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How RATM Were Embraced by All Political Sides
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![Smashing Pumpkins' Double Album 'Cyr' Fails to Match Billy Corgan's Amibitons]()
ReviewsSmashing Pumpkins' Double Album 'Cyr' Fails to Match Billy Corgan's Amibitons Published Nov 25, 2020For myriad reasons, it's best to approach each post-millennium Smashing Pumpkins album with as little backstory as possible. With that being...
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!['Big Sky' Accused by First Nations Leaders of Disregarding Violence Against Indigenous Women]()
News'Big Sky' Accused by First Nations Leaders of Disregarding Violence Against Indigenous Women Published Nov 25, 2020David E. Kelley's new ABC drama Big Sky is being called out by multiple Indigenous groups and First Nations leaders over its "incomplete dep...
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![How Rage Against the Machine Were Embraced by All Political Sides — and May Have Lost Their Sting in the Process]()
FeaturesHow Rage Against the Machine Were Embraced by All Political Sides — and May Have Lost Their Sting in the Process Published Nov 25, 2020On Tuesday (November 25), amid skyrocketing COVID-19 cases and increasing deaths, Etobicoke restaurant owner Adam Skelly defied Ontario's pr...
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![This Man Dancing to 'Rasputin' Will Surely Make Your Day]()
StreamsThis Man Dancing to "Rasputin" Will Surely Make Your Day Published Nov 25, 2020TikTok may be a bewildering place to the aged among us, but it is undeniably leading the game in quality viral content, as evidenced earlier...
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![Toronto's Ring Music Closes After over 50 Years in Business]()
NewsToronto's Ring Music Closes After over 50 Years in Business Published Nov 25, 2020After over half a century of business on Harbord Street, Toronto guitar shop Ring Music has reportedly closed its doors for good. The lon...
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![Johnny Depp Denied Appeal in 'Wife Beater' Libel Case]()
NewsJohnny Depp Denied Appeal in "Wife Beater" Libel Case Published Nov 25, 2020Earlier this month, Johnny Depp attempted to sue a newspaper for libel after the publication called him a "wife beater" in reference to his...
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![Here's How Maradona Joined Queen Onstage in Argentina]()
NewsHere's How Maradona Joined Queen Onstage in Argentina Published Nov 25, 2020Argentine footballer Diego Maradona passed away today at age 60, and among the flood of tributes online, Queen have shared an image of the t...
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![The Motel from 'Schitt's Creek' Is Up for Sale]()
NewsThe Motel from 'Schitt's Creek' Is Up for Sale Published Nov 25, 2020Just like the Johnny Rose, you too could help run the Rosebud Motel. That's right — the motel from Schitt's Creek is up for sale. In real...
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!['SNL' Gets Bruce Springsteen, Dua Lipa and Morgan Wallen as Upcoming Musical Guests]()
News'SNL' Gets Bruce Springsteen, Dua Lipa and Morgan Wallen as Upcoming Musical Guests Published Nov 25, 2020Saturday Night Live has revealed its next set of hosts and musical guests, and among them is Bruce Springsteen. Today SNL made its latest...
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![Megan Thee Stallion Explains Why She Held Off on Releasing 'Shots Fired']()
NewsMegan Thee Stallion Explains Why She Held Off on Releasing "Shots Fired" Published Nov 25, 2020Now that we've had time to dwell on Megan Thee Stallion's debut album Good News, including the record's cutthroat Tory Lanez diss track "Sho...
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![Ty Dolla $ign and Post Malone Are a Pair of Futuristic Cowboys in Their 'Spicy' Video]()
StreamsTy Dolla $ign and Post Malone Are a Pair of Futuristic Cowboys in Their "Spicy' Video Published Nov 25, 2020Like Will Smith before them, Ty Dolla $ign and Post Malone are heading to the Wild Wild West for their new "Spicy" video. The clip is dir...
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![Smashing Pumpkins' Double Album 'Cyr' Fails to Match Billy Corgan's Amibitons]()
ReviewsSmashing Pumpkins' Double Album 'Cyr' Fails to Match Billy Corgan's Amibitons Published Nov 25, 2020For myriad reasons, it's best to approach each post-millennium Smashing Pumpkins album with as little backstory as possible. With that being...
