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Italo Disco

PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2011

What is it? Italo disco developed in the late '70s when producers such as Giorgio Moroder began streamlining funk out of American disco in...

Marvin Gaye's Open Book

PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2011

You're really throwing down the reissue gauntlet with a term like Super Deluxe. It helps to build on a foundation of one of the most univer...

Canada's Indie Rock Foundation

PUBLISHED May 29, 2011

Our national music scene has enjoyed international superstar status for more than a decade, but Have Not Been the Same ― originally p...

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Moombahton

PUBLISHED May 29, 2011

What is it? Moombahton, despite an etymologic resemblance to reggaeton, actually came from Dutch house. It bubbles along at a 108 BPM party...

Picturing Punk

PUBLISHED Apr 24, 2011

Compiling a wealth of incredible photographs from Toronto's underground music scene with the compelling story of growing up amidst the chao...

Doomsday Returns

PUBLISHED Apr 24, 2011

MF Doom's landmark 1999 debut Operation: Doomsday gave hope to a generation of underground hip-hop heads, blending tortured pathos with ton...

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Tech-Death

PUBLISHED Apr 24, 2011

What is it? Tech-death is short for technical death metal, which features intricate song structures and instrumental complexity. It origina...

A Complete Scream

PUBLISHED Mar 28, 2011

The soundtrack for a generation of MDMA poppers, Primal Scream's career defining masterpiece, Screamadelica has reached 20 years old. To ma...