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How music fans saved Christmas number one

Rock’s wild man Liam holidays at family resort

It was a year of triumphant comeback and poignant loss. Few stories dominated the world’s interest the way Michael Jackson’s death did in June.

Wild man of rock Liam Gallagher has officially hit middle age – he’s holidaying at Center Parcs.

El Vez, Los StraightjacketsThursday, Dec. 17, 2009The IndependentBetter than: Elvis impersonators who don’t speak Spanish.El Vez is, in many ways, a role model for the importance of the li…

Doves have always felt a little like Elbow’s extrovert alter ego; a band happier being at the heart of the maelstrom than contemplating its hung-over afterglow. Whereas Elbow can be characterised by their cap-in-hand romanticism, Doves have always been better suited to the role of escapists.

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Nightlife 4TRIPLE5 CAFE AND WINE BAR: Karaoke with Moe V., Wednesdays, 9 p.m.; Dec. 18,You Tube Requests, 9 p.m.; Dec. 19, Jazz Club, 9:30 p.m. 4555 Queen St., 905-358-2555. ANGEL INN: Gator Bait, Dec.[...]

You can’t blame Straight No Chaser founder Dan Ponce for having mixed feelings about holiday music. “Given that our two nationally distributed albums [2008's "Holiday Spirits" and this year's " Christmas Cheers"] are both in the vein, the season can’t start early enough for us,” Ponce shared with a laugh in a recent chat, prompted by the 10-man a cappella group’s return to the Keswick tonight …