Articles by Ben Okazawa

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  Yeah Yeah Yeahs Tap Toronto for Mini-Tour of North America

  PUBLISHED Sep 12, 2023

  Heads are about to roll in Toronto when the Yeah Yeah Yeahs stop by to wrap up their mini-tour of North America this fall.  The alt-rock t...

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  Oshawa's Biltmore Theatre to Stop Taking Artist Merch Cuts

  PUBLISHED Sep 12, 2023

  The Biltmore Theatre in Oshawa has officially announced that it will transition to become a zero-percent merch-rate venue.  General Manage...

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  Shania Twain Wants to Collaborate with Adele

  PUBLISHED Sep 11, 2023

  ​The world is changing, and we're living in a time when two artists don't need to get in the studio together to make a song — just ask your...

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  Thom Yorke Says Neil Young Inspired His Radiohead Vocals

  PUBLISHED Sep 11, 2023

  It's no secret that Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke loves Neil Young — but he's recently revealed that the Toronto-born singer actually inspi...

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  Viggo Mortensen Says TIFF Has the "Best Audiences" of Any Film Festival

  PUBLISHED Sep 11, 2023

  Viggo Mortensen had some high praise for the TIFF crowds while in town promoting his new movie The Dead Don't Hurt this week.  The Lord of...

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  Tim Burton Bashes "Disturbing" AI Replications of His Style: "It's Like a Robot Taking Your Humanity"

  PUBLISHED Sep 11, 2023

  As the arts community's war against AI wages on, Tim Burton has made his stance on the matter crystal clear.  In an interview with The Ind...

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  Kaytranada Announces Childish Gambino Will Feature on His Next Album

  PUBLISHED Sep 8, 2023

  Kaytranada has revealed that Childish Gambino will have a guest spot on his upcoming album with a groovy track that he had previously tease...

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  'Letterkenny' Plots North American Comedy Tour

  PUBLISHED Sep 8, 2023

  After the main Letterkenny cast members embarked on a live sketch tour early last year, the hit Canadian comedy has announced that two of i...