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Jenny Charlesworth

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Jenny Charlesworth is a regular contributor to Vancouver weekly, The Straight. A music and pop culture enthusiast, Jenny has had her work featured in The Wire, Paste.com Naked Eye Magazine, Color Magazine, Concrete Skateboarding, Exclaim! and TheTyee.com. She has also worked with CTV News and AUX.

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Little Scream Enlist 'Clavicyclette' Piano-Bike for 'Boatman' -- Video Premiere
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Little Scream Enlist 'Clavicyclette' Piano-Bike for 'Boatman' -- Video Premiere

Courtesy of Secretly Canadian Clavicyclette. Say it three times fast if you can. Most folks might get a little tongue tied but Montreal singer and multi-instrumentalist Little Scream has it down pat after using the fantastical piano-bicycle in her new video for 'Boatman (Live With The Clavicyclette).' "My friend Ian had come across the ...

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Cults Cover Leonard Cohen: New York Duo Tackle 'Everybody Knows' (VIDEO)

Martin Sanmiguel | Joel Saget, AFP With Leonard Cohen fans poring over his just-released 'Old Ideas' album (which you can stream here), we knew it was just a matter of time before more Cohen covers came in. New York indie darlings Cults were quick on the draw here, too -- though they opted for an older track from the legendary ...

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Lana Del Rey: Singer's Fame Bubble Set Ablaze in Taiwanese CGI News Story

YouTube Here at Spinner, we feel like we've done a pretty good job of documenting the whole Lana Del Rey debacle (even asking, can artifice survive in the age of Adele?). But we've been one-upped by Taiwan's Next Media Animation studio. No amount of jazzy alliteration or hilarious hyperbole can compare to their kooky CGI Lizzie Grant news ...

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Bryan Adams: Classic Rocker Launching First Canadian Arena Tour in 20 Years

AFP, Getty Images Bryan Adams is coming home -- well, at least for the duration of his long-overdue coast-to-coast Canadian tour this spring. The longtime Vancouverite, now living abroad in England, will bring his classic rock anthems back to his homeland on April 11, kicking off the 20-date arena tour on the far side of the country in St. ...

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James Murphy Coffee: LCD Soundsystem's Ex-Star Percolates Back With Espresso

Larry Busacca, Getty Images Being a coffee connoisseur has become all the rage among the creative set with folks like Bonnie Prince Billy and David Lynch getting their brew on. Now former LCD Soundsystem main man James Murphy wants in on the coffee craze so he's developing his own signature espresso blend. "I make a lot of coffee," Murphy ...

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Feist Debuts 'The Bad in Each Other' Video

Steve Jennings, WireImage The last time we saw Feist she was wandering around a black and white forest with Rapunzel-like locks kickin' it to 'How Come You Never Go There.' For her latest video, though, she's turned up the Technicolor and seemingly taken a page from 'No Country for Old Men.' (Come on, don't you half expect Javier Bardem ...

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The Internet: Odd Future Offshoot Debut Twisted 'Fastlane' Video

YouTube.com Another diabolical video from Odd Future offshoot the Internet has surfaced. The dark and twisted 'Fastlane' features holdups, handguns and, sigh, even murder as sound engineer and producer Syd tha Kid takes center stage. This wild ride follows up 'Cocaine,' the first video from the outfit's 'Purple Naked Ladies' debut. Enjoy ...

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