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!['Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square' Will Make Your Heart Grow Three Sizes Directed by Debbie Allen]()
Reviews'Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square' Will Make Your Heart Grow Three Sizes Directed by Debbie Allen Published Nov 23, 2020Christmas might be one of few occasions when saccharine-sweet redemption tales are standard fare — and Dolly Parton has delivered exactly as...
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!['Eyes Wide Shut' Soundtrack Gets Its First-Ever Vinyl Release]()
News'Eyes Wide Shut' Soundtrack Gets Its First-Ever Vinyl Release Published Nov 23, 2020The soundtrack for Stanley Kubrick's final film Eyes Wide Shut is being treated to its first-ever vinyl edition. The record goes on sale thi...
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![Pauly Shore Is Urging Disney+ to Make an 'Encino Man' Sequel]()
NewsPauly Shore Is Urging Disney+ to Make an 'Encino Man' Sequel Published Nov 23, 2020For the last 25 years or so, much of Pauly Shore's life and work has been spent looking back on the golden years, when all he had to do was...
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![Toronto Venue the Boat Shuts Down Permanently]()
NewsToronto Venue the Boat Shuts Down Permanently Published Nov 23, 2020Toronto has lost yet another music venue, as Kensington Market's the Boat has announced its plans to close permanently, just one day into To...
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![Neil Peart's First Rush Drum Kit Is Headed to Auction]()
NewsNeil Peart's First Rush Drum Kit Is Headed to Auction Published Nov 23, 2020The first drum kit Neil Peart ever played with Rush is set to hit the auction block once again — and it is expected to fetch over $100,000 U...
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![Thom Yorke's 'Lotus Flower' Hat Is Being Auctioned Off for Charity]()
NewsThom Yorke's "Lotus Flower" Hat Is Being Auctioned Off for Charity Published Nov 23, 2020Radiohead are auctioning off Thom Yorke's bowler hat from their "Lotus Flower" music video in support of testicular cancer research. Mone...
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!['Mank' Is a Beautiful Requiem for Depression-Era Hollywood Directed by David Fincher]()
Reviews'Mank' Is a Beautiful Requiem for Depression-Era Hollywood Directed by David Fincher Published Nov 23, 2020With the exceptions of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and possibly The Social Network, David Fincher has spent much of his feature film...
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!['The Last of Us' TV Adaptation Officially Ordered to Series by HBO]()
News'The Last of Us' TV Adaptation Officially Ordered to Series by HBO Published Nov 23, 2020We recently learned that the wildly popular video game series The Last of Us has been considered for an HBO series, after which a pilot was...
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![This Ska Cover of PUP's 'Morbid Stuff' Rips]()
StreamsThis Ska Cover of PUP's "Morbid Stuff" Rips Published Nov 23, 2020Fun fact: from 2004 to 2009, PUP's Stefan Babcock was the lead vocalist of Toronto ska troupe Stop Drop N Skank. So it's fitting that the gr...
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![Foo Fighters Take a Trip Down Memory Lane in 'Times Like Those' Short Film]()
StreamsFoo Fighters Take a Trip Down Memory Lane in 'Times Like Those' Short Film Published Nov 23, 2020This year marks Foo Fighters' 25th anniversary of being a band, and after their celebratory "Van Tour" was cancelled due to COVID-19, the gr...
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![Phoebe Bridgers Covers Merle Haggard's 'If We Make It Through December']()
StreamsPhoebe Bridgers Covers Merle Haggard's "If We Make It Through December" Published Nov 23, 2020When she's not chilling with Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich, Phoebe Bridgers has maintained a seriously impressive work ethic. Following her ...
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![Dirty Projectors Rekindle Their Spark with '5EPs']()
ReviewsDirty Projectors Rekindle Their Spark with '5EPs' Published Nov 20, 2020While Dirty Projectors have always essentially been the Dave Longstreth show, it's no secret that it was the project's female members who ca...
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![Partner 'Never Give Up' on Their Quest to Share the Power of Rock Music]()
ReviewsPartner 'Never Give Up' on Their Quest to Share the Power of Rock Music Published Nov 18, 2020Partner's debut, 2017's In Search of Lost Time, filtered classic rock riffs through a Weezer-esque alt-rock lens, but it was the band's penc...
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![Petr Cancura, Charlie Hunter and Geoff Clapp Channel Collaborative Joy on 'Don't Let It Stop!']()
ReviewsPetr Cancura, Charlie Hunter and Geoff Clapp Channel Collaborative Joy on 'Don't Let It Stop!' Published Nov 17, 2020Born in the Czech Republic and raised in Ottawa, saxophonist Petr Cancura brings a world of influence to his craft. After a sojourn in Brook...
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![Badge Époque Ensemble's 'Self Help' Offers Escape from Reality]()
ReviewsBadge Époque Ensemble's 'Self Help' Offers Escape from Reality Published Nov 17, 2020Badge Époque Ensemble's Self Help is a mystifying journey to a safe space of tranquility — an overwhelming sense of comfort that can be felt...
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![King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Do What They Do Best on 'K.G.']()
ReviewsKing Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Do What They Do Best on 'K.G.' Published Nov 17, 2020Prolific psych-roch shapeshifters, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard have released their 16th studio album, marking 10 years as an active ban...
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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...
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![This Funny Week in Funny Tweets: November 13, 2020]()
FeaturesThis Funny Week in Funny Tweets: November 13, 2020 Published Nov 13, 2020Four Seasons Total Landscaping, the President's loss margin starts gaping, an awkward Leta Powell Drake interview taping, the Fleetwood Mac...
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![Sook-Yin Lee Discusses Her 'Freaky' New Pandemic Movie]()
FeaturesSook-Yin Lee Discusses Her "Freaky" New Pandemic Movie Published Nov 12, 2020After coronavirus lockdowns turned the entertainment industry on its head, musician and filmmaker (and former MuchMusic VJ) Sook-Yin Lee fou...
