On the eve of Remembrance Day ― less than a week after a Muslim-American army major massacred 13 fellow soldiers in Fort Hood rather than deploy to Afghanistan ― gamers stormed midnight sales to spend a world record-smashing $310 million on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, a game that begins in that very same central Asian warzone and, infamously, permits players to gun innocent people down in a terror attack.... Read More

The primary vehicle for his musical expression, Ken Aldcroft's Convergence Ensemble have been active in the Toronto, ON jazz scene for some time now. Employing a relatively conventional set of instruments, as far as small jazz combos go, this sextet are by no means ordinary. The skill with which the... Full Review

1. Propagandhi Supporting Caste (G7/Smallman)
It's been a banner year for Propagandhi, one that highlighted the best of the band and then threw them into a musical climate that was never intended for the radical-minded success they have forged. Since forming in the '80s, Propagandhi have built a worldwide fan-base and issued five celebrated full-length records, becoming national punk rock heroes whose albums are greeted like sacred edicts delivered from a group of politicized prairie hockey hooligans.... Read More