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Definitive Albums

We'll continue with another block of ten as I name artists and their definitive albums.  We're knocking down ten a day, in alphabetical order. The Fugees - The ScoreThe Guess Who - American WomanThe Offspring - SmashThe Police - SynchronicityThe Pretenders - Learning To CrawlThe Rolling Stones - Let It
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Definitive Albums

We'll continue with another block of ten as I name artists and their definitive albums.  We're knocking down ten a day, in alphabetical order. Stray Cats - Built For SpeedSupertramp - Breakfast In AmericaSystem of a Down - ToxicityThe Beach Boys - Pet SoundsThe Beatles -  Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts
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Definitive Albums

We'll continue with another block of ten as I name artists and their definitive albums.  We're knocking down ten a day, in alphabetical order. Sinead O'Connor - I Do Not Want What I Haven't GotSkid Row - Skid RowSloan - Twice RemovedSnoop Doggy Dogg - Doggy StyleSoul Asylum - Grave
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Definitive Albums

We'll continue with another block of ten as I name artists and their definitive albums.  We're knocking down ten a day, in alphabetical order. R.E.M. - Out Of TimeRadiohead - OK ComputerRage Against The Machine - Rage Against The MachineRed Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex MagikRun
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Definitive Albums

We'll continue with another block of ten as I name artists and their definitive albums.  We're knocking down ten a day, in alphabetical order. Our Lady Peace - ClumsyOutkast - StankoniaOzzy Osbourne - Blizzard of OzzPaul Simon - GracelandPearl Jam - TenPink Floyd - Dark Side of the MoonPrince -
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Definitive Albums

We'll continue with another block of ten as I name artists and their definitive albums.  We're knocking down ten a day, in alphabetical order. Live - Throwing CopperLynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-NerdMaestro Fresh-Wes - Symphony in EffectMarcy Playground - Marcy PlaygroundMarilyn Manson - Antichrist SuperstarMatthew Good Band - UnderdogsMeat
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Where Are You?

For the past few weeks, every time I turn on the radio or Muchmusic I'm hit with "Where Are You?" from Our Lady Peace.  It's on extreme high rotation, forcing me to sing along every hour on the hour. Yeah, it's catchy.  Really catchy.  I first heart "Where Are You?
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1991 Weekend

CFNY Edge 102 is having a 1991 weekend, playing the best tracks from that year.  As fully disclosed in my first blog entry, I'm partial to the years 1991-1994, the days between the release of Nirvana's Nevermind and the moment a self-inflicted gunshot pierced Kurt Cobain's brain.  Of course, it
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Definitive Albums

We'll continue with another block of ten as I name artists and their definitive albums.  We're knocking down ten a day, in alphabetical order. Kid 'N Play - FunhouseKid Rock - Devil Without A CauseKish - Order From ChaosKool Moe Dee - Knowledge is KingKorn - Follow the LeaderL.L.
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Definitive Albums

We'll continue with another block of ten as I name artists and their definitive albums.  We're knocking down ten a day, in alphabetical order. Ice Cube - The PredatorIce T - O.G. - Original GangsterJames Taylor - Sweet Baby JamesJanis Joplin - PearlJimmy Hendrix - Are You Experienced?John
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Pearl Jam Goes Digital

On September 19, I'll be at the ACC seeing Pearl Jam for the fourth time.  Mere hours after the last encore, the band will release 192 bitrate non-DRM digital downloads of their live shows exclusively at www.pearljam.com for $9.99 USD. First of all, I'm most delighted by
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Definitive Albums

We'll continue with another block of ten as I name artists and their definitive albums.  We're knocking down ten a day, in alphabetical order. Gordon Lightfoot - If You Could Read My MindGreen Day - DookieGuns N' Roses - Appetite For DestructionHayden - Everything I Long ForHole - Live Through
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Definitive Albums

We'll continue with another block of ten as I name artists and their definitive albums.  We're knocking down ten a day, in alphabetical order. Counting Crows - August and Everything AfterCyndi Lauper - She's So UnusualCypress Hill - Black SundayEminem - The Marshall Mathers LPEverlast - Whitey Ford Sings the
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Definitive Albums

We'll continue with another block of ten as I name artists and their definitive albums.  We're knocking down ten a day, in alphabetical order. Beastie Boys - Check Your HeadBeck - OdelayBig Daddy Kane - Taste Of ChocolateBlink 182 - Enema Of The StateBruce Springsteen - Born to RunBush -
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Come As You Are

You've probably heard "Remedy" from South Africa's Seether on your local rock radio station. CFNY Edge 102 here in the Big Smoke plays it all the time. It's not a bad tune, in fact I sort of dig it, but it sounds an awful lot like Kurt Cobain.  Shaun Morgan
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Hallelujah

I mentioned I had been listening quite a bit to K-OS' "Joyful Rebellion" lately.  There's a pretty little acoustic track on this disc called "Hallelujah" that I really dig.  It somewhat resembles Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah", but not quite enough to label it a cover.  Lets just say it was clearly
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The Canadian Invasion

Admittedly, I tend to gravitate towards a Canadian artist simply because they are Canadian.  I seek out Canadian artists, give their material additional spins if I don't instantly like it and promote good Canadian artists more heavily than artists from other nations. Now that's I've fully disclosed the above, I
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Whose iPod? Not Mine!

I just read yet another article about the current Jack/Bob/Mike radio format explosion in North America.  I've written about Jack before, a format that claims to "play what we want".  In most of these articles, there's always some Jack FM PR guy who says it's just like listening
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Hot Times

It's been way hot for so long now, I don't remember what sub 30°C temperatures feel like.  Temps will be hovering around that 30°C mark until Wednesday, when we might get a brief reprieve.  For the record, this isn't me bitching about the heat, I'm just commenting on
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Live 8 Boost

Much has been made of the sales surge Live 8 artists experienced after their performance on Saturday.  Pink Floyd sales rose, The Who's sales rose, U2's sales rose, and so on. I'd file this one under "D" for duh.  In the three days following Live 8, I've noticed myself clicking
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