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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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Pink Floyd, 'The Wall': 'Immersion' Box Set Celebrated With Online Film -- Video

Nigel Waldron, Getty Images Today's a good day for Pink Floyd fans. Timed to the release of the band's 'Immersion' box set and 'Experience' edition of 'The Wall,' an hour-long Pink Floyd retrospective -- which includes rare film footage, live performances and cool trivia -- is online for the next 24 hours. 'A Pink Floyd Miscellany: ...

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Tragically Hip, Canada Day Concerts: Hip and Death Cab to Celebrate War of 1812

Handout, Getty Images Canada Day long weekend is a time for Canucks to kick back and enjoy the finer things in the Great White North. So after sipping on Molson beer, boasting about free health care and playing some street hockey, talk often turns to Canada's musical pride and joy, the Tragically Hip. And this year, folks can do more than ...

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Jack White, 'SNL': Rocker to Make Solo Debut on Show, Lindsay Lohan to Host

Nasty Little Man |Getty Images Jack White and Lindsay Lohan? Now that's a pairing you'd never expect. But the uber-cool rocker and the perpetually troubled actress/recent Playboy model will be sharing the late-night spotlight on March 3 when they both appear on 'Saturday Night Live.' White will be launching his solo career with a musical ...

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Bruce Springsteen, 'Wrecking Ball': The Boss Debuts 'Easy Money' Song

Taylor Hill, FilmMagic Bruce Springsteen fans have a couple more weeks to go before the American rocker's 'Wrecking Ball' album drops next month. But thankfully Springsteen groupies won't have to listen to the first single 'We Take Care of Our Own' on repeat anymore -- now there's 'Easy Money' to throw into the rotation. Courtesy of ...

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Deadmau5 Gets Don Cherry in a 'Pumped-Up Mood' -- Music Appreciation

Getty Images | National Hockey League Don Cherry is the brash and ever-controversial co-host of 'Hockey Night in Canada's Coach's Corner' and, love him or hate him, a hockey icon. Now, it's not exactly like we've spent much time theorizing which tunes a loudmouth like him would like, but Cherry outing himself as a Deadmau5 fan, well, we ...

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Arkells: Toronto Rockers Strip Down Lana Del Rey's 'Video Games' -- Listen

Universal Music Canada Even if you have a total hate-on for Lana Del Rey -- and a lot of folks do -- deep down there's some part of you that finds her insta-hit 'Video Games' totally earwormy. C'mon, admit it. So naturally the song is going to get its fair share of covers. Bombay Bicycle Club reworked the dreamy Del Rey staple and now Toronto ...

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Adele's Grammys Sweep: Singer Wins Album of the Year, Record of the Year Too

AP Photo/Matt Sayles Adele was the belle of the ball at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards, so it's no shocker that the singer snagged Record of the Year for 'Rolling in the Deep' and Album of Year for '21.' The can-do-no-wrong Brit climbed the stage steps again, this time chocking back tears of joy. "Oh, thank you, thank you," she said at the ...

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