Spark

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  Television

  Nirvana the Band the Front Five

  PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2008

  Matt Johnson probably isn't telling me the truth. "I'm blind. I go in to the Rivoli and I order a drink, I get up, knock over a table, book...

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  Contest

  Do Good Beats Make Great Rap?

  PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2008

  Who better to find the next Eminem than the team who first gave light to the original? Radio hosts Sway and King Tech, whose hip-hop Wake U...

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  Comic

  Art of Copyright

  PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2008

  Debate rages between penniless musicians, litigious lobbyists and freedom loving libertarians over Canada’s proposed copyright legislation...

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  Reissue

  What A Gas

  PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2008

  When you’re co-founder of one of the most influence indie labels in the world, you’re bound to forget about the odd thing, like putting you...

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  Television

  Scene Explosion

  PUBLISHED May 24, 2008

  The vibrant Toronto art scene now has its own variety show. Self-dubbed "video-vaudeville,” King Kaboom plays like schizophrenic YouTube vi...

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  DVD

  Wasted Weekend

  PUBLISHED May 24, 2008

  In October 2007, Fucked Up hosted their third annual weekend of punk rock mayhem in Toronto. This DVD is exactly what it purports to be: a...

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  Concert

  Oli's Brave Last Stand

  PUBLISHED May 24, 2008

  Acclaimed violinist Oliver Schroer is spending his final days in a Toronto hospital bed but, with remarkable poise, he’s also finishing rec...

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  Vinyl

  Picture This

  PUBLISHED May 24, 2008

  Though all signs point to an increase in vinyl sales, this hasn’t stopped some labels from releasing frustratingly limited records of all s...