Articles by Patrick Lejtenyi

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  Lee Kim

  Close To You

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2001

  Toronto's Lee Kim is pure saccharine, radio-geared pop, dripping with soul, emotion and heart-felt drama. That's OK, though, because he get...

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  Ralph

  This Is For the Night People

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2001

  A haunting mixture of moody jazz, soft-spoken, cigarette-burned poetry and exquisite lyrics, this fourth release by the Vancouver-based Ral...

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  Roswells

  Mantra

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2001

  This second album from Vancouver's the Roswells is the kind of heavy pop album that combines the tried and proven formula of strong melodie...

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  Tijuana Bibles

  Apartment Wrestling

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2001

  Ay, ay, ay! Over Mexicali way, in a seedy, steenkeeng basement (in the kind of border town that Orson Welles loves), someone is making some...

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  Various

  Stop Handgun Violence

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2001

  You don't really need to be overly clever to figure out that handgun violence is a serious problem. You don't need a Columbine, a Polytechn...

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  Various

  This is Your Music

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2001

  Ten songs from four bands appear on this compilation, with each possessing a highly different sound and vibe. Monsieur Leroc is a funky, ja...

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  Hepcat

  Push 'n Shove

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2001

  This fourth release by the premiere L.A. trad-ska group is another triumph in the fight to preserve the original beauty and integrity of th...

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  Chick Boyd

  A Song for Christmas

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2001

  Ever get this song off Napster by the Kids of Whitney High, called "Insects Gonna Get You?" The kids are all retarded and this was some sor...