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Bonjay Interview: SXSW 2010

It's fitting that dancehall duo Bonjay was born within one of Ottawa's famed Disorganised parties. Made up of singer Alanna Stuart and beatmaster Ian Swain (more commonly known as Pho), Bonjay built up a reputation in their hometown by singing indie-rock classics infused with a West Indian flair, and their love of dance music has continued to ...

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Angelo Spencer Interview: SXSW 2010

When you are born in Brittany and raised in the French Alps, having Clint Eastwood as one of your major musical influences seems unusual, but for Angelo Spencer, the screen icon changed his life. Guided by Ennio Morricone's famous scores of classic American spaghetti westerns, Spencer, in a true do-it-yourself fashion, started off teaching himself ...

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Bobby Bare Jr. Interview: SXSW 2010

Don't be fooled by his spacey demeanor: When it comes to music, Bobby Bare Jr. means business. A true-blue born-and-bred Nashville musician, Bare has been performing since childhood, even earning a Grammy nomination for a duet with his father, country legend Bobby Bare, at age 6. Growing up in a musical family that celebrated country music ...

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Please the Trees Interview: SXSW 2010

A modern-day Renaissance man, Please the Trees' Vaclav Havelka is a musician, artist, radio DJ, promoter and the head of a small music label. Growing up in rural Prague, his influences as a solo artist ranged from folk to grunge -- a far cry from those of his future bandmates, members of instrumental hardcore-influenced Some Other Place. A distinct ...

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