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Spookey Ruben

He Made His Bed...

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

Nineteen ninety-six was a great year for Spookey Ruben. His acclaimed debut, Modes of Transportation Vol. 1, was receiving critical acclaim...

Dan the Automator

The Complete Package Concept

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

"I like to make records that you can put on and listen to from beginning to end," says Dan the Automator, the producer behind such full-fle...

Oh Susanna

Secrets and Sins

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

In the lobby of the opulent King Edward hotel in downtown Toronto, the ceilings stretch for miles, and Oh Susanna's booming vocal pipes cou...

The New Pornographers

Mutual Appreciation Pop Society

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

Carl Newman is being modest again. "It's just a mess," he says. "I'm just trying to make sense of the turmoil inside my head." In the last...

King Cobb Steelie

Simply Rational

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

"You know," sighs Kevan Byrne of King Cobb Steelie, "I've shot my mouth off so many times about the industry in past interviews, that I'm s...

Weakerthans

Renaissance Radicals

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

John K. Samson may be broke but he's not broken. In the last month, the guitarist/vocalist/lyricist for Winnipeg indie folk rockers the Wea...

Kinnie Starr

A Starr Is Reborn

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

Heading into a club to check out a new band, the audience will likely provide you with enough visual clues to make clear just what kind of...

The Man, The Mask and The Myth: Mexico's Lucah Libre

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

I am sitting in the third row at Arena Mexico in Mexico City, and the crowd is reaching a fever pitch. The event is a live television tapin...