitaph and Anti record labels…


Canadian Music Week: The White Buffalo in town for Great Hall gig

Canadian Music Week: The White Buffalo in town for Great Hall gig Folk and country singer has had six songs featured on hit TV show The Sons Of Anarchy By: Nick Krewen Special To The Star, Published on Wed Mar 20 2013   If you’re a fan of The Sons Of Anarchy, you’re probably aware of The White Buffalo’s music. The California native, who is also known as Jake Smith…


Rihanna at the ACC: Barbadian pop queen capable of so much more

I Entertainment / Music Rihanna at the ACC: Barbadian pop queen capable of so much more Her performance during the first of two nights at The Air Canada Centre was anything but a gem. Rihanna lacked intensity and emotion during the first of her two shows at the ACC, says reviewer Nick Krewen. By: Nick Krewen Special to the Star, Published on Tue Mar 19 2013     Rihanna’s latest…


Justin Timberlake’s The 20/20 Experience bloated and dull: Review

Suit and Tie singer’s new album really could have used the hindsight of an editor. Nick Krewen Special to the Star Published on Tue Mar 19 2013 Justin Timberlake The 20/20 Experience (RCA) 2 stars Second only in studio secrecy to the recent re-emergence of David Bowie, Justin Timberlake ends a six-year music hiatus with The 20/20 Experience, only his third solo album since he managed to buck the trend…


David Bowie lives up to the hype on The Next Day: album review

Entertainment / Music Bowie proves age is nothing but a number on first studio album in a decade. Published on Tue Mar 12 2013   Rock David Bowie The Next Day (ISO/Columbia/Sony) 3.5 stars       The secret’s out. After a major health scare and a decade of silence, many had assumed that influential and iconic rocker David Bowie had ridden off into the sunset. Instead, the man known…