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The Weeknd Says He's Peaked, and 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' Proves Him Right

PUBLISHED Feb 3, 2025

"Lore" has become a buzzword in pop music in recent years, as stars pepper their lyrics with cryptic hints about their personal...

Doechii Takes a Well-Deserved Victory Lap on "Nosebleeds"

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PUBLISHED Feb 3, 2025

The Grammys seldom get it right — but as last night proved, it might be a new era for the Academy. This tone was set early on in the...

A Canadian Wrestling Legend Lights Up 'Dark Match'

Directed by Lowell Dean

PUBLISHED Jan 31, 2025

Taking its title from the pro-wrestling term to describe a non-televised event, 'Dark Match' follows a small wrestling company that accepts...

Franz Ferdinand Fight to Be Heard on 'The Human Fear'

PUBLISHED Jan 31, 2025

After releasing two celebrated albums in quick succession during the heyday of "indie sleaze," new music started to become less...

'Paying for It' Is a Wonderful Bit of Oversharing

Directed by Sook-Yin Lee

PUBLISHED Jan 31, 2025

The backstory alone is unlike anything else: filmmaker/musician/artist Sook-Yin Lee and cartoonist Chester Brown were in a romantic...

This Mashup of "Hollaback Girl" and Kendrick Lamar's "Squabble Up" Is B-A-N-A-N-A-S

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PUBLISHED Jan 31, 2025

'GNX' has been out for a little more than two months, and it's probably already my most-listened-to Kendrick Lamar album. It's not that I...

MIKE Makes an Effortless Opus with 'Showbiz!'

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PUBLISHED Jan 31, 2025

The album is called 'Showbiz!,' but there's nothing glitzy about MIKE — an underground NYC rapper whose workmanlike pace of excellent...

'Blue Rodeo: Lost Together' Pays Tribute to the "Sound of Canada"

Directed by Dale Heslip

PUBLISHED Jan 29, 2025

Blue Rodeo are a Canadian institution. Their songs have soundtracked the lives of Canadians for over four decades, and yet their story has...