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![Michael K. Williams' Cause of Death Revealed]()
NewsMichael K. Williams' Cause of Death Revealed Published Sep 24, 2021The Wire, Boardwalk Empire and Lovecraft County star Michael K. Williams' official cause of death has been revealed. As previously report...
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![Thom Yorke's Son Noah Just Released a Song, and It Sounds a Lot Like Radiohead]()
NewsThom Yorke's Son Noah Just Released a Song, and It Sounds a Lot Like Radiohead Published Sep 24, 2021Noah Yorke is the son of Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke, and he just released his first single under his own name. "Trying Too Hard (Lullaby)...
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![William Shatner Is Taking Jeff Bezos' Rocket to Space]()
NewsWilliam Shatner Is Taking Jeff Bezos' Rocket to Space Published Sep 24, 2021Just days after being a really bad sport online about everyone's Captain Kirk impressions, the real-life Star Trek leader William Shatner ha...
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!['Saint-Narcisse' Takes a Long, Hard Look at Itself Directed by Bruce LaBruce]()
Reviews'Saint-Narcisse' Takes a Long, Hard Look at Itself Directed by Bruce LaBruce Published Sep 24, 2021Canadian director Bruce LaBruce has earned something of a reputation. He creates films that go heavy on unconventional sexual practices and...
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![Shania Twain Honours Country-Pop 'Trailblazer' Dolly Parton in 'Mama Said' TikTok Challenge]()
NewsShania Twain Honours Country-Pop "Trailblazer" Dolly Parton in "Mama Said" TikTok Challenge Published Sep 24, 2021Earlier this week, Taylor Swift posted a video as part of the "Mama Said" TikTok challenge — where creators share how they've broken a barri...
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![Johnny Marr Says Rick Astley's Smiths Covers Ordeal Has Been 'Dealt With']()
NewsJohnny Marr Says Rick Astley's Smiths Covers Ordeal Has Been "Dealt With" Published Sep 24, 2021Johnny Marr was notably a little iffy about Rick Astley's and Blossoms' cover of the Smiths' "This Charming Man" that debuted at a London sh...
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![Hear the Week's Best New Canadian Music: Alessia Cara, Andy Shauf, Snotty Nose Rez Kids]()
StreamsHear the Week's Best New Canadian Music: Alessia Cara, Andy Shauf, Snotty Nose Rez Kids Published Sep 24, 2021The Canadian election already feels like ancient history, and we're casting our vote for our favourite new songs of the week with our playli...
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![Someone Crashed Their Car into a Venue After Being Booted from a P.O.D. Show]()
NewsSomeone Crashed Their Car into a Venue After Being Booted from a P.O.D. Show Published Sep 24, 2021In a testament to the white-hot power of Christian nu-metal, two people who were booted from a P.O.D. show in Birmingham, AL were arrested a...
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![Twitter Reacts to Grimes and Elon Musk's Breakup]()
NewsTwitter Reacts to Grimes and Elon Musk's Breakup Published Sep 24, 2021After three long, bewildering years of a universe marred by Grimes and Elon Musk's controversial pairing, the Tesla/SpaceX honcho revealed t...
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![This Funny Week in Funny Tweets: September 24, 2021]()
FeaturesThis Funny Week in Funny Tweets: September 24, 2021 Published Sep 24, 2021Faux skull, ABNORMAL, media not covering sword issues at all, 1990s seagulls, and much more from this week in funny tweets. September 17...
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![Listen to Portugal. The Man Cover Len's Iconic 'Steal My Sunshine']()
StreamsListen to Portugal. The Man Cover Len's Iconic "Steal My Sunshine" Published Sep 24, 2021If you're going to be one-hit wonders, that hit better stand the test of time. Luckily for Canadian icons Len (and for us) their 1999 single...
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![The Body and Big Brave Fly from Metal to Folk on 'Leaving None but Small Birds']()
ReviewsThe Body and Big Brave Fly from Metal to Folk on 'Leaving None but Small Birds' Published Sep 23, 2021On Leaving None but Small Birds, the Body and Big Brave — two of the most consistent and prolific acts in heavy music — have come together t...
