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12-Hour 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' Marathon Boasts Indie Rockers, Rappers + Klezmer

Oct. 1 marked the sixth annual Nuit Blanche in Toronto, which featured the much-hyped 'A Brief History of Rebellion,' or, to many, 'The 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' Thing.' ... Read More »

Basia Bulat Wins Over Crowd With Auto Harp at Juno Fest

Basia Bulat is up for the New Artist of the Year Juno Award Sunday night (March 27) -- but there's a chance Saturday might turn out to be more memorable for the Toronto-based folk singer. ... Read More »

Basia Bulat on Orchestral Performances and Owen Pallett

Basia Bulat is the latest indie musician to team up with an orchestra, but the singer, who enlisted the talents of none other than Owen Pallett for her arrangements, doesn't see it as a trend. ... Read More »

Best Canadian Albums of 2010

2010 was another groundbreaking year for Canadian music, and here Spinner salutes the top awe-inducing albums from Canada's finest. ... Read More »

Hillside Festival Stays True to Roots With Gospel Session

Spaceamoeba, Flickr A longstanding tradition at Guelph's annual Hillside Festival is the ... Read More »

Polaris Music Prize Announces Best-Album Long List

As NXNE kicked off in Toronto, organizers of the Polaris Prize took advantage of the spotlight on ... Read More »

Best Songs of 2010 (So Far) -- Part One

UPDATE: See Our Final List of the Best Songs of 2010 On Wall Street, quarterly reports show how ... Read More »

Basia Bulat Sings in Polish at Chicago Show

It'd been two years since Canadian folk singer Basia Bulat swung by Chicago and played an intimate ... Read More »

Basia Bulat Interview: SXSW 2010

Canadian singer-songwriter Basia Bulat was practically born into music. The daughter of a piano ... Read More »

Basia Bulat Finds Inspiration in Silence of Canadian North

When writing music for her second album, 'Heart of My Own,' Toronto-based folk singer, songwriter ... Read More »

Canadian Artists to Watch in 2010

Canada saw its decade-long musical renaissance carry on through 2009, as acts ranging from indie ... Read More »

Ohbijou Are Toronto's Best 'Friends'

Ohbijou has no time for Toronto-haters. We're in love with the city and we carry it on our sleeves ... Read More »

Basia Bulat, 'The Pilgriming Vine' -- Video Exclusive

In the summer of 2006, Basia Bulat cashed in her student loans and started recording music. These ... Read More »