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IL DIVO PUTS POP IN NEW ARIA

THE conception of Il Divo in 2004 was a simple experiment: Acid-tongued "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell wanted to see what would happen if he hired four handsome, classically trained singers and had them apply their...

Billboard CD reviews (Reuters)

ARTIST: BEYONCE ALBUM: I AM . . . Songs like "Video Phone," with its repetitive, vibrating beat, and the thumping "Diva," a collaboration with Sean Garrett, don't break new ground but more than provide the radio-ready dance...

Love Letters Contest by The Walrus

Dear Brave and Thoughtful Walrus Reader, In celebration of the Canadian paperback launch of Four Letter Word , the acclaimed collection of fictional love letters edited by Joshua Knelman and Rosalind Porter, The Walrus magazine...

Deborah Hill Cone: Put on a happy Facebook

Now that we have voted in a National Government, some of my Facebook friends are happy and some are not. Cameron Slater (the blogger Whale Oil Beef Hooked - say it fast) updated his Facebook status to say he was happy as a pig...

MARTIN BANDYKE: Fresh thoughts on new music: Neil Young, David Cook, more

When the not quite 23-year-old Neil Young came to Ann Arbor in the fall of 1968 for two performances at the Canterbury House, he was at a crucial point in his career. After gaining fame as a vocalist and guitarist in the...

Tori Amos: Live at Montreux 1991/1992 on Blu-ray Disc

The Performance Mixing the best of Kate Bush and Elton John with nods toward Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen, singer/songwriter Tori Amos made a splash in the early-nineties with her debut album Little Earthquakes. The intimate...

Darrell Scott: Paying homage - roanoke.com

Scott’s concert at Jefferson Center is a nod to the musicians who influenced his career. His country music hits include The Dixie Chicks’ “Long Time Gone” and Patty Loveless’ “You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive,” which Brad...

Pee Wees tame Thunder

The Dania Bears Pee Wees defeated the Ives Estate Thunder 19-6 in the second round of the South Florida Youth Football League playoffs in the Florida Youth Athletic Association. Roderick Becklum scored on a 40-yard run, and...

30 things you never knew about the Prince of Wales

throne later than September 2013 - and, frankly, that’s looking pretty likely - “It’s better than the Changing of the Guard,” he said 11Not content with being Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall, he is also Duke of Rothesay,...

Q&A: Joseph Boyden by Jared Bland

As yesterday’s informal National Post poll showed, Joseph Boyden is the smart-money choice to win this year’s Giller Prize tonight. I wanted to stretch myself as a writer and go back to the contemporary—my first story...

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