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The Deep Dark Woods Interview: SXSW 2010

Saskatoon alt-country band the Deep Dark Woods couldn't be happier with how 2009's 'Winter Hours' ... Read More »

Joel Plaskett's 'Three' Wins Six ECMA Awards

Joel Plaskett swept the East Coast Music Awards stage in a multiple of threes as the iconic rocker's ... Read More »

Besnard Lakes Forsake Olympics to Record New Album

It's no secret that the Vancouver Olympic Games have been a great platform for musicians. Devo ... Read More »

Team Canada DJs Video-Blog their Olympic Adventures

The aptly-named Team Canada DJs just spent the past two weeks providing the soundtrack to ... Read More »

Kid Koala Heads to Outer Space for New Graphic Novel

With only four pages left to go before wrapping up his second full-length graphic novel, 'Space ... Read More »

Feist Reimagines Old Songs at Vancouver's Cultural Olympiad

It's been a long while since Canada's indie darling Feist gave us any new music -- her breakout ... Read More »

Julie Doiron Joins Lou Reed, Elvis Costello at Olympics Neil Young Tribute

When Julie Doiron walks onstage at Vancouver's Queen Elizabeth Theatre tonight to perform as part of ... Read More »

Olympics' Artist 'Muzzle Clause' Causes Uproar

Dallas Green, singer for Alexisonfire and solo project City and Colour, is the latest to speak out ... Read More »

Alexisonfire Olympic Show Stopped After Fans Rush Stage, 20 Injured

Alexisonfire singer-guitarist Dallas Green recently told Spinner he was expecting the lead up to the ... Read More »

Olympics: Wilco Play Vancouver Winter Games, but Not a 'Sporty Band'

Chicago's Wilco are staging a free outdoor show in Vancouver on February 13th as part of the 2010 ... Read More »

Olympics: Gibson Guitar All-Star Party -- Video Blog

As the 2010 Winter Olympics kick off in Vancouver, the day time may be all about athletics but at ... Read More »

Devo Head for the Mainstream With Focus Groups, Olympic Gig

Devo will release their first new album in 20 years this May and while the Ohio band is respected by ... Read More »

Chromeo Go From Guggenheim Museum to Winter Olympics

Chromeo's P-Thugg is on the hunt -- for tales to tell his future grandchildren, that is. Considering ... Read More »

Devo to Perform at Winter Olympics

Alongside acts like Usher, the Fray, Feist and Our Lady Peace, classic New-Wavers Devo are set to ... Read More »

Phoenix Prepare for Cultural Olympiad, Grammy Awards

This week, Phoenix will head to Canada for a special Vancouver show that's part of the 2010 Cultural ... Read More »

Vancouver Rocker Matthew Good Blasts Upcoming Olympics

Rio De Janeiro was in the spotlight last Friday after landing the 2016 Summer Olympics over Obama's ... Read More »