VIDEO: Grey Kingdom (Acoustic – CMW 2012)
During the fluid rush of Canadian Music Week, we managed to track down singer-songwriter Spencer Burton, otherwise known as Grey…
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VIDEO: Kalle Mattson (Acoustic – CMW 2012)
Compared to the sincerity of Bob Dylan and the eccentric, creative honesty of Conor Oberst and M. Ward, Ottawa’s very own Kalle…
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VIDEO: Michael Kiwanuka (Acoustic – CMW 2012)
Having recently performed at South By Southwest, BBC Sound Of 2011 recipient Michael Kiwanuka visited Toronto for an exclusive..
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BLARE’s 25 Must-Hear Bands At CMW 2012
As it’s getting the big 3-0 this year, Canadian Music Week is looking to do some damage in the city battling the heat with a fistful of bands…
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PROFILE: Black Hippy (SXSW 2012)
There’s always been an East Coast v.s. West Coast rivalry in the underbelly of hip hop and as the genre snatches back its mic, it’s…
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VIDEO: The Head And The Heart (Acoustic)
Through word of mouth and a divine self-titled debut, Seattle folk rockers The Head And The Heart have torn apart the intricacies of life…
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PROFILE: The Men (SXSW 2012)
As one mind put it: The Men are “more composers than musicians”. Any band blazing off a trail of singles or a singer-songwriter with more…
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PROFILE: Michael Kiwanuka (SXSW 2012)
In light of his debut album Home Again, the 24-year-old taps into the honest vibes of retrospective soul, letting tenderness etch out…
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BLARE’s 40 Must-Hear Bands At SXSW 2012
Dusting off this year’s eclectic lineup injected with hip hop, garage rock, punk, R&B and electronic sounds, here’s our picks for artists to…
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BLARE’s 5 Best New Artists (March 2012)
It’s hard to ignore the classics, but it’s worse to overlook the rising stars. March’s picks highlight emerging acts changing electronica, hardcore…
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