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![Larnell Lewis Finds New Ways to Explore Old Favourites on 'Relive the Moment']()
ReviewsLarnell Lewis Finds New Ways to Explore Old Favourites on 'Relive the Moment' Published Nov 24, 2020With names like Snarky Puppy, Laila Biali, Gregory Porter, and Joshua Redman on his CV, drummer Larnell Lewis has no shortage of artists eag...
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![Femur's 'For the Love of It' Is Unsettling in All the Right Ways]()
ReviewsFemur's 'For the Love of It' Is Unsettling in All the Right Ways Published Nov 24, 2020Femur are one the best things going in Canadian heavy music. Their debut record, Red Marks, saw the group pop onto the radar of many with th...
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![Cell Press' Self-Titled EP Brings Us Back to the Golden Years of Sludge Metal]()
ReviewsCell Press' Self-Titled EP Brings Us Back to the Golden Years of Sludge Metal Published Nov 24, 2020Cell Press bring back memories of a not-too-distant past in the 2000s, when every heavy band was from BC and sludge metal reigned supreme. W...
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![Mike Edel Shows the Value of Collaboration on 'En Masse']()
ReviewsMike Edel Shows the Value of Collaboration on 'En Masse' Published Nov 24, 2020Auteur theory does not sit well with Canadian musician Mike Edel. He may be a solo artist, co-writing all of his songs, but his fourth album...
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![How Rage Against the Machine Were Embraced by All Political Sides — and May Have Lost Their Sting in the Process]()
FeaturesHow Rage Against the Machine Were Embraced by All Political Sides — and May Have Lost Their Sting in the Process Published Nov 25, 2020On Tuesday (November 25), amid skyrocketing COVID-19 cases and increasing deaths, Etobicoke restaurant owner Adam Skelly defied Ontario's pr...
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![B4-4 Remember That Time They Opened a (Fake) Josie and the Pussycats Concert in Vancouver]()
FeaturesB4-4 Remember That Time They Opened a (Fake) Josie and the Pussycats Concert in Vancouver Published Nov 24, 2020Archie Comics' love affair with Vancouver began well before Riverdale began shooting its first episode in 2016. Take the album cover to self...
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![Roots and Culture: Canada's Reggae Scene Flexes Its Influence on the World Stage]()
FeaturesRoots and Culture: Canada's Reggae Scene Flexes Its Influence on the World Stage Published Nov 23, 2020Give the man named Spexdaboss his flowers: for over a quarter-century, the Canadian DJ has been a constant on the reggae music scene. Dubb...
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![This Funny Week in Funny Tweets: November 20, 2020]()
FeaturesThis Funny Week in Funny Tweets: November 20, 2020 Published Nov 20, 2020Thank you Dolly, Rudy's ultimate folly, student debt and a trolley, beware the Queen's volley, and much more from this week in funny tweets....
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![Flowers of Hell's Greg Jarvis Is a Canadian Cannabis Hero]()
FeaturesFlowers of Hell's Greg Jarvis Is a Canadian Cannabis Hero Published Nov 20, 2020For 15 years, Greg Jarvis has led the cross-Atlantic space rock orchestra the Flowers of Hell. The band's sprawling, psychedelic compositi...
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![We Tried to Interview Kenny and Spenny and It Was Utter Chaos]()
FeaturesWe Tried to Interview Kenny and Spenny and It Was Utter Chaos Published Nov 19, 2020About four minutes into my interview with Kenny Hotz and Spencer Rice, it goes totally off the rails. Hotz is in the middle of explaining...
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![TOBi's Journey from Mental Health Advocate to Canada's Rising R&B Star]()
FeaturesTOBi's Journey from Mental Health Advocate to Canada's Rising R&B Star Published Nov 17, 2020The day before TOBi's latest album, ELEMENTS Vol. 1, dropped, Lagos State was on fire. Ongoing anti-police brutality protests there took a v...
