January 2012
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Top 10 albums of 2011: Jenny Charlesworth, The...
If this were about top songs, I’d be the laughingstock of the Straight’s music department. Not only would Britney Spears be getting a shout-out, so would Rihanna and Drake. For the sake of my street cred, thank Christ almighty we’re looking at long-players.
Dum Dum Girls - Only in Dreams
A 20-something girl singing about her dead mother doesn’t exactly scream “record of the year”. But nothing...
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2011 Year End Picks
For my 2011 Year End picks as Spinner’s Deputy Editor click here: Top Albums|Top Songs
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Thinking Outside the Manager
PHOTOGRAPH BY TENZIN DORJE
A look inside the non-denominational nativity play that’s taking over the Brick Works… “Silent night, holy night” might be the traditional setting for a certain holiday tale, but The Story, Theatre Columbus’ outdoor play based on the Nativity, promises very little of either. The imaginative walk-about—which weaves its way throughout Toronto’s historic...
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Bon Iver's Justin Vernon 'Stands Behind'...
After slagging the Grammys and going head to head with the Avalanches on account of his “sell-out” Bushmills Whiskey endorsement, Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon is trying to set the record straight.
Speaking to Q host Jian Ghomeshi during a live tapping of the CBC show in Toronto Thursday morning, Vernon addressed the comments he made to the New York Times regarding the...
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Cadence Weapon: Rapper Sounds Off on Drake Diss,...
‘Tis the season for year-end lists. But it’s not just music critics and bloggers tallying up the records that rocked 2011, Cadence Weapon is also taking stock of the releases that moved him this year — and he’s not pulling any punches when it comes to albums that fall flat either. So whose record failed to make the cut? Well, after his recent tweet comparing Drake’s...
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Let's all chill out and let Courtney Love do her...
By Jenny Charlesworth
Courtney Love’s ta-tas are back in the news this week. It seems a Hole concert in Sao Paulo was all it took for the 47-year-old to peel off her over the shoulder boulder holders and expose her boobies yet again. Just a glimpse of those nips and the gossip rags snap to attention, all too happy to ridicule Kurt Cobain’s wild widow. But isn’t it time we gave this train...
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Turn on the bright Lights
The MuchMusic darling reinvented herself with a littlebit of help from hip friends like Shad and Holy Fuck
By Jenny Charlesworth
If you are a MuchMusic darling looking for a hip overhaul, getting Holy Fuck to guest on your new record is a good place to start. With a name too profane for TV and a sound too experimental for the mainstream, the electronic outfit provides instant cred for a pop...
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What do you say, Coeur de Pirate?
Inked Quebec indie popster Béatrice Martin (a.k.a. Coeur de Pirate) goes Blonde for her latest album.
1. Parlez-vous français?
Our country may have two official languages, but unless your name is Celine Dion, it’s pretty damn hard to become a major Canadian pop icon if you sing exclusively—or even primarily—in French. Happily, that hasn’t slowed down Coeur de Pirate’s Béatrice Martin. She might...