Articles by Sofi Papamarko

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  Shakira

  Oral Fixation Tour

  PUBLISHED Jan 25, 2008

  To lump Shakira in with the Britneys, Ashlees and Avrils of the world would be to do her an incredible disservice. The Colombian firecracke...

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  Hayden

  In Field & Town

  PUBLISHED Jan 9, 2008

  It only takes a couple of bars for even the casual Hayden fan to notice that the singer-songwriter is exploring new pastures. On his fifth...

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  Stars

  In Our Bedroom After The War

  PUBLISHED Sep 25, 2007

  Expectation is a bitch. When Stars made the scene in 2003, it was on the strength of Heart, one of the best and most beautiful Canadian alb...

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  Stars

  In Our Bedroom After The War

  PUBLISHED Sep 25, 2007

  Expectation is a bitch. When Stars made the scene in 2003, it was on the strength of Heart, one of the best and most beautiful Canadian alb...

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  Hot Hot Heat

  Happiness LTD

  PUBLISHED Sep 18, 2007

  Who are this band and what have they done with Hot Hot Heat? Happiness LTD fails from the get-go — the title track is middling and forgetta...

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  Oakley Hall

  I'll Follow You

  PUBLISHED Sep 11, 2007

  Listening to Oakley Hall feels like coming home. There’s something about the rich songwriting, effortless guitar plucking and the magical h...

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  Psychedelic Cowboy Rides Off

  Lee Hazlewood

  PUBLISHED Aug 20, 2007

  Lee Hazlewood didn’t give a damn. He never concerned himself with pleasing critics, following convention or satiating record executives. Wh...

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  Various

  Wanna Be Your Friend: A Tribute To The Inbreds

  PUBLISHED Aug 14, 2007

  For the Canadian sizzle teens that slaved and slavered over mix-tapes in the post-grunge mid-’90s, the Inbreds were a beloved musical stapl...