Articles by Scott Tavener

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  James Husband

  A Parallax I

  PUBLISHED Oct 19, 2009

  Like his day-job band (of Montreal), James Husband's solo work shows off an affinity for poppy hooks, albeit without any out-there/glam soj...

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  Yo La Tengo

  Popular Songs

  PUBLISHED Oct 9, 2009

  Muso favourite Yo La Tengo's umpteenth disc, Popular Songs, brims with affable, clean-cut tracks, especially the Clientele-evoking "All You...

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  Couples Retreat

  Peter Billingsley

  PUBLISHED Oct 8, 2009

  Before Jon Favreau resurrected Robert Downey Jr.'s career and Vince Vaughn became a Frat Pack hero, the two friends appeared together in in...

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  David Bowie

  VH1 Storytellers

  PUBLISHED Jul 9, 2009

  Here's a necessary tautology: VH1 Storytellers tends to VH1 its performers, turning the most iconoclastic and bombastic of guests into adul...

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  Hexes & Ohs

  NXNE, Toronto, ON June 17 to 21, 2009

  PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2009

  Don Henley doesn't get enough respect. Drumming and singing calls for an exigent fusion of melody and rhythm. Hexes and Ohs co-vocalist/dru...

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  Japanther

  NXNE, Toronto, ON June 17 to 21, 2009

  PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2009

  Japanther, played the best set(s) of the entire festival. During a late-ish Sneaky Dees gig, the Brooklyn outfit stomped through a visceral...

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  Matt & Kim

  NXNE, Toronto, ON June 17 to 21, 2009

  PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2009

  Nirvana's drummer (what was his name?) hit really hard. Robust percussion goes a long way, no matter the record store tag. Shortsightedly,...

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  Woodpigeon

  NXNE, Toronto, ON June 17 to 21, 2009

  PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2009

  Woodpigeon front-man, Mark Hamilton's pristine vocals and storytelling acumen evoked a number of twee acts, but without any cloying earnest...