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Ian Blurton says a major label wouldn’t have let Change of Heart make the sprawling Smile

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON NOV. 12, 1992 By Steve Newton You’ve got to give Change of Heart a lot of credit for hanging in despite adversity. While piles of former college-radio faves from Seattle are lining up to sign lucrative major-label deals, the independent Toronto quartet is satisfied doing things its own way—and has been for … Continue reading Ian Blurton says a major label wouldn’t have let Change of Heart make the sprawling Smile

Terrible sadness over an abortion led to All’s regretful “Birthday I.O.U.”

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, NOV. 25, 1993 By Steve Newton We’ve all heard stories about small-town folk who pull up roots and travel to Tinseltown in search of fame and fortune. Well, the members of Yankee rock band All put a new twist on that fabled routine. After years of plugging away as … Continue reading Terrible sadness over an abortion led to All’s regretful “Birthday I.O.U.”