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  ​Sonic Youth's 20 Best Songs Ranked

  PUBLISHED Aug 15, 2023

  From their hyper-fuzzy industrial no-wave roots through the slacker rock '90s era and into the dynamic and formless later years, Sonic Yout...

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  The Smashing Pumpkins' 20 Best Post-Reunion Songs Ranked

  PUBLISHED Aug 2, 2023

  The Smashing Pumpkins' first decade-plus has been discussed and dissected to exhaustion. Nobody needs to be reminded how great "Cherub Rock...

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  Phoebe Bridgers's 10 Best Songs Ranked

  PUBLISHED Jul 28, 2023

  "Whatever she wants." That's the line from "Graceland Too'' that a group of young girls near me sing-songed in conversation as we left the...

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  Joni Mitchell's Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

  PUBLISHED Jul 25, 2023

  Joni Mitchell may have the most near-flawless discography of any artist largely (and erroneously) known for just one classic LP. What makes...

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  Tom Cruise's 5 Best 'Mission: Impossible' Stunts

  PUBLISHED Jul 12, 2023

  As the IMF's most reckless and valuable agent, Ethan Hunt, Tom Cruise has torn through the streets of Marrakesh, held his breath underwater...

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  Exclaim! Staffers Pick the Can't-Miss Acts of Festival Season 2023

  PUBLISHED Jun 19, 2023

  This summer, Canadian music fans are spoiled for choice: wherever you look on the map, there are amazing music festivals taking place, from...

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  King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard's 20 Best Songs Ranked

  PUBLISHED Jun 15, 2023

  Listening to King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard's 23-album, 231-song discography takes 16 hours and 21 minutes — that is, if you exclude a co...

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  Canadian Artists Recommend Must-See Acts at This Summer's Music Festivals

  PUBLISHED Jun 13, 2023

  If Canadian artists aren't performing on stages around the country (and beyond) this summer, chances are they'll be among the crowd, catchi...