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![Entombed Frontman LG Petrov Dead at 49]()
NewsEntombed Frontman LG Petrov Dead at 49 Published Mar 08, 2021Swedish musician Lars-Göran "L-G" Petrov — Entombed, Entombed A.D. and Firespawn frontman — has died following a battle with bile duct cance...
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![Sloan and Thrush Hermit Unearth 1994 Mockumentary Video]()
StreamsSloan and Thrush Hermit Unearth 1994 Mockumentary Video Published Mar 08, 2021Back in 1994, Sloan and Thrush Hermit were still up-and-coming Halifax bands and hadn't yet become Canadian rock royalty. Sloan's own label,...
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![Here's Everything That Happened in Oprah's Interview with Meghan Markle]()
NewsHere's Everything That Happened in Oprah's Interview with Meghan Markle Published Mar 08, 2021Last night was a big one for people who haven't bothered cutting their cable television just yet as Oprah Winfrey sat down with Meghan Markl...
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![Montreal's DISHPIT Unleash Post-Punk Devastation on 'DIPSHIT']()
ReviewsMontreal's DISHPIT Unleash Post-Punk Devastation on 'DIPSHIT' Published Mar 08, 2021Following the sudden closure of their record label, Montreal-based DISHPIT's long-delayed debut album is finally seeing the light of day as...
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![Valerie June Builds on R&B Traditions with 'The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers']()
ReviewsValerie June Builds on R&B Traditions with 'The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers' Published Mar 08, 2021An endorsement from legendary Stax Records singer Carla Thomas would be a dream come true for most musicians, but Valerie June attains much...
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![Boomer Tom DeLonge Is Now a Talking Plush Toy]()
NewsBoomer Tom DeLonge Is Now a Talking Plush Toy Published Mar 05, 2021Tom DeLonge's Boomer character from Blink-182's "First Date" video has recently enjoyed a second life as an internet meme — and will now sur...
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!['Stranger Things' Creators the Duffer Brothers and Steven Spielberg Are Adapting Stephen King's 'The Talisman' for Netflix]()
News'Stranger Things' Creators the Duffer Brothers and Steven Spielberg Are Adapting Stephen King's 'The Talisman' for Netflix Published Mar 05, 2021The Duffer Brothers are finally branching out from their Stranger Things. Today it was announced the creators behind the insanely successful...
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!['Pixie' Is a Fun but Average Crime-Comedy Caper Directed by Barnaby Thompson]()
Reviews'Pixie' Is a Fun but Average Crime-Comedy Caper Directed by Barnaby Thompson Published Mar 05, 2021Once upon a time in the west of Ireland, two men dawning pig and panda masks burst into a church to rob shotgun-wielding priests of their dr...
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![Kimya Dawson, Mariah Carey, Michael Kiwanuka Soundtrack HBO's Tracee Ellis Ross-Narrated 'The Runaway Bunny']()
StreamsKimya Dawson, Mariah Carey, Michael Kiwanuka Soundtrack HBO's Tracee Ellis Ross-Narrated 'The Runaway Bunny' Published Mar 05, 2021HBO Max has released a trailer for The Runaway Bunny, a hand-drawn animated special based on the 1942 classic children's book written by Mar...
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![The Chicks File $6.6 Million Lawsuit over Cancelled 'Gaslighter' Tour]()
NewsThe Chicks File $6.6 Million Lawsuit over Cancelled 'Gaslighter' Tour Published Mar 05, 2021The Chicks have filed a massive $6.6. million USD lawsuit over their cancelled Gaslighter tour. The band formerly known as the Dixie Chic...
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![Rage Against the Machine Say They Won't Be 'Sellouts' Who Do Drive-In Shows]()
NewsRage Against the Machine Say They Won't Be "Sellouts" Who Do Drive-In Shows Published Mar 05, 2021While it remains to be seen if Rage Against the Machine's anticipated reunion tour will take place in 2021 as expected, bassist Tim Commerfo...
