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Drew Berner

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Drew is an intern-turned-contributor for Spinner Canada. He’s written about everything from Steve Martin's bluegrass career to 'American Idol,' but is always on the lookout for great new bands. He's probably digging through a record store bin right now. Get back to work!

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Bry Webb: Constantines Frontman Credits Feist With Reviving His Music Career
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Bry Webb: Constantines Frontman Credits Feist With Reviving His Music Career

Caitlin Durlak | AFP/Getty Images The Constantines always projected a working-class vibe, but no one could have predicted that, after the band went on extended hiatus in 2010, frontman Bry Webb would nearly give up music completely to join the working class. After celebrating the Ontario band's 10 anniversary with a series of shows in ...

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The Tea Party on Auctioning Teaparty.com to Ideological Foes for $500K Minimum

Courtesy of the Tea Party When Stuart Chatwood, bassist/keyboardist/webmaster for Canadian rockers the Tea Party, registered the band's domain name back in 1993 -- so deep into the past that Google didn't exist -- there's no way he could have foreseen the controversy that now surrounds www.TeaParty.com. Nowadays sought-after domain names ...

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Far From Home: Bands Named After Places They Aren't From

Polyvinyl Naming a band is hard work. Pick the wrong one and you might toil in obscurity forever while the right name might net you attention from the right people. So why not take some inspiration from what's around you? There's plenty to be said for the civic pride of naming your band after your hometown, especially if it evokes ...

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Crystal Castles, Caribou Make ECHO Songwriting Prize Short List

Roger Kisby, Getty Images It may be the time of year when fans of Canadian music turn their attention (and armchair criticism) towards the Polaris Music Prize, but the annual ECHO Songwriting Prize is starting to garner its fair share of attention. This year, the five songs chosen as finalists are 'Albatross' by the Besnard Lakes, ...

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Broken Social Scene, 'All to All' (DJ Mom Jeans Remix) -- Exclusive Download

As if Broken Social Scene weren't busy enough lately. In the last few months they've released their long-awaited fourth album -- which was subsequently shortlisted for the Polaris Music Prize -- played festivals around the world, helmed their own hometown show featuring the reunited Pavement, been featured in a quasi-concert film and contributed to ...

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Osheaga Festival 2010 Pictures

This year's Osheaga Festival certainly wasn't without its hiccups -- Owen Pallett fled the stage after losing sound in his monitors and technical difficulties delayed sets by Jamie Lidell and Beach House -- but it also had more than its share of magical moments. Montreal-based Arcade Fire's homecoming set was a a rousing success, Weezer showed they ...

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Top 10 Music Video Cameos by Movie and TV Stars Before They Were Famous

It stands to reason that several big-name film directors, such as David Fincher, Spike Jonze and Gus Van Sant cut their teeth making music videos. What may be less evident is that plenty of small- and big-screen actors started out their careers in videos, too. Whether affording a brief cameo or a full-on starring role, music videos ...

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