Over the years, Therion has seen many line-up changes, resulting in the presence of rhythm guitarist and former vocalist Christofer Johnsson as the only constant in the band. For the most part, the band has not been defined by their continuing changing line-ups, but by their ability to musically evolve.

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Like many, I discovered the Rolling Stones as a young adolescent. The energy, the power, the sexual angst. I identified with it all and it shaped the man I am now.

I was 15. But this was not 1964.

It was 1994.

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After an amazing opening weekend, the 2010 TD Winnipeg International Jazz Festival continued on throughout the week and closing weekend with a series of concerts from great performers and, generally, just a lot of fun!

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After offering up a "preview concert" last Wednesday night featuring living legend Sonny Rollins (a show I unfortunately had to miss because I was out of town), the newly-named TD Winnipeg International Jazz Festival officially kicked off this past weekend.

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One of the most unpleasant trends in directing, especially in music footage, is the tendency of directors to show what they want the viewers to see, instead of actually capturing what is going on.

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Charlemagne; By the Sword and the Cross is a concept album where Christopher Lee sings in the role of the dying King Charlemagne reflecting on his life. The album attempts to be epic, but fails miserably, due to several factors, despite having Christopher Lee's incredible voice.

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When I first sat down to listen to Emme Packer's double album, Earlier, Later, I was feeling very much in the mood to listen to Bon Iver -- you know, it was a typical rainy, grey November day in Vancouver, and I wanted something gentle and melancholy -- and before I was halfway through the opening track,

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Album Review: Jeffery Straker - Step Right Up

Posted by: Ariana  •  November 11, 2008 @ 10:25pm

Hey, have you heard? We're having a contest. You--yes, you--can win your very own copy of Canadian singer-songwriter Jeffery Straker's third full-length album, Step Right Up. And you should enter, because you want this CD.

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Album Review: Emma-Lee - Never Just a Dream

Posted by: Ariana  •  July 30, 2008 @ 1:01am

What grabs you first about Toronto songstress Emma-Lee's debut full-length album Never Just a Dream? The dulcet tones of her voice and the mellow vibe, for starters.

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Album Review: Night Ranger - Hole in the Sun

Posted by: Jeremy Maron  •  July 22, 2008 @ 5:17pm

As an avid fan of 80s hair bands for a number of reasons including the emotional highs of power ballads, the bombastic choruses, and, most importantly, clean, high male vocals (the cleaner and higher the better, at least for this subgenre of metal), I was quite anxious to see what the newest Night Ranger album, Hole in the Sun held.

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