Shotgun / November 2005

Devil’s Broom

Ottawa XPress │ Shotgun │ November 24, 2005
“Devil’s Broom” is the fourth track off Joseph Arthur’s album Our Shadows Will Remain. It’s a memorable song about hopelessness, alcoholism and homelessness.
“Since you’re gone ain’t nobody else gonna save me/ ’cause I can’t trade a bottle for an empty room/ I just pray that the Lord […]

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Best kept Ottawa secrets

Ottawa XPress │ Shotgun │ November 17, 2006
A “Best Of” New York City list comes out in the Village Voice every year, like our Best of Ottawa in the XPress. And boy, can you ever tell a lot about a city-as you can with a person-by what they boast are their best features.
New Yorkers have […]

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Crazy talk, mumbo-jumbo

Ottawa XPress │ Shotgun │ November 10, 2006
Now that I’ve quit drinking and smoking, let me tell you, socializing at parties is a whole new ballgame. It’s like walking around with a plastic bathing cap when everyone’s let their hair down.
The good news is I always leave the festivities the way I got there — […]

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