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  Mike Patton: Italian Idol

  PUBLISHED Apr 24, 2010

  In a career full of left turns, Mondo Cane is Mike Patton's latest, most confounding move. It might also be the most accessible project yet...

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  The Celestial Prophet

  PUBLISHED Mar 28, 2010

  Though obscure in name, Al Jarnow has influenced millions of children and contemporaries with his vision as an animation filmmaker; the NYC...

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  Japandroids Keep Fans Covered

  PUBLISHED Mar 27, 2010

  Japandroids are not fans of the between-album lull. Brian King and Dave Prowse may be on a never-ending tour, but they feel it's important...

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  Still Ill

  PUBLISHED Feb 22, 2010

  It ain't hard to tell that over 15 years after its release, Nas's debut Illmatic has an impenetrable hold over hip-hop culture as one of th...

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  The White Stripes' Love Letter To Canada

  PUBLISHED Feb 21, 2010

  Jack White says it best in Under Great White Northern Lights, the new documentary of the White Stripes's 2007 Canadian tour, when he cites...

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  Toronto Punk Finds A Voice

  PUBLISHED Jan 25, 2010

  If you've ever wondered why Toronto's first wave punk scene lacks the oral histories, band biographies, and memoirs pouring out of similar...

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  Sleepless Nights Don't Sleep

  PUBLISHED Jan 25, 2010

  While most keep tinkering to find a suitable digital-music model, Halifax's Sleepless Nights forge ahead; the second of their three EP free...

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  Yesterday's Tomorrows

  PUBLISHED Nov 22, 2009

  Ten years ago, UK concert promoter Barry Hogan rewrote the book on what a music festival should be: a DIY communal gathering at a seaside h...