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Some thoughts for 2012 from Bolster Your Holster

Posted on December 21, 2011 by

Listening to music is a game of give and take. Music puts you in a certain mood, you venture off in that mood and as it changes you want to listen to something else, which in turn changes your emotions … Continue reading →

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Paradigm Shift – Where have all the records gone?

Posted on December 15, 2011 by

Remember when you used to get music for Christmas? Like an MC Hammer cassette tape? I certainly do. How about 5 years ago, try going into a popular record store before Christmas and you would be surrounded by parents struggling … Continue reading →

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I was only for to die beside

Posted on June 15, 2011 by

Justin Vernon seems to be the busiest man in music lately. But when he isn’t doing collaborations with Kanye West, Gayngs, Volcano Choir or any of the other recent projects, he is the lead part of Bon Iver. A few … Continue reading →

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Calgary Folk Music Festival 2011 Lineup Revealed!

Posted on April 27, 2011 by

Over the past couple months the Calgary Folk Music Festival team has been leaking one artist a week who will feature in the 2011 festival. We’ve learned that Joseph Arthur, The Felice Brothers, The Head and the Heart, Lightning Dust, … Continue reading →

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SLED ISLAND – CALGARY – JUNE 22 – 25 – BE THERE!

Posted on April 1, 2011 by

Calgary has really taken off in the last few years when it comes to Alberta music festivals. In recent years their Folk Music Festival has decided to take an opposite approach to the more popular Edmonton one and recruit acts … Continue reading →

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Shaun’s Top albums of the year Part III (20-1)

Posted on January 6, 2011 by

And Part III of the list.  For part one and two click them.  Tomorrow, my top songs! 20 – Sleigh Bells – Treats This album Kicks.  HARD! Every song except one is over the top in your face pounding noise.  … Continue reading →

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Best Songs of 2010 (according to Kris)

Posted on January 6, 2011 by

2010 has come and gone and that means it is time to count down my favourite songs of 2010. I thought I’d try something different this year and count down my Top 40 songs from 2010 with 10 new songs … Continue reading →

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Shaun’s Top albums of the year Part II (40-21)

Posted on January 5, 2011 by

And as promised here is part II of III of my Favourite albums of the year.  For part I click here.  Part III to arrive tomorrow. 40 – The Cat Empire – Cinema This is perhaps the horniest album on … Continue reading →

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Shaun’s Top Albums of the Year PART 1 (60-41)

Posted on January 4, 2011 by

So it is that time of the year again.  We evaluate and reevaluate all the music that we have consumed in the last 12 months, and then we try to put an arbitrary order to it.  It seems to me … Continue reading →

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