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Sum 41's Deryck Whibley Released From Hospital After Attack in Japan
Lisa Johnson Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley had already been released from the hospital by the ... Read More »
Kid Koala Recruits Mike Patton and Jon Spencer for New Slew Record
SekondHandProjects Kid Koala's thirst for rock hasn't been quenched just yet. Last September, ... Read More »
Weezer Get Post-Ironic, Play Most Rock Star Show Ever at Osheaga
Weezer was a band that entered the mainstream by defying it -- they repped the nerdy underdog in a pop world ruled by the cool kids. ... Read More »
Devo Play Dress Up, Tell Tales of Michael Jackson at Osheaga
Most people tend to mellow with time, but the members of Devo just seem to be getting stranger. Through a full set of hits, the New Wave veterans indulged in their sillier tendencies to great effect. ... Read More »
Ra Ra Riot Plant 'Orchard' Seeds, Praise Food at Oshega Festival
Though most folks at Montreal's Osheaga Festival saw either Metric or Devo perform in the second-last slot of the fest's final day, a minority were on hand to watch Syracuse, NY's Ra Ra Riot ... Read More »
Snoop Dogg Covers House of Pain at Osheaga
In the fifteen years since his gangsta-rap debut, Snoop Dogg has become more of a celebrity than a musician. The iconic, laid-back rapper easily stirred the audience at Montreal's Osheaga festival, but spent more time playing hype man over his own beats than actually rapping. ... Read More »
Metric's Emily Haines Gets Nostalgic at Osheaga
The sight of Metric lead singer Emily Haines bopping behind her keyboard has become synonymous with Canadian music festivals, though in the past they've often been on smaller stages. ... Read More »
Major Lazer Incite Nudity at Osheaga
With all the big name rock acts taking over the Osheaga festival's two main stages, it can be easy to forget about the dance-friendly talent on display on the side stages. ... Read More »
Sonic Youth Reprise 'Daydream Nation' at Osheaga
Like Pavement the night before, Sonic Youth were indie elders amongst a more current crop of rock bands. ... Read More »
Black Keys Get Bigger at Osheaga Festival
If Jack White has taught the Black Keys anything, it's that you can't stick to a limited set-up forever. ... Read More »
Jimmy Cliff Provides Uplifting Diversion at Osheaga Festival
A festival loaded with indie rock talent like Arcade Fire and the National may have seemed like an odd setting for 62-year-old reggae icon Jimmy Cliff, but Cliff's Osheaga Festival set proved to be an uplifting diversion from the festival norm as Cliff led his 10-piece band through a career-spanning set. ... Read More »
Arcade Fire's Richard Reed Perry Joins the National at Osheaga
It's not a far stretch to say that Brooklyn-via-Cincinnati band the National and Montreal-via-Texas group the Arcade Fire are musical blood brothers. ... Read More »
Walkmen Dedicate Song to Canadian Border Guard at Osheaga
It took the Brooklyn/Philadelphia-based Walkmen over half a day to drive to Montreal for their Osheaga Festival set and nearly a couple of seconds for it to have almost been for naught. ... Read More »
Owen Pallett Storms Offstage During Osheaga Set
The troubles began early on when Pallett stopped the show's opening number to berate his sound man. ... Read More »
Deadmau5 Cancels Gigs After Collapsing at D.C. Concert
Charley Gallay, Activision / Getty Images Anyone planning on seeing Deadmau5 perform on the ... Read More »
K'naan Joins Keane Onstage at Osheaga Festival
The great thing about festivals is that sometimes it reproduces unlikely collaborations. Such was the case in Montreal last night, when K'naan was called upon by British rock band Keane for a guest appearance during their Osheaga Festival set. ... Read More »
