The flawed genius of Kanye West’s The Life of Pablo

Hip Hop Karaoke turns up at Lucky Bar

The room is dim, loud and packed. Bartenders work in a blurred frenzy. Some people sit. Others stand. Most dance. Onstage, two skinny white dudes in V-necks and Birkenstocks give an aggressive, wild-eyed rendition of the song “Blockbuster Night Part 1” by the...
The flawed genius of Kanye West’s The Life of Pablo

Back to basics for Finger Eleven

Finger Eleven is back. The band formerly known as Rainbow Butt Monkeys played at the Mary Winspear Centre in Sidney on Oct. 31 in support of their new album Five Crooked Lines. It’s their first album in five years, as well as the first under their new label, The...
The flawed genius of Kanye West’s The Life of Pablo

Disclosure’s pop takeover

Disclosure’s story is an unlikely one. Two brothers, Howard and Guy Lawrence, break into Top 40 radio, dominating the airwaves with a song called “Latch” that rewrites the soundscape of mainstream music and simultaneously skyrockets the career of a deft crooner named...