Articles by Matthew Ritchie

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  Chef

  Jon Favreau

  PUBLISHED Jun 5, 2014

  With the current state of social media, the old adage "You are what you eat" has never seemed so relevant. Instagram, Twitter and Facebook...

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  Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon

  Mike Myers

  PUBLISHED Jun 5, 2014

  The Yiddish word "mensch," as it is defined by Merriam-Webster, means "a person of integrity and honour." But what happens when a person's...

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  Royal Tusk

  'Mountain' (EP stream)

  PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2014

  Up-and-coming Alberta-bred pop rock unit Royal Tusk first grabbed our attention back in May when it was announced that the Edmonton five-pi...

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  Motel Raphaël

  'Cable TV' (album stream)

  PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2014

  Whether it's in the Canadian countryside or the American intercontinental states, motels have long urged weary travellers into more comfort...

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  Factor

  "Paul Giamatti" (ft. Evil Ebenezer)

  PUBLISHED May 23, 2014

  There are few people you can count on in this world, but when it comes to Canadian hip-hop producer Factor (a.k.a. Graham Murawsky), you be...

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  WHOOP-Szo

  'Niizhwaaswo' (album stream)

  PUBLISHED May 22, 2014

  Although the band are primarily based out of Guelph, ON, Canadian sound collage experimenters WHOOP-Szo have recently called the Inuit comm...

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  Bry Webb

  The Exclaim! Questionnaire

  PUBLISHED May 22, 2014

  As Bry Webb put it in his blog post on February 11 this year, announcing the reunion of his band the Constantines after a four-year hiatus,...

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  The John Holmes Book Club

  'Skin to Skin' (album stream)

  PUBLISHED May 20, 2014

  Although the John Holmes Book Club released their debut EP shortly after forming in 2010, it took nearly four years for the Toronto indie r...