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![Here's Your First Look at Danny Boyle's Sex Pistols TV Series]()
NewsHere's Your First Look at Danny Boyle's Sex Pistols TV Series Published Mar 02, 2021We first got word of Danny Boyle's new Sex Pistols series, Pistol, at the beginning of the year, and now the first images of the FX special...
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![The Microphones Return for Album of Ambient Background Noise]()
NewsThe Microphones Return for Album of Ambient Background Noise Published Mar 02, 2021Last year, Phil Elverum revived his beloved band the Microphones for a new album, the single-song epic Microphones in 2020. Now, he's releas...
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![Kathy Bates Joins Rachel McAdams in 'Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret' Film Adaptation]()
NewsKathy Bates Joins Rachel McAdams in 'Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret' Film Adaptation Published Mar 02, 2021Kathy Bates is set to join the film adaption of Judy Blume's 1970 coming-of-age novel Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. The film, whi...
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![Protest the Hero's Rody Walker Teases Debut Solo Album 'Home Made']()
NewsProtest the Hero's Rody Walker Teases Debut Solo Album 'Home Made' Published Mar 02, 2021Last week, Rody Walker made his solo debut with three-song EP Sharks Fly, and the Protest the Hero vocalist is wasting no time in sharing pl...
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![Damien Jurado Unveils 'The Monster Who Hated Pennsylvania' LP]()
NewsDamien Jurado Unveils 'The Monster Who Hated Pennsylvania' LP Published Mar 02, 2021Damien Jurado simply refuses to stop releasing new albums of hushed, heart-breaking indie folk, and he'll do it again with a new album calle...
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!['GLOW' Creators Unveil New Apple Project with Nicole Kidman, Alison Brie, Cynthia Erivo]()
News'GLOW' Creators Unveil New Apple Project with Nicole Kidman, Alison Brie, Cynthia Erivo Published Mar 02, 2021After GLOW was unceremoniously terminated by Netflix, series creators Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch are picking themselves back up again with...
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![These Tom Cruise Deepfakes Are Disturbingly Realistic]()
NewsThese Tom Cruise Deepfakes Are Disturbingly Realistic Published Mar 02, 2021We've seen some pretty decent deepfakes since the technology first landed in the hands of internet amateurs back in 2017. From Nick Offerman...
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![Rostam Unveils 'Changephobia' Album, Shares '4Runner']()
NewsRostam Unveils 'Changephobia' Album, Shares "4Runner" Published Mar 02, 2021Following a string of recent tracks, former Vampire Weekend guy Rostam has announced a new album. It's being called Changephobia, which is d...
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![Bill Nye to Explore Global Disasters with 'The End Is Nye' Series]()
NewsBill Nye to Explore Global Disasters with 'The End Is Nye' Series Published Mar 02, 2021Bill Nye already attempted to save the world with his Netflix series Bill Nye Saves the World, but he may not have done a good enough job. A...
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![Five Ways BAD CHILD Found Salvation in Music and Became One of 2021's Must-Hear Artists]()
FeaturesFive Ways BAD CHILD Found Salvation in Music and Became One of 2021's Must-Hear Artists Published Mar 02, 2021BAD CHILD's music is all about raw, unfiltered honesty. The 23-year-old Canadian songwriter — born Isaiah Steinberg in Kitchener, ON — chann...
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![Former 'Degrassi' Actor Jahmil French Dead at 29]()
NewsFormer 'Degrassi' Actor Jahmil French Dead at 29 Published Mar 02, 2021Jahmil French, the actor best known for playing Dave Turner in Degrassi: The Next Generation, has died. News broke today that the Scarboroug...
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![Arab Strap Keep Listeners Guessing on Comeback Album 'As Days Get Dark']()
ReviewsArab Strap Keep Listeners Guessing on Comeback Album 'As Days Get Dark' Published Mar 02, 2021"I don't give a fuck about the past, the glory days gone by." When it comes to Arab Strap, it seems like there's no other reasonable way to...
