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  Watch the First Trailer for Todd Haynes' Velvet Underground Documentary

  PUBLISHED Aug 30, 2021

  The Velvet Underground: the art-rock savants that became the namesake of not only a beloved Toronto concert venue, but a documentary distri...

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  Jason Sharp Puts His Heart — Literally — into 'The Turning Centre of a Still World'

  PUBLISHED Aug 27, 2021

  Over his first couple of releases for Constellation Records, the sound of Jason Sharp was largely one of transmutation. Via sample and synt...

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  Toronto's Long Winter Unveils "Together Apart" Lineup with Owen Pallett, Fiver, Casey MQ

  PUBLISHED Aug 26, 2021

  After taking a pandemic-induced break from its usual festival fare, Toronto's favourite music and arts event Long Winter is finally set to...

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  Grimes Defends Boyfriend Elon Musk, Asks Fans to Stop "Harassing" Her

  PUBLISHED Aug 23, 2021

  Grimes is harnessing the sheer force of the latest viral TikTok trend to once again defend her billionaire partner Elon Musk. On Saturday (...

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  Badge Epoch's 90-Minute 'Scroll' Would Be a Mess in Lesser Hands

  PUBLISHED Aug 17, 2021

  The latest instalment in the ever-expanding Slim Twig universe sees mastermind Max Turnbull step out from his Badge Époque Ensemble. Turnbu...

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  John Carpenter Readies 'Halloween Kills' Soundtrack

  PUBLISHED Aug 17, 2021

  Ahead of David Gordon Green's Halloween Kills arriving in October, John Carpenter has detailed the film's accompanying soundtrack. Compose...

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  Jeremy Dutcher Announces Collaboration with Yo-Yo Ma

  PUBLISHED Aug 16, 2021

  Polaris Music Prize-winning composer Jeremy Dutcher will appear on the new album from celebrated cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Notes for the Future is...

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  Lingua Ignota's 'Sinner Get Ready' Is More Incantation Than Collection of Songs

  PUBLISHED Aug 5, 2021

  There's absolutely nothing reductive in comparing the music of Kristin Hayter (a.k.a. Lingua Ignota) to other artists. In fact, the artist...