ARTIST PORTRAIT: Lights
From an expressive debut to an underrated acoustic EP and a genre-bending full-length in Siberia, Lights has become a figure for…
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Q&A: Jack’s Mannequin
Life can be as dismal as it is beautiful and sometimes you have to sift through the obstacles to find something meaningful to hang on to…
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INTERVIEW: The Swellers
The money, the girls, the fame. It’s three components that make up the rock star dream, but with the reality being how you get there is…
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GOING LIVE: Smith Westerns, Bleached
“It smells like sweat and rock and roll”. It comes as no surprise the former statement is true thanks to the grip it and rip it indie rock tour that…
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GOING LIVE: Cass McCombs
California songwriter Cass McCombs is often overlooked for his natural ability to compose folk rock but his live performances are rarely….
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GOING LIVE: Tool
While the songs ripped into eardrums and heart valves, the band was on cue underneath the cover of darkness with Maynard James Keenan…
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INTERVIEW: Kreayshawn
Stuck in the middle of a generation fascinated with Twitter, Facebook “likes” and cultural trends (“Let’s bring back planking!”), West Coast…
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VIDEO: Arkells – “On Paper”
In this clip directed by Brendan McCarney, the band do an engaging performance of “On Paper” in their own touring van that brings you…
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GOING LIVE: Los Campesinos!
On their first night of a two-day stint at Toronto’s Lee Palace, Los Campesinos! hammered home their point of lyrical poetry and dance…
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INTERVIEW: Bleached
You can carry a quarter in your pocket but it’s not always going to buy what you want. After being involved with a Cali punk band that burst…
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