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![Brand of Sacrifice's 'Lifeblood' Is the Kick in the Ass Deathcore Needs]()
ReviewsBrand of Sacrifice's 'Lifeblood' Is the Kick in the Ass Deathcore Needs Published Mar 02, 2021There's been an eerie, guttural rumbling in the deathcore scene since 2018 thanks to Toronto quintet Brand of Sacrifice. Their interest-piqu...
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![King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Settle into Their Comfort Zone on 'L.W.']()
ReviewsKing Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Settle into Their Comfort Zone on 'L.W.' Published Mar 01, 2021On L.W., King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard's 17th studio album, the supreme rulers of the Gizzverse answer all of their own questions and fol...
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![iskwē Swaps Out Electro-Pop Immediacy for Orchestral Haunt on 'The Stars' EP]()
Reviewsiskwē Swaps Out Electro-Pop Immediacy for Orchestral Haunt on 'The Stars' EP Published Mar 01, 2021You'd be wrong if you thought iskwē's acākosīk couldn't get better. If the Juno-nominated album can be likened to a beautifully destructive...
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![Bernice's Subverted Pop Shines Brilliantly on 'Eau de Bonjourno']()
ReviewsBernice's Subverted Pop Shines Brilliantly on 'Eau de Bonjourno' Published Mar 01, 2021Bernice's entrancing music holds no bounds — the Toronto-based group are keen to throw genre expectations to the wind, and ultimately for th...
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![Five Ways BAD CHILD Found Salvation in Music and Became One of 2021's Must-Hear Artists]()
FeaturesFive Ways BAD CHILD Found Salvation in Music and Became One of 2021's Must-Hear Artists Published Mar 02, 2021BAD CHILD's music is all about raw, unfiltered honesty. The 23-year-old Canadian songwriter — born Isaiah Steinberg in Kitchener, ON — chann...
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![Serial Joe, Len, soulDecision and Other Early-2000s Canadian Radio Staples Are Making a Comeback on TikTok]()
FeaturesSerial Joe, Len, soulDecision and Other Early-2000s Canadian Radio Staples Are Making a Comeback on TikTok Published Mar 02, 2021As we've seen time and time again, TikTok's sheer volume of content, viral-hit-making formula and its mysterious algorithm make the app the...
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![Know Your Budtender — Conor McColgan at Fire & Flower on Yonge]()
FeaturesKnow Your Budtender — Conor McColgan at Fire & Flower on Yonge Published Feb 26, 2021Fire & Flower is your guide to all things green. In a cannabis market that's filled with scientific breakthroughs and different strains to s...
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![Astral Swans Is a Canadian Cannabis Hero]()
FeaturesAstral Swans Is a Canadian Cannabis Hero Published Feb 26, 2021Calgary's Matthew Swann makes slow, sad folk songs with an eerie experimental edge. He records as Astral Swans, continuing where he left o...
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![This Funny Week in Funny Tweets: February 26, 2021]()
FeaturesThis Funny Week in Funny Tweets: February 26, 2021 Published Feb 26, 2021High school band, Daft Punk's last stand, lending Reginald a hand, Winnipeg snow sculptures get banned, and much more from this week in funn...
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![Justin Roiland's 'Solar Opposites' Puts a New Spin on His 'Constantly Escalating Absurdity']()
FeaturesJustin Roiland's 'Solar Opposites' Puts a New Spin on His "Constantly Escalating Absurdity" Published Feb 22, 2021Cartoon watchers already know Justin Roiland as the co-creator and main voice behind Rick and Morty — and fans of that show's fast pace, irr...
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![Tokyo Police Club Look Back on 'Champ': 'It Was Our Big Swing']()
FeaturesTokyo Police Club Look Back on 'Champ': "It Was Our Big Swing" Published Feb 22, 2021With Champ, Tokyo Police Club were calling their shot. After a hotly buzzed EP in 2006's A Lesson in Crime and a momentum-carrying debut...
