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Independent, provocative, now! The CJLO Magazine is the resource for features, reviews, and interviews. Established in 2004, and run by dedicated CJLO volunteers, the magazine covers the latest and best in local and international music, art, theatre, film, festivals, and more!

Electric Six @ Sala Rossa

March 23 2010 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

Column: The High End Theory - Why 50 Cent Finally Flopped

March 23 2010 // Magazine // Features

Curtis was back in the news this week discussing his new European club influenced album Black Magic. So I thought I’d take this opportunity to map out the reason his best album since Get Rich was his worst performance on the charts to date.

Back in 2002, 50 was the hottest thing in the streets. He was this ominous figure who survived nine gun shots. He was buzzing in the streets with Wanksta, and he had Eminem and Dr. Dre co-signing him. "Then In Da Club" came out and the music world was turned upside down.

RJD2 @ La Tulipe

March 18 2010 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

 

On Wednesday March 10 Ramble John "RJ" Krohn, aka RJD2 graced a packed house with some of his latest and greatest.  The Montreal stop of his tour to promote his new album Colussus touched down at La Tulipe, a great local venue, one of my personal favourites.  Opening act, NYC's Break Science warmed up the crowd with their unique blend of live hip hop and dubstep remixes.

Alice In Chains @ Metropolis

March 17 2010 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

Column: The High End Theory - The Wait Is Over

March 10 2010 // Magazine // Features

If you were on Twitter or any hip hop blog last Thursday night there was no avoiding it. The moment so many people have been clamouring for ever since So Far Gone dropped finally arrived. Drake’s first single was now making rounds online. The question was: did it live up to the hype?

Pierced Arrows @ Green Room

March 10 2010 // Magazine // Concert Reviews

My walk to "Le Salon Vert” was an interesting one.

Walking on upper St. Laurent, being distracted by all the really cheap Indian restaurants, my senses were cut off by a mass group of interesting people gathered outside a gallery exploding with indie music and laser lights. For a brief moment I thought to myself that this concert might actually be pretty exciting, with all the glimmer and interesting-looking people.  

Beard Of The Week #3: Scott Niedermayer

March 8 2010 // Magazine // Features

Beard Of The Week is a column of life, music, people, and their beards. Each week Lachlan Fletcher of The Subplot and Unabridged will give you a great beard and shed some light on its significance, hopefully helping both the bearded and unbearded alike down the road to enlightenment.

 

 

Scott Niedermayer

 

The Reaktion

March 3 2010 // Magazine // Features

THE REAKTOR’S MUSICAL PICS OF THE WEEK!!

 

Column: Compare And Contrast

March 3 2010 // Magazine // Features

Column: The High End Theory - A Luda State Of Mind

March 2 2010 // Magazine // Features

I never gave Ludacris a second thought when he first entered the game.

When Back for the First Time dropped in 2000 I was less than impressed. "What’s Your Fantasy" was a hit but there was nothing impressive about him. When Word of Mouf was released a year later I saw that he had enough, at least in terms of radio capability, to stick around for a while.

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