Articles by Matt Bobkin

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  Sunset Rubdown's 'Shut Up I Am Dreaming' Is Finally Coming to Vinyl

  PUBLISHED Oct 14, 2021

  No, you're not dreaming — Sunset Rubdown's excellent full-band debut Shut Up I Am Dreaming is finally coming to vinyl 15 years after its or...

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  Halifax Punks Cluttered Announce First-Ever Tour

  PUBLISHED Oct 13, 2021

  The rise of Halifax punks Cluttered has been fast and furious — less than a year after releasing their Laura Jane Grace-approved self-title...

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  Julie Doiron Announces 'I Thought of You,' First Solo Album in Nine Years

  PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2021

  It's been so many days since Julie Doiron released So Many Days, her last solo album, in 2012. After spending the last nine years making al...

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  Toronto's Wine Lips Throw a 'Mushroom Death Sex Bummer Party' on New Album

  PUBLISHED Sep 16, 2021

  Wine Lips are throwing a Mushroom Death Sex Bummer Party, and everyone is invited! The Toronto garage-punk quartet's newest album is due fo...

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  Quebec's FME 2021 Offered a Glimpse of the Future of Music Festivals

  PUBLISHED Sep 8, 2021

  "I don't know if a town this size in Ontario would ever book an act like myself or Backxwash or Pantayo," says Lido Pimienta during a round...

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  Toronto's DIY Music Scene Finally Bounces Back — Thunderstorm Be Damned

  PUBLISHED Sep 2, 2021

  The small crowd of Toronto music fans who were hoping to end their pandemic-induced concert hiatus last Saturday, August 28, were forced to...

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  Toronto Rapper Nue Flips the Pixies for "Feel It Now"

  PUBLISHED Aug 13, 2021

  "Where is my mind?" is a question we've all asked ourselves frequently over the last little while, and Toronto rapper Nue is taking it one...

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  METZ Release 'Live at the Opera House' Album

  PUBLISHED Aug 4, 2021

  It was a real bummer that METZ couldn't treat last year's Atlas Vending to their typical, high-octane tour schedule, but they did what they...