2021 Team GDW Miscellaneous Honors
As Martin prepares to reveal his Final Four Albums of the Year tomorrow (and having already listed his Twenty Favorite Singles and Albums over…
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Martin Noakes: 2021 Top Twenty Album List
As we approach the final week of 2021, my mind has a flashback to March 2020, when our lives were turned upside down. Daily…
Snappy Singles: Cheery Tunes For The Onset Of Winter Blues
How crazy is it that another year has almost passed us by? Another ‘pandemic filled’ year, no less, but once again, the sheer volume…
Snappy Singles: Summer Songs From Some Of Our Faves
I must confess that it gets harder each time to select just four singles to share in our monthly Snappy Singles feature, especially now…
Single Release: Amai Kuda Et Les Bois, “Love Song”
If I could transport myself back to any decade, the late 1950s into the 1960s is one time period that I would have loved…
Single Release: Celeigh Cardinal, “There Ain’t No Way (Better Days Version)”
Just last Friday, GDW’s Richard Clark shared with us his musings about “Thrive,” the latest EP from Toronto’s Claire Davis, and I very quickly…
Review: Claire Davis, “Thrive”
Alongside his name, the iconic writer, poet, and philosopher, Charles Bukowski (1920-1994) had the words “Don’t Try” chiseled on his gravestone. It might seem…
Snappy Singles: April Beats, Alberta Treats
The GDW email inbox for music submissions still shows no sign of slowing down, and has been at the ‘critically overflowing’ stage for these…
Single Release: Ivan Hartle, “Shine”
Vancouver, BC soul/funk/blues artist Ivan Hartle is gearing up to release “Shine,” his latest single which drops onto your favorite streaming platforms tomorrow. Following…
Single Release: Joce Reyome, “Cross My Heart”
Do you ever hear a new tune from an artist with whom you have no familiarity, and literally stop dead in your tracks when…