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Sylo Nozra Uses Meditation and Good Vibrations to Keep Creativity Alive in His Studio Published Dec 10, 2019Known for his chill avant-R&B flavoured tracks that rack up multimillion Spotify streams, Sylo Nozra is all about the zen of his bedroom stu...
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Canadian Musicians Speak Up About Mental Health, Work to Change the Industry Published Dec 06, 2019When Royal Mountain Records announced they had started a fund to give each of their artists $1500 annually toward mental health services, it...
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Annie Murphy of 'Schitt's Creek' The Exclaim! Questionnaire Published Dec 05, 2019Canadian actor Annie Murphy got her big break as Alexis Rose on sleeper TV sensation Schitt's Creek. After six seasons and countless "Ew, Da...
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Tory Lanez Honours His Own R&B Golden Years on 'Chixtape 5' Published Dec 05, 2019The shape of R&B music is in constant motion, often moving from big body vocals to soft airy whispers within moments. It has a telling histo...
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Cartel Madras Pave a New Path of Visibility with 'Age of the Goonda' Published Dec 04, 2019Age of the Goonda, the latest EP from Calgary duo Cartel Madras, starts with a cacophony of screams, swearing and menacing bass. Before the...
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Orville Peck Talks About His Breakthrough Year, Why the Mask Isn't a Mystery and Living His Sincere Truth Published Dec 03, 2019Country artist Orville Peck introduced himself to audiences in late 2018 with the psych-rock-doused country tune "Big Sky." In the single's...
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Anyway Gang Showcase CanRock Camaraderie on Self-Titled Debut Published Dec 02, 2019Combining the talents of some of Canada's biggest rock stars — Sam Roberts, Chris Murphy of Sloan, Dave Monks from Tokyo Police Club and Hol...
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'Waves' Finds Universal Truths in the Specific Details of Family Tragedy Published Dec 02, 2019Speaking with writer-director Trey Edward Shults and actor Kelvin Harrison Jr. about their new movie Waves, the matter of authenticity keeps...
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'Queen & Slim' Director Melina Matsoukas Explains Why Her Message Is Clear and Direct Published Nov 28, 2019Melina Matsoukas's feature directorial debut, Queen & Slim, is not a brave film. To call something brave is to deify it, to ignore the c...
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Luke Lalonde Quells Environmental Anxiety Through Joyful Creation on 'The Perpetual Optimist' Published Nov 20, 2019Though Luke Lalonde has dealt with travel anxiety while touring with Born Ruffians over the years, a different kind of anxiety fuelled his s...
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Everything in Its Right Place: Inside David Psutka's Home Studio Published Nov 18, 2019David Psutka has just delivered a walk-through of all the synths adorning the wall of his Etobicoke, ON studio when things take an abrupt tu...