Articles by Alex Hudson

Chinese American Bear Channel the Blog-Rock Greats on 'Wah!!!'

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PUBLISHED Nov 4, 2024

Seattle "mando-pop" duo Chinese American Bear channel the best of golden-era blog-rock: the romantic haze of the Pains of Being Pure at...

Drake Loses Another Feud, This Time with DeMar DeRozan

PUBLISHED Nov 4, 2024

Drake continues to be haunted by his feud with Kendrick Lamar, which this weekend (November 2) led to the rapper making a bit of a fool of...

Quincy Jones Has Died

PUBLISHED Nov 4, 2024

Legendary producer and composer Quincy Jones has died at the age of 91. 'The New York Times' confirmed Jones's death with his publicist...

Beams' Album Back Online After Being Banned Due to AI Playlister

PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2024

Toronto psych folk band Beams have finally had their album 'Requiem for a Planet' returned to streaming services after a "predatory AI...

Here's What Canadian Musicians Dressed Up as for Halloween 2024

PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2024

Who says Halloween is just for kids? Lots of adults get into the spooky spirit just as much as youngsters do — and that includes Canadian...

Toronto Swiftie Digs a Halloween Grave for Jake Gyllenhaal

PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2024

Chappell Bone isn't the only pop star haunting Toronto this Halloween season. Taylor Swift also left her spooky stamp on the city thanks to...

Lil Uzi Vert Samples Alvvays on 'Eternal Atake 2'

PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2024

Alvvays' pop culture permeation continues. The Grammy-nominated indie stars appear on the new album from trap star Lil Uzi Vert, who sample...

LCD Soundsystem Clarify That They're Working on an Album, Share New Single "x-ray eyes"

PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2024

After some confusion, LCD Soundsystem have confirmed that they do indeed have a new album in the works, although it's not done yet. In the...