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Canada's Cannabis Heroes
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![Drake Producer Noah "40" Shebib Is Joining Jagmeet Singh's "Momentum Rally"]()
NewsDrake Producer Noah "40" Shebib Is Joining Jagmeet Singh's "Momentum Rally" Published Oct 17, 2019Though he can already count Rihanna as one of his high-profile supporters, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh is set to receive a boost closer to home...
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![Paul Dano Will Play the Riddler]()
NewsPaul Dano Will Play the Riddler Published Oct 17, 2019The Batman has found its Riddler — Paul Dano. The casting announcement was made this afternoon for Matt Reeves's anticipated film. It als...
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![Floating Points Crush]()
ReviewsFloating Points Crush Published Oct 17, 2019Ever the metamorphic talent, Floating Points (aka Sam Shepherd) returns to the radar with his newest album in four years. After lead single...
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![Missy Elliot Drops "DripDemeanor" Video]()
StreamsMissy Elliot Drops "DripDemeanor" Video Published Oct 17, 2019Missy Elliott music videos are always a spectacle, and her latest one is no different. "DripDemeanor" has been treated to a video that f...
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![Morrissey Reschedules Saskatoon Concert]()
NewsMorrissey Reschedules Saskatoon Concert Published Oct 17, 2019Ahead of playing a pair of shows in Western Canada next week, Morrissey has rescheduled his October 24 stop in Saskatoon. Morrissey's Oct...
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![HBO Max Secures Studio Ghibli Streaming Rights]()
NewsHBO Max Secures Studio Ghibli Streaming Rights Published Oct 17, 2019Beloved animation house Studio Ghibli have built an unimpeachable reputation thanks to their proven track record over the last few decades,...
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!['The Lighthouse' Is a Gripping, Smartly Stylized Descent into Madness Directed by Robert Eggers]()
Reviews'The Lighthouse' Is a Gripping, Smartly Stylized Descent into Madness Directed by Robert Eggers Published Oct 17, 2019Robert Eggers bounded onto the horror scene with his 2016 directorial debut, The Witch, and furthers his fascination with the depravity of h...
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!['Jojo Rabbit' Is a Full-Blown World War II Film Wrapped in a Warm Comedy Directed by Taika Waititi]()
Reviews'Jojo Rabbit' Is a Full-Blown World War II Film Wrapped in a Warm Comedy Directed by Taika Waititi Published Oct 17, 2019A young boy growing up in Nazi Germany finds himself caught between the ethnic nationalism he's been indoctrinated by and a resistance plot...
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![Frazey Ford Drops Activist Anthem "The Kids Are Having None of It"]()
StreamsFrazey Ford Drops Activist Anthem "The Kids Are Having None of It" Published Oct 17, 2019Vancouver songwriting vet Frazey Ford is returning with her first new material in five years, and it comes as a protest song today called "T...
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![Jaden and Willow Smith Hit Toronto on Co-Headlining North American Tour]()
NewsJaden and Willow Smith Hit Toronto on Co-Headlining North American Tour Published Oct 17, 2019Superstar siblings Jaden and Willow Smith will be touring North America together this fall. Dubbed "THE WILLOW and ERYS Tour," the co-he...
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![Nils Frahm All Encores]()
ReviewsNils Frahm All Encores Published Oct 17, 2019The idea for All Encores was born before German musician and composer Nils Frahm created the masterpiece All Melody, which arrived in early...
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![Sunset Rollercoaster Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ON, October 16]()
ReviewsSunset Rollercoaster Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ON, October 16 Published Oct 17, 2019Without any real buzz or press, Taipei DIY yacht rockers Sunset Rollercoaster have amassed a respectable cult following in North America. Wh...
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![Conversations With Nick Cave Massey Theatre, New Westminster BC, October 10]()
ReviewsConversations With Nick Cave Massey Theatre, New Westminster BC, October 10 Published Oct 11, 2019Yesterday evening, Nick Cave's "Conversations" tour arrived in the Vancouver suburb of New Westminster, where a sold-out Massey Theatre gree...
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![Clairo / Beabadoobee / Hello Yello Harbour Convention Centre, Vancouver BC, October 9]()
ReviewsClairo / Beabadoobee / Hello Yello Harbour Convention Centre, Vancouver BC, October 9 Published Oct 10, 2019Clairo made her headlining Vancouver debut at the Harbour Convention Centre on Wednesday night with a shaky, but undeniably heartfelt perfor...
