Interview

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  Caribou Finds His Voice After Life-Changing Surprises, with Some Help from Four Tet

  PUBLISHED Feb 4, 2020

  The last few years for Dan Snaith, better known to music fans by his recording moniker Caribou, were littered with momentous changes that c...

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  'Letterkenny' Uses the Power of Niche Comedy to Unite a Country (or Two)

  PUBLISHED Feb 3, 2020

  In 2018, Canadian TV got a morsel of international attention when, in a test of aptitude away from home, the hicks, skids, hockey players a...

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  Norwegian Ice Broke Squarepusher, but He's All the Better for It on 'Be Up a Hello'

  PUBLISHED Jan 29, 2020

  Beware the ice in Norway. It's dangerous. It's also where the story of Be Up a Hello, the latest album by Squarepusher, aka Tom Jenkinson,...

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  The Soul Motivators Chase Throwback Fun on 'Do the Damn Thing'

  PUBLISHED Jan 27, 2020

  Toronto deep-funk messengers the Soul Motivators deepen their groove and expand their sonic palette and social consciousness on their sopho...

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  Andy Shauf Is Canada's Next Great Singer-Songwriter, Not That He'd Admit It

  PUBLISHED Jan 24, 2020

  Andy Shauf's stages are getting bigger, but his world isn't, and that's the way he likes it.   The 33-year-old singer-songwriter is set to...

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  Floria Sigismondi's 'The Turning' Showcases the Horrors of Being a Woman

  PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2020

  In one of the most tender scenes in new horror film The Turning, Mackenzie Davis's character Kate teaches Brooklynn Prince's Flora how to p...

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  Class of 2020: The Mooks Are Driven to Rock

  PUBLISHED Jan 21, 2020

  Although Toronto garage-rockers the Mooks formed just three years ago, the trio's respective careers span over a decade. Vocalist and guita...

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  Class of 2020: Denim Daddies Are Not Your Typical Country Bros

  PUBLISHED Jan 20, 2020

  Gin, Steigl Radler and mint bitters — the makings of a classic cocktail or of a classic country band? Sometimes the answer is both. Named a...