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  8 Emerging Canadian Artists You Need to Hear in August 2024

  PUBLISHED Aug 20, 2024

  Do you feel that chill in the air? The breeze in your hair as golden hour comes earlier and earlier? Fall is slowly creeping into frame, bu...

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  LEATHERS Discusses Her Croc-Stealing, Life-Rescuing "Angel Dog" Mary

  PUBLISHED Aug 19, 2024

  LEATHERS' debut album, 'Ultraviolet,' is full of thumping, gothic synthpop bangers — but it ends on a moment of touching reflection, with a...

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  Toronto's Lexxicon Joyfully Brings Queer Pride to Dancehall

  PUBLISHED Aug 16, 2024

  Lexxicon wants to leave as big a mark on dancehall as the genre has had on him. The Toronto musician may very well pull that off with...

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  k-os Celebrates the "Eureka Moment" of 'Joyful Rebellion' as Sophomore LP Turns 20

  PUBLISHED Aug 13, 2024

  k-os's second album was never supposed to happen. Despite having had some early success, Kevin Brereton named his 2002 debut album Exit, an...

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  Energy Slime Embrace Musical and Personal Transformation

  PUBLISHED Aug 9, 2024

  On the song "Negative Attention" from 'Planet Perfect' the wonderfully danceable full-length debut by Vancouver's Energy Slime, Jay Arner...

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  Dave Matthews Band's 15 Best Songs Ranked

  PUBLISHED Aug 8, 2024

  A few years ago, Dave Matthews Band had a moment where they very nearly became cool. Their song "Crash into Me" was prominently featured in...

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  beabadoobee’s Music Remains an Insular World, Even as She Finds Fame: "I Was About to Shit Myself Every Second on Stage"

  PUBLISHED Aug 7, 2024

  When beabadoobee hit the road as one of the opening acts on Taylor Swift's Eras Tour, she figured she would get over her initial stage...

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  Inside the Cult of King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard

  PUBLISHED Aug 6, 2024

  In 2019, it felt weird to see King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard two nights in a row. Living in Ottawa at the time, travelling to Toronto...