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  A.C. Newman's 'The Slow Wonder' Turns 20: The Understated Masterpiece of the Canadian Indie Boom

  PUBLISHED Jun 6, 2024

  In the aughts, the Canadian indie world abounded with maximalist collectives: Broken Social Scene in Toronto, Arcade Fire in Montreal...

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  Adil and Bilall Bring Their Own Flavour to 'Bad Boys: Ride or Die': "We Love to Balance Between Hollywood and Independent Movies"

  PUBLISHED Jun 5, 2024

  The last four years have been a crash course in navigating the film industry for Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, the Belgian filmmaking duo...

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  Five Must-See Acts at Vancouver's Summerlight Festival

  PUBLISHED Jun 5, 2024

  Summerlight is the indie music festival run by Vancouver label Light Organ Records (an imprint of 604 Records) — but the day-long event, ta...

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  Rachel Sennott's Rise in Hollywood Has Come via Canada

  PUBLISHED Jun 5, 2024

  Where Timothée Chalamet represents the de facto face of New Hollywood in the dramatic space, the same can be said of Rachel Sennott in the...

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  It's the Summer of the Beaches: "We Have Been in Training for This"

  PUBLISHED Jun 4, 2024

  "I just started seeing someone new, and when his mom first met me, she was like, 'Don't write a song about my son!'" Jordan Miller winces...

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  Last Gang's Chris Taylor Reflects on Surviving "Napster Winter" as the Label Celebrates 20 Years

  PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2024

  In 2003, people weren't optimistic about the future of the music industry. Napster had introduced file-sharing to the masses, and even afte...

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  Five Must-Sees Acts at FestiVoix de Trois-Rivières 2024

  PUBLISHED Jun 2, 2024

  Running June 27 to July 7, Trois-Rivières' FestiVoix boasts over 100 performances for the festival's 31st-anniversary edition. Taking place...

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  This Funny Week in Funny Tweets: May 31, 2024

  PUBLISHED May 31, 2024

  Just sit on me bro, Donald Trump's legal blow, Lego, Aaron Rodgers and Gwyneth Paltrow, and much more from this week in funny tweets...