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Joshua Ostroff

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Joshua decided to become a music journalist after teenage him spied a flannel-bedecked dude with a press badge at Lollapalooza in Van City. So he did. Now Josh writes/edits happily ever after in Toronto -- where conveniently many musicians he interviews live super nearby.

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Grammys 2013: Worst Grammy Award Nominations Ever
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Grammys 2013: Worst Grammy Award Nominations Ever

AP | Getty | Getty Music fans and critics alike enjoy annually complaining about the Grammy Awards' winners, losers, surprises and snubs. But sometimes the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences gets it really wrong. Consider this year when the unknown (and untalented) keytar-wielding Al Walser somehow landed a Best Dance ...

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Stars' Torquil Campbell on Politics, Frank Ocean and Radicalizing Pop

Norman Wong When Stars new album The North came out earlier this fall, outspoken singer Torquil Campbell made any number of political pronouncements to the press, right up to warning about Canada's creeping fascism. So it was a little surprising to press play and hear none of those opinions made their way into the album's songs. We asked ...

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Lights: 'True Colors' Singer on Being Bullied as a Teen and How Tough it is For the Amanda Todd Generation

LIGHTS Facebook Lights is a pretty and successful pop star. But that's now. Back when she was known as Valerie Poxleitner, she was just another teenage girl whose light was dimmed by bullies for the crime of being different. "In high school I not only didn't have a whole lot of friends, I went to a lot of different schools because we moved ...

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10 Things as Old as Anthony Kiedis: Red Hot Chili Peppers Singer Turns 50

Getty The Red Hot Chili Peppers have always seemed somewhat juvenile, what with their topless torsos and sock-clad, er, chili peppers. But when we say "always," we mean it -- the iconic alt band has been around since 1983. So it shouldn't be a huge surprise that lead singer Anthony Kiedis is turning 50 today, but it still kinda is. ...

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Halloween Birthdays: U2, Beastie Boys, Smiths Members & Vanilla Ice Celebrate Spooktacularly

Getty (x3) | Youtube It really sucks to have your birthday on Christmas, since so many people who aren't even having a birthday get freaking presents and it totally is your actual birthday and, well, blergh. But what if your birthday was a day of unbridled hedonism where everyone dresses up in cool costumes and either hits the streets for ...

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Political Songs: Top 12 Post-Millennial Anthems That Rallied the Masses

Gino DePinto, AOL Last week, a little over a year after the Occupy Wall Street movement had its first anniversary, Tom Morello and System of a Down's Serj Tankian rolled out their hard-rocking protest anthem "We Are the 99%." With its mosh-friendly riffs and chant-friendly chorus, it's a long-awaited return to form by the former guitarist ...

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7 Signs of the Coming Musical Apocalypse

Getty | Getty When news of Chavril broke earlier this week, the Internet erupted with a collective shudder. Clearly the surprise engagement of Nickelback singer Chad Kroeger and fallen pop-"punk" star Avril Lavigne, announced in such rock cred-heavy publications as People and Hello Canada, was a sure sign of the apocalypse. And we agree, ...

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