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 ...

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, ...

Sarjoun Faour Photography/WireImage For three years running, Drake has hosted the biggest hip-hop event in Toronto (and almost anywhere else, too). His OVO Fest, named after his hometown pre-fame October's Very Own clique, began in 2010 as a way to stake his claim in the hip-hop scene. He did this by not just headlining his own festival, but ...

Dan Kitwood, Getty Amy Winehouse, in excerpts from a previously unbroadcasted interview published by the Guardian to mark the anniversary of her death, spoke of her favorite Shangri-Las song "I Can Never Go Home Anymore," which she deemed "the most depressing ever." This inspired us to track down some of the other songs that had made a ...

Redferns | Getty | Filmmagic.com Canada's Polaris Prize has gone through some growing pains over its seven year lifespan as the 200+ jurists and music fans alike try to wrap their head around a $30,000 award for the best Canadian album that declares its disdain for such factors as genre, sales, public profile, fan base, or net worth. The ...

Kevin Mazur, WireImage Mick: The Wild Life and Mad Genius of Jagger is the unauthorized biography that keeps on giving. While the Rolling Stones celebrate their 50th anniversary today, that seemingly large number pales next to number of ladies bandleader Mick Jagger has taken to bed. How many women? Biographer Chris Andersen told Extra ...

Jag Gundu, Getty At the tail end of 2011, we declared it "The Year Canadian Music Broke," what with everyone from Feist, Deadmau5 and Arcade Fire to Drake, Michael Buble and Justin Bieber dominating their respective genres at home and abroad. But with Canada Day coming up on July 1, we thought we'd dig a bit deeper and explain ...