Articles by Michael Rancic

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  David Bowie

  Blackstar

  PUBLISHED Jan 7, 2016

  Two years ago, no one expected David Bowie to release The Next Day, his first record in ten years and first album of wholly original materi...

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  Career Suicide / Blazing Eye / Zotz / Nervosas / Strangled / Great Death

  The Silver Dollar, Toronto ON, October 25

  PUBLISHED Oct 26, 2015

  With the Silver Dollar acting as a hub each night of this year's Not Dead Yet, it was only fitting that the last show of the festival (Octo...

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  Helm / Marie Davidson / Pelada / Crrotting / Beau Wanzer

  The Garrison, Toronto ON, October 25

  PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2015

  Though it's known primarily as a "punk" festival, a credit to Not Dead Yet's success is its ability to see punk music existing on a continu...

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  Una Bèstia Incontrolable / Glue / S.H.I.T. / No Problem / Leather Daddy / The Dark / Gaucho

  The Silver Dollar, Toronto ON, October 23

  PUBLISHED Oct 24, 2015

  Part of punk's brilliance is its brevity — make your point and do it quick. The pressure on bands committed to that style is to make...

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  Diät / Impalers / Sadicos / Face the Rail / Triage / Dilettantes

  The Silver Dollar, Toronto ON, October 22

  PUBLISHED Oct 23, 2015

  Now in its fifth year, Toronto's Not Dead Yet has earned a reputation as a festival that supports and features the city's thriving DIY scen...

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  Crosss

  Lo

  PUBLISHED May 26, 2015

  With Lo, Crosss expand their sonic palette to include more smoky greys and blacks, building on, but not straying far from, the blueprint es...

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  Róisín Murphy

  Hairless Toys

  PUBLISHED May 12, 2015

  It's been eight years since Roisin Murphy's last record, Overpowered, but that's not to say the Irish electronic singer-songwriter hasn't b...

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  Faith No More

  Sony Centre, Toronto ON, May 9

  PUBLISHED May 10, 2015

  Faith No More's return to Toronto after a 20-year absence was a welcome one, with their current tour being their first major outing through...