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![The Black Keys / Modest Mouse Scotiabank Arena, Toronto ON, October 9]()
ReviewsThe Black Keys / Modest Mouse Scotiabank Arena, Toronto ON, October 9 Published Oct 10, 2019The Black Keys serve up meat and potatoes rock n' roll with an arena-sized helping of swagger on their first tour in 5 years. Indie rockers...
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![Operators / Legal Vertigo Club Saw, Ottawa ON, October 4]()
ReviewsOperators / Legal Vertigo Club Saw, Ottawa ON, October 4 Published Oct 05, 2019As bandleader of Operators and co-songwriter in Wolf Parade, Dan Boeckner has toured non-stop over the last half-decade, playing at least on...
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![Post Malone Scotiabank Arena, Toronto ON, October 3]()
ReviewsPost Malone Scotiabank Arena, Toronto ON, October 3 Published Oct 04, 2019"Tell me: Has anyone in here seen the second-newest Spider-Man movie?" This is how Post Malone hypes the first of two soldout crowds buz...
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![Stereolab / Off World Danforth Music Hall, Toronto ON, October 2]()
ReviewsStereolab / Off World Danforth Music Hall, Toronto ON, October 2 Published Oct 03, 2019The last time Stereolab played Toronto it was 2008, the year before the band called for a "hiatus/ sabbatical/ pause/ intermission/ breather...
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![Floating Points Crush]()
ReviewsFloating Points Crush Published Oct 17, 2019Ever the metamorphic talent, Floating Points (aka Sam Shepherd) returns to the radar with his newest album in four years. After lead single...
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![Nils Frahm All Encores]()
ReviewsNils Frahm All Encores Published Oct 17, 2019The idea for All Encores was born before German musician and composer Nils Frahm created the masterpiece All Melody, which arrived in early...
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![Dead Soft Big Blue]()
ReviewsDead Soft Big Blue Published Oct 17, 2019Equal parts an ode to isolation and a lament over endless gentrification, Dead Soft's Big Blue boasts a huge sound from the tiny BC island t...
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![Walrus Cool to Who]()
ReviewsWalrus Cool to Who Published Oct 17, 2019With their second LP, Halifax's Walrus temper their psychedelic indie rock with an evolved sense of pop melodicism. Structurally tighter and...
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![Necronomicon UNUS]()
ReviewsNecronomicon UNUS Published Oct 17, 2019Necronomicon have been around an obscenely long time to just be getting noticed now. After forming in 1988, their output was sparse during t...
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![Exclaim!'s Top 11 Canadian Cannabis Heroes]()
FeaturesExclaim!'s Top 11 Canadian Cannabis Heroes Published Oct 17, 2019Today (October 17, 2019) marks exactly one year since cannabis was legalized in Canada, and over the past year, we've seen numerous celebrit...
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![The Dead South on Bluegrass Purists, New Album 'Sugar & Joy' and Being Canada's "Night Off" Band]()
FeaturesThe Dead South on Bluegrass Purists, New Album 'Sugar & Joy' and Being Canada's "Night Off" Band Published Oct 17, 2019The Dead South are arguably Canada's best-known "bluegrass" band. Their video for "In Hell I'll Be in Good Company" has been viewed over 150...
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![Jacques Greene Leaves the Club, and His Comfort Zone, on 'Dawn Chorus']()
FeaturesJacques Greene Leaves the Club, and His Comfort Zone, on 'Dawn Chorus' Published Oct 16, 2019What's the first thing you notice about an album? The artwork? The tracklist? Those seemingly ubiquitous ambient intros? With Jacques Greene...
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![Sorrey Leave the Bedroom Behind and a Whole Community Helps 'In Full Bloom' Succeed]()
FeaturesSorrey Leave the Bedroom Behind and a Whole Community Helps 'In Full Bloom' Succeed Published Oct 16, 2019Sometimes it only takes a "pocket of songs" and a little bit of trust for a project to get off the ground. For Emilee Sorrey, the Cape Breto...
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![Fred Eaglesmith to Play Country Music's Most Famous Stage]()
FeaturesFred Eaglesmith to Play Country Music's Most Famous Stage Published Oct 15, 2019Sometimes it takes 47 years to travel 1,100 km and that feels about right. Just ask Fred Eaglesmith, a Canadian singer and songwriter from r...
