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Leonard Cohen: 'Old Ideas' Icon Celebrated by Rufus Wainwright and Others

If a cover is the highest complement one songwriter can bestow upon another, then few songwriters command as much respect as Leonard Cohen. ... Read More »

James Hetfield Calls Rapper Buck 65's Lyrics 'Amazing' -- Music Appreciation

Metallica's James Hetfield let's Canadian indie rapper Buck 65 know he's a fan. ... Read More »

Buck 65 Talks Sidelined Baseball Career, Says He Could Have Been a Derek Jeter

Buck 65 reveals his rap career was actually a back up plan after his Major League baseball player was sidelined by a shoulder injury. ... Read More »

The Tragically Hip Ring in Canada Day With Weezer and Broken Social Scene

As fireworks erupted, even the most hardened cynics had their arms around their neighbour, singing a peon not to Canadian music but to Canada itself, as the Tragically Hip closed down the night. ... Read More »

Buck 65, Rich Aucoin, Burning Love Play Unofficial BBQ, House Party at NXNE

A headlining set by Buck 65 -- amidst a row of parked cop cars outside and a $30 ticket to get inside -- proved that the annual BBQ held at Tim McCready's house has come of age. ... Read More »

Junos Award Arcade Fire, Neil Young and Justin Bieber, Host Drake Shut Out

Spinner offers a rundown on what went down at the 40th annual Juno Awards this weekend in Toronto. ... Read More »

SXSW 2011 Free Songs

Download free MP3s from over 140 of this year's South by South West musical performers after the jump. ... Read More »

Buck 65 Feels 'Terribly Grown Up' After '20 Odd Years'

Buck 65 marks two decades as a rapper with the release of '20 Odd Years,' but insists the new disc isn't what you'd call a career retrospective. ... Read More »

Cadence Weapon's 'Tron' Mixtape Spoofs Mixtapes, Not 'Tron'

Cadence Weapon spoofs all-the-rage rap mixtapes with 'Tron Legacy: The Mixtape,' a release, which comically, has very little to do with the actual movie itself. ... Read More »

Rockers Who Have Taken Over the Radio ... as DJs

Musicians from Jarvis Cocker and Alice Cooper to Tom Petty and Lou Reed have jumped at the chance to moonlight as radio DJs. ... Read More »

Buck 65 Keeps It 'Wicked and Weird' at NXNE

Festival showcases can sometimes be an exercise in phoning it in, especially for those artists ... Read More »

Buck 65 Celebrates 20 Years as a 'Rap Weirdo'

Buck 65 has been laying relatively low lately. In 2007, after the release of his 11th studio album, ... Read More »

Jason Collett's Basement Revue Series Serves Up Surprise Guests, New Faces

As if the holiday season isn't hectic enough, Toronto troubadour Jason Collett has kept things even ... Read More »

Broken Social Scene's Jason Collett Staging Basement Variety Show

Most of us have one or two really talented friends. Y'know, those gifted, smart and charming folks ... Read More »

State of the Confederation: Canadian Indie's Past, Present and Future

To mark the launch of Spinner Canada, we're doing an in-depth series on the Canadian indie music ... Read More »

Northern Exposure (NXNE Edition): D-Sisive, 'The Superbowl Is Over (Feat. Buck 65)' -- Free MP3

Northern Exposure is Spinner Canada's weekly MP3 column highlighting the best in new Canadian music. ... Read More »