Nikka Costa has always been lost in the shuffle. Whether being overshadowed by Amy Winehouse (with whom she shared producer Mark Ronson) or being signed to Virgin (which woefully under-promoted her last two albums), mainstream acceptance and acclaim have eluded Costa. Co-produced with hubby Justin S... Full Review

Steve Dawson's Henhouse doesn't look like much of a music factory from the outside. The Vancouver studio is located in a small, baby blue garage nestled in the corner of the award-winning producer and musician's well-manicured backyard. If you didn't know that artists such as Jim Byrnes, Shuyler Jansen and Old Man Luedecke have trucked through the place, you'd probably mistake it for his young daughter's life-sized playhouse.... Read More

Charity compilations are predominantly one-note affairs propelled by the weight of their cause rather than the quality of the music. So it's a minor miracle that the Red Hot Organization, which raises money to fund AIDS relief programs around the world, has managed to produce a string of qual... Read More