Coronavirus

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  Toronto's X Avant Unveils 2020 Virtual "Transmissions" Lineup

  PUBLISHED Sep 10, 2020

  The X Avant New Music Festival in Toronto is set to return in 2020 with a new virtual edition dubbed "Transmissions." Taking place from Oc...

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  Fender on Track for Biggest Sales Year Ever in 2020

  PUBLISHED Sep 10, 2020

  Guitar sales are way up in 2020, and it seems it's likely because people are bored at home in isolation. Fender brand guitars in particula...

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  Vinyl Records Have Outsold CDs for the First Time Since the '80s

  PUBLISHED Sep 10, 2020

  The world has gone topsy-turvy in numerous ways this year, not least of which is people's buying habits. And some might argue these things...

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  Hollywood Has Effectively Cancelled Halloween

  PUBLISHED Sep 9, 2020

  Remember a quaint time when we all thought things would be "back to normal" by Halloween? Oh, how foolish we were! Unfortunately, no matter...

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  Colin Meloy Shares Solo Single "Slint, Spiderland"

  PUBLISHED Sep 2, 2020

  The Decemberists frontman Colin Meloy has shared a new song called "Slint, Spiderland" written during and inspired by quarantine for NPR's...

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  Big Thief's Adrianne Lenker Announces Two New Albums

  PUBLISHED Sep 2, 2020

  Big Thief's Adrianne Lenker has announced plans to release two new solo albums — titled songs and instrumentals — on October 23. The record...

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  Disclosure's Guy Lawrence Reveals He Contracted COVID-19

  PUBLISHED Sep 2, 2020

  While Disclosure should be celebrating the release of their new album ENERGY, the duo's Guy Lawrence is instead celebrating the fact he's s...

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  "Shoes" Singer Kelly Updates Viral Hit for COVID-19 Era

  PUBLISHED Sep 2, 2020

  Back in the early days of viral YouTube videos, there was a shoe-obsessed, overgrown teenage girl named Kelly who just wanted to shop. Four...