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![The Garrys Ride Surf Rock's Wake to New Sonic Territory on 'Get Thee to a Nunnery']()
ReviewsThe Garrys Ride Surf Rock's Wake to New Sonic Territory on 'Get Thee to a Nunnery' Published Sep 23, 2021Hot off of their spooky 2020 rescoring of Haxan: Withcraft Through the Ages, the Garrys have blessed everyone's ears with Get Thee to a Nunn...
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![Poppy Digs Into the Entire Rock Canon at Once on 'FLUX']()
ReviewsPoppy Digs Into the Entire Rock Canon at Once on 'FLUX' Published Sep 22, 2021Poppy has changed her musical style. Again. When Poppy introduced herself to the world with debut album Poppy.Computer in 2017, the sin...
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![Ada Lea Magnifies the Little Details on 'one hand on the steering wheel the other sewing a garden']()
ReviewsAda Lea Magnifies the Little Details on 'one hand on the steering wheel the other sewing a garden' Published Sep 21, 2021That neighbour on the corner — the one that's seen you stumble home seasick in the wee hours of the morning, that's watched quietly as you w...
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![Mas Aya's 'Máscaras' Is a Rewarding Sonic Revolution]()
ReviewsMas Aya's 'Máscaras' Is a Rewarding Sonic Revolution Published Sep 21, 2021How do you touch the present? That might have been the single question guiding Brandon Valdivia's newest Mas Aya record, Máscaras ("Masks")...
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![This Funny Week in Funny Tweets: September 24, 2021]()
FeaturesThis Funny Week in Funny Tweets: September 24, 2021 Published Sep 24, 2021Faux skull, ABNORMAL, media not covering sword issues at all, 1990s seagulls, and much more from this week in funny tweets. September 17...
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![Meet the Toronto Musician Who Made a Song for Every TTC Subway Stop]()
FeaturesMeet the Toronto Musician Who Made a Song for Every TTC Subway Stop Published Sep 24, 2021All of the pandemic pet projects that people have undertaken in the past year and half, here's one of the most impressive: Toronto musician...
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![Alessia Cara Takes Control of Life's Up and Downs: 'I Had No Idea What Rock Bottom Really Was']()
FeaturesAlessia Cara Takes Control of Life's Up and Downs: "I Had No Idea What Rock Bottom Really Was" Published Sep 23, 2021Alessia Cara is finally feeling in tune with herself. The Canadian pop singer-songwriter spent the early days of her career singing about fe...
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![Arkells Break Down 'Blink Once' Track-by-Track]()
FeaturesArkells Break Down 'Blink Once' Track-by-Track Published Sep 22, 2021Hamilton, ON-bred rock band Arkells have fully leaned into their sound for their sixth album, Blink Once, out today via Universal Music Cana...
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![The Best (and Worst) Films We Saw at TIFF 2021]()
FeaturesThe Best (and Worst) Films We Saw at TIFF 2021 Published Sep 21, 2021After 2020's severely stripped-down version, this year's Toronto International Film Festival was almost back to its old self. In-person audi...
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![Tom DeLonge Opens Up About Government Secrets, 'Paranormal Stuff' and How It Felt to Quit Blink-182 The Exclaim! Questionnaire]()
FeaturesTom DeLonge Opens Up About Government Secrets, "Paranormal Stuff" and How It Felt to Quit Blink-182 The Exclaim! Questionnaire Published Sep 21, 2021When Tom DeLonge answers Exclaim!'s call, he's sitting in his car in San Diego, CA, gazing out at the water. "I'm looking at the beach," he...
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![Remembering September 24, 1991, the Day Underground Music Hit the Mainstream]()
FeaturesRemembering September 24, 1991, the Day Underground Music Hit the Mainstream Published Sep 20, 2021"Teenage angst has paid off well, now I'm bored and old." These lyrics that open Nirvana's 1993 swansong, In Utero, may have sounded, to the...