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![Valerie June Builds on R&B Traditions with 'The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers']()
ReviewsValerie June Builds on R&B Traditions with 'The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers' Published Mar 08, 2021An endorsement from legendary Stax Records singer Carla Thomas would be a dream come true for most musicians, but Valerie June attains much...
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![Montreal's DISHPIT Unleash Post-Punk Devastation on 'DIPSHIT']()
ReviewsMontreal's DISHPIT Unleash Post-Punk Devastation on 'DIPSHIT' Published Mar 08, 2021Following the sudden closure of their record label, Montreal-based DISHPIT's long-delayed debut album is finally seeing the light of day as...
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![POSTDATA Oozes Character and Individuality on 'Twin Flames']()
ReviewsPOSTDATA Oozes Character and Individuality on 'Twin Flames' Published Mar 04, 2021As the vocalist of Wintersleep, Halifax's Paul Murphy has long been the centrepiece of energetic and thick rock songs. But, as the leader of...
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![Regional Justice Center Deliver Plenty of 'Crime and Punishment' in 13 Minutes]()
ReviewsRegional Justice Center Deliver Plenty of 'Crime and Punishment' in 13 Minutes Published Mar 04, 2021Regional Justice Center are as straightforward as heavy bands come. They are all about their blast beats contrasting against slow plodding r...
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![Alicia Clara Makes Her Mark as a Dream Pop Artist to Watch on 'Outsider/Unusual' EP]()
ReviewsAlicia Clara Makes Her Mark as a Dream Pop Artist to Watch on 'Outsider/Unusual' EP Published Mar 03, 2021Swiss-born/Montreal based songwriter Alicia Clara makes gauzy, heavy-lidded dream pop — but, based on the sound of her six-song debut EP, Ou...
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![This Funny Week in Funny Tweets: March 5, 2021]()
FeaturesThis Funny Week in Funny Tweets: March 5, 2021 Published Mar 05, 2021Olives are domineering, everyone is persevering, weaponizing all tearing, semi-charmed cheering, and much more from this week in funny tweet...
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![8 Emerging Canadian Artists You Need to Hear in March 2021]()
Features8 Emerging Canadian Artists You Need to Hear in March 2021 Published Mar 03, 2021It's been a year since Canada began locking down, but the efforts of artists to create and share their feelings with the world are stronger...
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![Five Ways BAD CHILD Found Salvation in Music and Became One of 2021's Must-Hear Artists]()
FeaturesFive Ways BAD CHILD Found Salvation in Music and Became One of 2021's Must-Hear Artists Published Mar 02, 2021BAD CHILD's music is all about raw, unfiltered honesty. The 23-year-old Canadian songwriter — born Isaiah Steinberg in Kitchener, ON — chann...
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![Serial Joe, Len, soulDecision and Other Early-2000s Canadian Radio Staples Are Making a Comeback on TikTok]()
FeaturesSerial Joe, Len, soulDecision and Other Early-2000s Canadian Radio Staples Are Making a Comeback on TikTok Published Mar 02, 2021As we've seen time and time again, TikTok's sheer volume of content, viral-hit-making formula and its mysterious algorithm make the app the...
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![Know Your Budtender — Conor McColgan at Fire & Flower on Yonge]()
FeaturesKnow Your Budtender — Conor McColgan at Fire & Flower on Yonge Published Feb 26, 2021Fire & Flower is your guide to all things green. In a cannabis market that's filled with scientific breakthroughs and different strains to s...
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![Astral Swans Is a Canadian Cannabis Hero]()
FeaturesAstral Swans Is a Canadian Cannabis Hero Published Feb 26, 2021Calgary's Matthew Swann makes slow, sad folk songs with an eerie experimental edge. He records as Astral Swans, continuing where he left o...
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![This Funny Week in Funny Tweets: February 26, 2021]()
FeaturesThis Funny Week in Funny Tweets: February 26, 2021 Published Feb 26, 2021High school band, Daft Punk's last stand, lending Reginald a hand, Winnipeg snow sculptures get banned, and much more from this week in funn...
