Interview

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  Softcult Reject a Sexist Industry and Sharpen Their Songcraft

  PUBLISHED Feb 3, 2022

  Courage My Love ended not with a bang but a whimper.  For over a decade, the Kitchener, ON, trio — founded by twin sisters Mercedes and Ph...

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  Kevin Smith Says He's Proud to Be "Mistaken for a Canadian"

  PUBLISHED Jan 31, 2022

  Before he left his home state of New Jersey for Vancouver Film School in 1992, Kevin Smith borrowed a video camera and taped a message for...

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  The Pack a.d. Reflect on the "Punk Rock Perspective" of 'Unpersons' 10 Years Later

  PUBLISHED Jan 25, 2022

  In a career defined by loud, grimy garage albums, the Pack a.d.'s 2011 release Unpersons just might be the loudest and grimiest of the bunc...

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  Billy Talent Are More Relevant Than Ever

  PUBLISHED Jan 21, 2022

  There are few Canadian bands better positioned to meet this moment than Billy Talent. Throughout a career of nearly 30 years, the Toronto...

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  Lou Canon Picks Her Favourite Songs by July Talk, Holy Fuck, Zoon

  PUBLISHED Jan 12, 2022

  Lou Canon was unable to tour last year's Audomatic Body due to COVID-19 lockdowns, leading the Toronto singer-songwriter to explore alterna...

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  The Zolas' Zach Gray on His "Spacey" Cat Moon Unit

  PUBLISHED Jan 7, 2022

  Last year, two of 2021's best artists united when the Zolas and Cadence Weapon shared a video for their collaboration "Another Dimension,"...

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  A Wilhelm Scream’s Sweet Time

  PUBLISHED Jan 6, 2022

  There are bands who can barely write a song in two months. For New Bedford, Massachusetts’ A Wilhelm Scream, two months is an almost unhear...

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  Allison Russell Reacts to Being on Barack Obama's Playlist: "Barry Has Great Taste"

  PUBLISHED Dec 21, 2021

  When Barack Obama released his annual best-of-the-year playlist last week, it included a genre-agnostic selection of major American stars a...