Articles by Matt Bobkin

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  We've Edited a Bunch of Classic Canadian Album Covers for the Era of Socially Distancing

  PUBLISHED Mar 27, 2020

  The coronavirus pandemic has continued to change life as we know it, meaning the vast majority have been cooped up inside our homes as we p...

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  Montreal Music Venue Staff Launch Fundraiser After Mass Layoffs

  PUBLISHED Mar 26, 2020

  On March 14, Quebec Minister of Culture and Communications Nathalie Roy asked all concert venues in the province to close for 30 days in or...

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  Frog Eyes Offshoot Soft Plastics Announce Debut Album '5 Dreams'

  PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2020

  Last week, we discovered that members of Frog Eyes — the recently defunct art-rock project led by Carey Mercer — have reformed as Soft Plas...

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  Graham Van Pelt Announces 'Sense Appeal' EP, Shares Title Track

  PUBLISHED Mar 24, 2020

  Graham Van Pelt, formerly of Miracle Fortress and Think About Life, has announced a new EP. Sense Appeal is due April 17 via Arbutus/No Bad...

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  Dirty Projectors Announce 'Windows Open' EP

  PUBLISHED Mar 24, 2020

  Fresh off the release of last month's single "Overlord," Dirty Projectors have announced a new EP. Windows Open is coming this Friday (Marc...

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  'Big Brother Canada' Cancelled Mid-Season Due to Coronavirus

  PUBLISHED Mar 24, 2020

  The eighth season of Big Brother Canada has been cancelled in the middle of production due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) global pan...

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  Father John Misty Releases Live Album 'Off-Key in Hamburg'

  PUBLISHED Mar 23, 2020

  Father John Misty has been laying relatively low recently, but the outspoken singer-songwriter has just emerged with a new live album, Off-...

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  Watch Martha Wainwright and Montrealers Sing Leonard Cohen from Their Balconies

  PUBLISHED Mar 23, 2020

  To help boost spirits while millions across the globe self-isolate to combat the COVID-19 global pandemic, POP Montreal and Martha Wainwrig...