http://www.straight.com/content/rss/music en http://www.straight.com/article-298901/vancouver/universal-music-test-lower-cd-prices-us Under the company's Velocity program, expected to launch in the second quarter of 2010, single CDs will carry suggested list prices between US$6 and US$10. 298901 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:54:00 -0700 http://www.straight.com/article-298901/vancouver/universal-music-test-lower-cd-prices-us#comments John Lucas http://www.straight.com/article-298880/vancouver/lady-gaga-announces-second-show-vancouver Given the larger than life celebrity status Gaga has garnered over the past year, it’s no surprise that fans new and old are flocking to see what over-the-top antics she comes up with next. 298880 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:32:00 -0700 http://www.straight.com/article-298880/vancouver/lady-gaga-announces-second-show-vancouver#comments Shadi Elien http://www.straight.com/article-298875/vancouver/ed-henderson-displays-dazzling-lowkey-acoustic-virtuosity-intimate Freshly Pressed. A new record review every weekday at 11:01 a.m. 298875 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:01:00 -0700 http://www.straight.com/article-298875/vancouver/ed-henderson-displays-dazzling-lowkey-acoustic-virtuosity-intimate#comments Ken Eisner http://www.straight.com/article-298840/vancouver/bjork-and-french-director-michel-gondry-make-scientific-musical Musician Björk and director Michel Gondry are teaming up to produce the weirdest experience you'll have in a while. 298840 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:05:00 -0700 http://www.straight.com/article-298840/vancouver/bjork-and-french-director-michel-gondry-make-scientific-musical#comments Kristi Alexandra files/imagecache/mobile_image/images/wide/MUS_Bjork_100318.jpg files/imagecache/mobile_image_thumb/images/wide/MUS_Bjork_100318.jpg http://www.straight.com/article-298814/vancouver/citays-dream-get-together-shoegazes-chipper-younger-sister Dream Get Together (Dead Oceans) 298814 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:01:00 -0700 http://www.straight.com/article-298814/vancouver/citays-dream-get-together-shoegazes-chipper-younger-sister#comments Kristi Alexandra http://www.straight.com/article-298165/vancouver/epic-precise-and-punishing With nearly a dozen different bands on his CV, Josh Newton has a better idea than most what constitutes a healthy group, and he’s pleased to report that Every Time I Die is just that. 298165 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:25:00 -0700 http://www.straight.com/article-298165/vancouver/epic-precise-and-punishing#comments Mike Usinger files/imagecache/mobile_image/images/wide/MUS_Every_time_I_die_2204.jpg files/imagecache/mobile_image_thumb/images/wide/MUS_Every_time_I_die_2204.jpg http://www.straight.com/article-298166/vancouver/terrified-kate-maki-strayed-her-comfort-zone-rootsy-disc The under-exposed Ontario-based singer-songwriter doesn’t exactly blame you for thinking she’s a kind of sushi you haven’t tried yet. 298166 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:20:00 -0700 http://www.straight.com/article-298166/vancouver/terrified-kate-maki-strayed-her-comfort-zone-rootsy-disc#comments Ken Eisner http://www.straight.com/article-298168/vancouver/martha-wainwright-finds-herself-another-planet The past six months have been a rough ride for Martha Wainwright. 298168 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:15:00 -0700 http://www.straight.com/article-298168/vancouver/martha-wainwright-finds-herself-another-planet#comments Tony Montague http://www.straight.com/article-298175/vancouver/jay-malinowski-rediscovers-his-voice-solo-artist Jay Malinowski grew up on the West Coast, in the heart of Kerrisdale to be precise. But don’t hold that against him—or suggest that he never ventured east of Main Street. 298175 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:10:00 -0700 http://www.straight.com/article-298175/vancouver/jay-malinowski-rediscovers-his-voice-solo-artist#comments Mike Usinger files/imagecache/mobile_image/images/wide/MUS_Malinowski_2204.jpg files/imagecache/mobile_image_thumb/images/wide/MUS_Malinowski_2204.jpg http://www.straight.com/article-298176/vancouver/kate-rusby-likes-dose-sadness-her-songs Kate Rusby learned to sing in the back of the family car. 298176 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:05:00 -0700 http://www.straight.com/article-298176/vancouver/kate-rusby-likes-dose-sadness-her-songs#comments Tony Montague http://www.straight.com/article-298177/vancouver/sidemen-step-fore-retrorocking-zeus After five years of hammering out tunes in the backing band of singer-songwriter Jason Collett, Mike O’Brien now finds himself front and centre with Say Us, the rollicking debut from his own project, Zeus. 298177 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 -0700 http://www.straight.com/article-298177/vancouver/sidemen-step-fore-retrorocking-zeus#comments Jenny Charlesworth files/imagecache/mobile_image/images/wide/MUS_Zeus_2204.jpg files/imagecache/mobile_image_thumb/images/wide/MUS_Zeus_2204.jpg http://www.straight.com/article-298178/vancouver/after-decade-guitarist-rejoined-hammerfall-fold With a stabilized lineup, HammerFall hopes to release its next album in 2011 and attract new fans beyond traditional strongholds like Sweden and Germany. 298178 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:50:00 -0700 http://www.straight.com/article-298178/vancouver/after-decade-guitarist-rejoined-hammerfall-fold#comments Lucas Aykroyd http://www.straight.com/article-298180/vancouver/imelda-may-turns-young-people-old-music The Dublin-born singer, ensconced in London for a decade now, tells the Straight that turning young people on to old music is a big part of the fun right now. 298180 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:45:00 -0700 http://www.straight.com/article-298180/vancouver/imelda-may-turns-young-people-old-music#comments Ken Eisner files/imagecache/mobile_image/images/wide/MUS_ImeldaMay_2204.jpg files/imagecache/mobile_image_thumb/images/wide/MUS_ImeldaMay_2204.jpg http://www.straight.com/article-298228/vancouver/failed-romance-sparks-prairie-cats-piano-pop Judging by the 10 tracks that make up Prairie Cat's debut full-length, It Began/Ended With Sparks, there’s no doubt that songwriter Cary Pratt was preoccupied with failed romance. 298228 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:40:00 -0700 http://www.straight.com/article-298228/vancouver/failed-romance-sparks-prairie-cats-piano-pop#comments Alex Hudson http://www.straight.com/article-298230/vancouver/big-pink-makes-big-noise My $200 custom earplugs picked a bad time to go missing in action. 298230 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:35:00 -0700 http://www.straight.com/article-298230/vancouver/big-pink-makes-big-noise#comments John Lucas files/imagecache/mobile_image/images/wide/MUS_Concerts_2204.jpg files/imagecache/mobile_image_thumb/images/wide/MUS_Concerts_2204.jpg