here,
      but
      I’m
      not
      going
      to
      believe
     
     
      them
      until
      I-see
      the
      flowers
      peeking
     
     
      out
      from
      beneath
      the
      snow.
      That’s
     
     
      not
      what
      I’m
      here
      to
      talk
      about,
     
     
      though.
      I’m
      here
      to
      talk
      about
      my
     
     
      favourite
      CDs
      of
      the
      last
      twelve
     
     
      months.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Moves
      and
      Birdapres
     
     
      Alleged
      Legends
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Some
      of
      the
      best
      hip-hop
      I’ve
      ever
     
     
      heard
      is
      coming
      out
      from
      this
     
     
      Canadian
      label.
      Moves
      (Len,
      Hip
     
     
      Club
      Groove),
      the
      transplanted
      Nova
     
     
      Scotian,
      supplies
      this
      album
      with
      his
     
     
      typical
      variety
      of
      fresh
      beats.
      He
      also
     
     
      mans
      the
      wheels
      of
      steel.
      The
      MC
     
     
      for
      this
      album
      is
      Vancouver’s
     
     
      Birdapres.
      Having
      never
      heard
      his
     
     
      rhymes
      before,
      I
      was
      struck
      by
      his
     
     
      Halifax-like
      style:
      kind
      of
      a
      cross
     
     
      between
      Buck
      65
      and
      Kunga
      219.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Enter-the-Discs-of-
      Torlal
     
    
   
   
    
     
      way.
      Whether
      it’s
      dealing
      with
      com-
     
     
      mies
      in
      China
      or
      what
      Birdapres
      did
     
     
      in
      a
      particular
      day,
      this
      CD
      is
      grade
     
     
      A
      material.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Popes
     
     
      Holloway
      Boulevard
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Their
      first
      full-length
      CD
      proves
      that
     
     
      the
      Popes
      are
      indeed
      the
      heir
      appar-
     
     
      ent
      to
      the
      Pogues’
      legacy
      of
      Celtic
     
     
      punk
      music.
      While
      the
      group
      does
     
     
      succeed
      in
      emerging
      from
      the
      shad-
     
     
      ows
      as
      Shane
      MacGowan’s
      back-up
     
     
      band,
      they
      do
      manage
      to
      keep
      his
     
     
      spirit
      in
      the
      project.
      While
      Paul
     
     
      McGuinness’s
      gruff
      vocals
      are
      duly
     
     
      enjoyed,
      the
      Pope’s
      real
      value
      lies
      in
     
     
      their
      infectious
      energy
      and
      spirited
     
     
      approach
      towards
      the
      music
      making
     
     
      process.
      MacGowan’s
      appearance
     
     
      on
      lead
      vocals
      in
      Chino’s
      Place
      is
      a
     
     
      welcome
      addition.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      folks
      at
      CBC
      say
      that
      Spring
      is
      Different,
      but
      in
      the
      best
      possible
      54°40
      When
      the
      Island’s
      favourite
      band
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Casual
      Viewin
     
    
   
   
    
     
      When
      it
      comes
      to
      rock
      in
      Canada,
     
     
      you
      don’t
      get
      anything
      more
      seminal
     
     
      than
      54°40.
      Well,
      you
      might,
      but
      it’s
     
     
      hard
      to.
      aTnOW,
      these
      veterans
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ty-plus
      years
      in
      the
      music
      business,
     
     
      and
      this,
      their
      ninth
      album,
      sounds
     
     
      surprisingly
      youthful.
      How
      have
     
     
      they
      remained
      relevant
      after
      all
      of
     
     
      these
      years?
      Attribute
      it
      to
      their
      new
     
     
      approach
      of
      mixing
      the
      album
      with
     
     
      samples
      in
      a
      hip-hop
      fashion,
      a
      luxu-
     
     
      ry
      afforded
      to
      the
      group
      since
      they
     
     
      now
      own
      the
      studio
      that
      they
      record
     
     
      in.
      Regardless,
      the
      radio
      friendly
     
     
      tunes
      on
      this
      album
      show
      that
      54°40
     
     
      have
      what
      it
      takes
      to
      stay
      relevant
      for
     
     
      years
      to
      come.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Rude
      Mechanicals
     
     
      Neutrinos
     
    
   
   
    
     
      dropped
      their
      second
      CD,
      I
      was
      curi-
     
     
      ous
      to
      see
      whether
      or
      not
      they
      man-
     
     
      aged
      to
      pack
      their
      energy
      and
      enthu-
     
     
      siasm
      into
      the
      recording.
      After
      all,
     
     
      it’s
      hard
      to
      walk
      away
      from
      a
      per-
     
     
      formance
      by
      the
      Rudes
      without
      feel-
     
     
      ing
      energized.
      Well,
      I’m
      happy
      to
     
     
      report
      that
      they
      managed
      to
      wallop
      it
     
     
      into
      a
      nice
      little
      package,
      convenient
     
     
      for
      you
      to
      take
      home.
      Pick
      the
      CD
      up
     
     
      and
      find
      out
      why
      their
      brand
      of
      rock
     
     
      is
      gaining
      recognition
      from
      folks
     
     
      across
      the
      country.
      You
      may
      have
     
     
      heard
      “Orange
      Flowers”
      on
      the
     
     
      radio,
      but
      believe
      me,
      there’s
      plenty
     
     
      more
      where
      that
      came
      from.
      Two
     
     
      tunes
      in
      particular
      that
      will
      smack
     
     
      you
      in
      the
      face
      and
      make
      you
      say
     
     
      “rawk
      and
      roll!”
      are
      “Physics”
      and
     
     
      “For
      the
      Sake
      of
      the
      Art,”
      the
      latter
     
     
      of
      which
      was
      recently
      named
      to
     
     
      appear
      on
      the
      IndieBlast
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