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Girls Like Us

PUBLISHED Jul 26, 2009

Jessica Hopper's Girls Guide to Rocking hopes to teach young women how to rock out like Patti Smith and thus prove the age-old adage that g...

A Buena Vista of Rocksteady

PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2009

Jamaica's ska explosion and its golden age of reggae show no sign of losing their international appeal decades after their heyday, but sand...

Be A Critic From Home!

PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2009

Awards might be second only to "best of" lists for "play along" potential. Ever since the Polaris Prize 2009 announced its 40-album-strong...

Lynch's Straight Stories

PUBLISHED May 24, 2009

Filmmaker David Lynch made his name with surrealistic journeys into the subconscious, but there's also his sweet, sentimental side fascinat...

Ruling the Decks

PUBLISHED May 24, 2009

Recognizing, supporting and developing the Canadian DJ industry is the stated modus operandi of the Stylus Spinfest, a "DJ festival" happen...

Hall & Votes

PUBLISHED Apr 27, 2009

Celebrating its fifth year as a digital retailer of underground Canadian music, Zunior.com has launched an Independent Music Hall of Fame,...

Broken Sociology Scene

PUBLISHED Apr 27, 2009

Though his primary subject is clear, in his new book This Book is Broken: A Broken Social Scene Story, Toronto music critic Stuart Berman p...

Video Mashup

For the Love of YouTube

PUBLISHED Mar 28, 2009

In this user generated content-crazy world of Facebook, Twitter and MySpace, one artist has created an unbelievable, unique work of virtual...