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What a Time! A Forty Year Celebration by Ryan’s Fancy

A review of the history-packed new double-CD from 'the band that launched the Newfoundland music scene'

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Chapter 5: Future on fire

How was I going to get respect in this town without telling everybody I had more money than they did?

Me and Xena

How do you name a business? Try crashing a male bonding session.

You gotta sing sing sing

Desperate headlines call for musical measures

Chapter 4: Playing patience

'Screw the city, I’d rather be here. Help keep this place alive.'

On the extinction of species

We should have learned our lesson from the cod collapse… but we never learn. We really don't.

Hall Pass

The Farrelly Brothers are back, for better or worse

Let’s hear it for the girls

Tuesday marked the centenary of International Women’s Day. Let's talk about our future women: little girls.

Hate and Hollywood

Can we separate the artist from his or her behaviour? Should we?

Chapter 3: The contract

What hole-in-the-rocks outport community can offer some kid $90,000 to stay put?