Melody Lau
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Every new Jamie Lidell album feels like a clean slate. There's a different sound, a different cast of characters and different setting. The British-born electro-soul singer might not consciously make these decisions, but they're constantly changing variables in his life and his records. His latest self-titled release ...
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Some folks have been quick to label British musician Kate Nash's recent leap from bubblegum pop to punk rock as a riot grrrl transformation. And while her latest release Girl Talk may share a message of female empowerment with acts like Bikini Kill and Sleater-Kinney, Nash wouldn't necessarily put that label on her current ...
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When a band gets thrown into the spotlight by a hurdling wave of online buzz, it's hard to get a good grasp on things. Especially when you're not quite a proper band yet.
Glasgow electro-pop trio Chvrches learned this recently when -- with nothing but a handful of songs and a full-length still in its final stages -- the band grabbed ...
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The inaugural Prism Prize was handed out last night in Toronto, which celebrates the best Canadian music video of the year. The award and $5,000 grand prize was awarded to Halifax's Rich Aucoin and director Noah Pink for the "Brian Wilson is A.L.I.V.E." video.
The song is from Aucoin's 2011 debut album, We're All Dying to Live, and ...
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Canadian Music Week's marquee CMW event, The Indies, took place last night with Japandroids snagging best album for Celebration Rock, Deadmau5 winning best live act and Metric taking home best group and best-selling independent album, Synthetica.
But Vancouver pop-rockers Marianas Trench emerged as the big winners of the night with ...
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Suffering from SXSW withdrawal already? Well, Canadian Music Week kicks off today in Toronto, and though not as chaotic (and BBQ-filled) as Austin, Texas, there's still a packed line-up of acts ready to make you do some venue-hopping.
Here's our list of best bets:
Tuesday, March 19
Rihanna, A$AP Rocky @ ...
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California pop-punk duo Wavves has done some serious growing up in recent years, both in life and musically.
Ditching the lo-fi "chillwave" label, the band has since created a new sound for themselves, one that embraces cleaner and bigger pop sounds rather than reverb-heavy jams. And even though they still harbor a "we don't give a ...
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