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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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Flaming Lips, NXNE: Indie Icons Headline Free AOL Spinner Concert in Toronto

Shirlaine Forrest, WireImage Do you realize how long we've been keeping this amazing news to ourselves?!? The Flaming Lips are headlining Spinner Canada's free all-day NXNE concert on Saturday, June 16 at Toronto's Yonge-Dundas Square! Yes, the Flaming Lips. I know, right? Toronto's annual NXNE festival seems to grow bigger and more ...

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Massive Attack Score 'Halo 4' and Scarlett Johanssen

Fin Image | Bungie OK, so it's not "technically" Massive Attack, but two of the pioneering British electronic act's primary players are staging unorthodox comebacks. Producer and co-songwriter Neil Davidge has been hired to score the upcoming videogame Halo 4, the first entry in the epic Xbox sci-fi series not made by Bungie. Martin ...

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Juno Awards 2012: Drake Loses Best Album to Michael Buble 'Christmas' Album, Feist Wins Best Artist

Getty I CP I Getty The Juno Awards have made great strides in credibility in recent years, but that may have culminated in last year's Drake-hosted crowning of Arcade Fire. The 2012 Junos took a great big step backwards -- and a curiously unnecessary one -- by overlooking Drake's critical and commercial hit Take Care in favour of ...

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Junos 2012: Feist, Drake, Dan Mangan and Sheepdogs Win Juno Awards

Joshua Ostroff, AOL/WireImage (2) As with any award show, the 2012 Junos Gala, the un-televised Saturday dinner ceremony where the vast majority of the gold is doled before the big Willam Shatner-hosted Sunday show in Ottawa, was full of expected wins, unfortunate losses and not a few shockers. Feist, who swept her last Junos with ...

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Arkells + CanRock All-Star Team Cover Neil Young's 'Harvest Moon' -- Exclusive Video

Universal Music Canada What better way to celebrate this Juno Awards weekend's, er, celebration of Canadian music than with this exclusive, maple syrup-coated cover of 2011 Juno-winner Neil Young's "Harvest Moon" by this year's nominees Arkells and CanRock cohorts from Cuff the Duke, Great Lake Swimmers, City and Colour and Ladies of the ...

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Deadmau5 Beefs With Michael Bublé, Says Modern Raves Lack Adventure

Josh Ostroff for AOL Deadmau5 is no newcomer to the Juno Awards, having taken home gold in every year that he's been nominated for the Canadian music award. But this year his giant mousehead didn't just pop up in the dance category, but also in several major slots. Not a bad way to cap off a stretch where he dominated dance music, went ...

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Coeur de Pirate Hearts Drake and Weeknd: 'As a White Girl, I Feel Really Inspired'

Marwa Hamad Coeur de Pirate, the nom de chanson of French-Canadian crooner Béatrice Martin, is all about juxtaposition. She looks like a tat-covered skater girl and started out singing about meeting cute boys at Warped Tour, but she also wears pretty dresses and sounds like an old-fashioned singer from France. Her latest album ...

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