Articles by Matt Bobkin

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  Montreal's Think About Life Release Entire Catalogue on Streaming Services

  PUBLISHED Aug 27, 2020

  It's been nearly nine years since Montreal dance rockers Think About Life called it quits, but their music still remains exciting, catchy a...

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  Born Ruffians Announce 'SQUEEZE,' Their Second Album of 2020

  PUBLISHED Aug 26, 2020

  After spilling JUICE on everyone earlier this year, Born Ruffians are milking those sessions for a follow-up album. SQUEEZE is due on Octob...

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  Watch Witchrot's Lea Reto and Friends Cover Mazzy Star at Toronto's Monarch Tavern

  PUBLISHED Aug 25, 2020

  A group of Toronto-based musicians are keeping concerts alive by piling into the Monarch Tavern — one act at a time, of course — and coveri...

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  CERB Gave Canadian Musicians a Lifeline During Lockdown — Now, What's Next?

  PUBLISHED Aug 25, 2020

  The life of a musician is notoriously unstable. There's no insurance, no health benefits. All one can do is try to make ends meet between s...

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  Watch Rising Toronto Talent Cover Their Favourite Artists in the Class of T.O. Video Series

  PUBLISHED Aug 20, 2020

  Musicians may be keeping the spirit of concerts alive with livestreamed shows from their homes, but nothing beats a good ol' fashioned set...

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  The Metal Influences That Shape Backxwash's Ferocious Hip-Hop

  PUBLISHED Aug 18, 2020

  There's no denying that Backxwash is a rapper through and through — her industrial sound recalls the genre at its most abrasive, from horro...

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  Aquakultre and Uncle Fester Announce New Album 'Bleeding Gums Murphy'

  PUBLISHED Aug 12, 2020

  Fresh off the release of the Polaris Music Prize long-listed debut album Legacy, Halifax-based singer Aquakultre is teaming up with DJ and...

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  Atsuko Chiba Get Vertical in Trippy "Pawn to King I" Video

  PUBLISHED Aug 11, 2020

  Montreal-based psych rockers Atsuko Chiba have been keeping things trippy with their densely layered sound, and their new video keeps the d...