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What's On: Clubs (Toronto Star) Alleycatz (2409 Yonge St. 416-481-6865): Sump'n Different every Thurs.; Soular Fri. & Sat.; open stage jam with the Enzo Band every Sun.; Whitney Smith & C Berardinucci Quintet every Tues.; Jasmin Bailey & Co. every Wed. First Impressions: Gazing into the new year (USA Today) It's the time of year when record labels are jockeying for position by sending out advance copies of albums scheduled for the new year. So some of the 10 albums in this week's return of First Impressions (after a Thanksgiving-week... 10,000-seat arena aims to rock West (Edinburgh Evening News) A PROPOSED concert arena at the new Royal Highland Showground is being billed as a long-awaited rival to Glasgow's SECC. Bigelf - Hex Review (antiMUSIC) .The biggest drawback to CD reviews is that they are based on initial impressions. As we all know opinions change over time and some CDs you absolutely love when they come out, burn out quick and are relegated to a shelf. Others that you had a lukewarm reaction to end up growing into favorites. No prisoners taken: From Gainesville to glory (The Warren Reporter) I hesitated for a nanosecond, reckoning that a think piece about Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers might barely be regarded as a "Hip Sound" in these late days of calendar year 2007 anno domini. Symphonic pop army The Polyphonic Spree marches on the Rex Theatre (Pittsburg... "We need get back to the life, and basics, and people. I kinda feel there's some change coming around the corner." By Aaron Jentzen. A big noise about what? (The Japan Times) Klaxons practice their own mild form of subversion themselves. Over the past 18 months, they've got the public hooked on a musical genre that they invented, made a pop hit about a black-magic... Read more . . . Father Bloopy (Miami New Times) Miami Beach may be famous for many things ? celebrity cachet, club chic, thongs, and a dearth of parking spaces. But it's generally not known for birthing rock stars. So when singer/guitarist/songwriter Roger Houdaille proclaims himself a Miami Beach homeboy, it doesn't necessarily affirm his ... e C e n t r a l (The Star--The People's Paper) Ned Brower is feeling both elated and a bit perplexed. Last week, the drummer-vocalist and his mates in pop-rock quintet Rooney spent a couple of days in Los Angeles shooting videos for Are You Afraid? Search (Drowned In Sound) This weekend, those of you who aren?t heading down to ATP may well be considering or already planning a trip to another part of the coast: Brighton?s The Great Escape is in its second year and has expanded to encompass more new bands then there might actually be left in the world. Newsfeed display by CaRP |