TOP ALBUMS
WEEK OF September 8th

1. Slipknot "All Hope Is Gone"

2. The Game "Lax (the deluxe edition)

3. Mamma Mia Soundtrack

4. Jonas Brothers "Little Bit Longer"

5. Coldplay "Viva La Vida"  

SEPTEMBER MUSIC RELEASES

Made In Where?

By: Kindah Mardam Bey (Ontario Correspondent - Canada)

Recently, the question of where exactly my clothing is made has come to my attention. That little equal sign symbol on the back of Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin's hand represents Fair Trade. Which ultimately means that wealthier countries do not bleed third world countries for cheap labour. Seriously, it's a big problem, and while my brief encounter with awareness hit me in the early 1990s with Nike, and then with the outrageous brush with humiliation Kathy Lee Gifford was subjected to (wasn't everyone else doing the same as KLG?), I had little experience with the subject matter. Then the idea of Fair Trade slid slowly into my psyche, and when your High School school-bag toting cousin is more savvy on the subject then you, it's time to strip off and read the damn labels...Read More