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Steve Bays and His Studio-Loving Job
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!['Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Loses Its Way During Muddled Final Season Created by Dan Goor and Michael Schur]()
Reviews'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Loses Its Way During Muddled Final Season Created by Dan Goor and Michael Schur Published Sep 28, 2021Heading into its eighth and final season, Brooklyn Nine-Nine was in an impossible position. Increased public awareness of police brutality m...
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![POP Montreal 2021 Proves That the Show Must Go On]()
FeaturesPOP Montreal 2021 Proves That the Show Must Go On Published Sep 28, 2021The 20th edition of the POP Montreal festival was, for many, a return to the individual and collective joy of live music. A joy so valuable...
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![Hamilton, ON's Supercrawl Announces Free 2021 Festival]()
NewsHamilton, ON's Supercrawl Announces Free 2021 Festival Published Sep 28, 2021Hamilton music festival Supercrawl has announced a free two-day event taking place this fall. The festival is called On the Bay and it runs...
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![Cadence Weapon Wins 2021 Polaris Music Prize]()
NewsCadence Weapon Wins 2021 Polaris Music Prize Published Sep 27, 2021The Polaris Music Prize has named its 2021 winner: Parallel World by Cadence Weapon. Cadence Weapon beat out short-listed nominees DijahS...
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![R. Kelly Found Guilty of Sex Trafficking and Racketeering]()
NewsR. Kelly Found Guilty of Sex Trafficking and Racketeering Published Sep 27, 2021After nine hours of deliberations spread over two days in a Brooklyn court, a jury has found R. Kelly guilty on nine counts of racketeering...
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![Noel Gallagher Claims His Brother Liam 'Is a Hologram']()
NewsNoel Gallagher Claims His Brother Liam "Is a Hologram" Published Sep 27, 2021Everyone's favourite pair of beefing British brothers are at it again: Noel Gallagher has suggested that his former Oasis bandmate and DNA-s...
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![Steve Bays on How His '24/7 Stoked' Dog Sets the Mood in the Studio]()
FeaturesSteve Bays on How His "24/7 Stoked" Dog Sets the Mood in the Studio Published Sep 27, 2021Over the past couple decades, BC musician Steve Bays has amassed a pile of pop-rock projects (Hot Hot Heat, Mounties, Fur Trade, Left Field...
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![Holy Fuck Team Up with Kero Kero Bonito for New Single 'Airport Dreams']()
StreamsHoly Fuck Team Up with Kero Kero Bonito for New Single "Airport Dreams" Published Sep 27, 2021Toronto electronic outfit Holy Fuck have shared a new single, and they've brought Sarah Bonito of UK popsters Kero Kero Bonito in to join in...
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![James Bunton Lets His Synth Do the Talking on New Single 'ARGON8 03']()
FeaturesJames Bunton Lets His Synth Do the Talking on New Single "ARGON8 03" Published Sep 27, 2021James Bunton may not be a household name, but you've almost certainly listened to his work. The Toronto-based producer has lent his talents...
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![Tool Are Skipping Canada on Their 2022 Tour]()
NewsTool Are Skipping Canada on Their 2022 Tour Published Sep 27, 2021Last June, Tool cancelled a North American tour behind 2019's Fear Inoculum outright, and a newly-announced run of dates for 2022 shows that...
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![Arca Returns with New Song 'Incendio,' Charity Concert Film]()
StreamsArca Returns with New Song "Incendio," Charity Concert Film Published Sep 27, 2021Arca has returned with new song "Incendio," a Spanish-language track co-produced with Omar that you can hear below. "Incendio" arrives to...
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![Tirzah Deconstructs Everything on 'Colourgrade']()
ReviewsTirzah Deconstructs Everything on 'Colourgrade' Published Sep 27, 2021A lullaby ought to be soft and quiet, but its core objective isn't beauty so much as hypnosis — repetitive, beckoning, inescapable. There's...
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![The Body and Big Brave Fly from Metal to Folk on 'Leaving None but Small Birds']()
ReviewsThe Body and Big Brave Fly from Metal to Folk on 'Leaving None but Small Birds' Published Sep 23, 2021On Leaving None but Small Birds, the Body and Big Brave — two of the most consistent and prolific acts in heavy music — have come together t...
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![The Garrys Ride Surf Rock's Wake to New Sonic Territory on 'Get Thee to a Nunnery']()
ReviewsThe Garrys Ride Surf Rock's Wake to New Sonic Territory on 'Get Thee to a Nunnery' Published Sep 23, 2021Hot off of their spooky 2020 rescoring of Haxan: Withcraft Through the Ages, the Garrys have blessed everyone's ears with Get Thee to a Nunn...
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![Poppy Digs Into the Entire Rock Canon at Once on 'FLUX']()
ReviewsPoppy Digs Into the Entire Rock Canon at Once on 'FLUX' Published Sep 22, 2021Poppy has changed her musical style. Again. When Poppy introduced herself to the world with debut album Poppy.Computer in 2017, the sin...
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![Ada Lea Magnifies the Little Details on 'one hand on the steering wheel the other sewing a garden']()
ReviewsAda Lea Magnifies the Little Details on 'one hand on the steering wheel the other sewing a garden' Published Sep 21, 2021That neighbour on the corner — the one that's seen you stumble home seasick in the wee hours of the morning, that's watched quietly as you w...
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![POP Montreal 2021 Proves That the Show Must Go On]()
FeaturesPOP Montreal 2021 Proves That the Show Must Go On Published Sep 28, 2021The 20th edition of the POP Montreal festival was, for many, a return to the individual and collective joy of live music. A joy so valuable...
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![Steve Bays on How His '24/7 Stoked' Dog Sets the Mood in the Studio]()
FeaturesSteve Bays on How His "24/7 Stoked" Dog Sets the Mood in the Studio Published Sep 27, 2021Over the past couple decades, BC musician Steve Bays has amassed a pile of pop-rock projects (Hot Hot Heat, Mounties, Fur Trade, Left Field...
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![James Bunton Lets His Synth Do the Talking on New Single 'ARGON8 03']()
FeaturesJames Bunton Lets His Synth Do the Talking on New Single "ARGON8 03" Published Sep 27, 2021James Bunton may not be a household name, but you've almost certainly listened to his work. The Toronto-based producer has lent his talents...
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![This Funny Week in Funny Tweets: September 24, 2021]()
FeaturesThis Funny Week in Funny Tweets: September 24, 2021 Published Sep 24, 2021Faux skull, ABNORMAL, media not covering sword issues at all, 1990s seagulls, and much more from this week in funny tweets. September 17...
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![Meet the Toronto Musician Who Made a Song for Every TTC Subway Stop]()
FeaturesMeet the Toronto Musician Who Made a Song for Every TTC Subway Stop Published Sep 24, 2021All of the pandemic pet projects that people have undertaken in the past year and half, here's one of the most impressive: Toronto musician...
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![Alessia Cara Takes Control of Life's Up and Downs: 'I Had No Idea What Rock Bottom Really Was']()
FeaturesAlessia Cara Takes Control of Life's Up and Downs: "I Had No Idea What Rock Bottom Really Was" Published Sep 23, 2021Alessia Cara is finally feeling in tune with herself. The Canadian pop singer-songwriter spent the early days of her career singing about fe...
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![Arkells Break Down 'Blink Once' Track-by-Track]()
FeaturesArkells Break Down 'Blink Once' Track-by-Track Published Sep 22, 2021Hamilton, ON-bred rock band Arkells have fully leaned into their sound for their sixth album, Blink Once, out today via Universal Music Cana...
