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The life of a musician is notoriously unstable. There's no insurance, no health benefits. All one can do is try to make ends meet between se...
september 2020 issue
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CERB Gave Canadian Musicians a Lifeline During Lockdown — Now, What's Next? Published Aug 25, 2020 -
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FeaturesThe Metal Influences That Shape Backxwash's Ferocious Hip-Hop Published Aug 18, 2020There's no denying that Backxwash is a rapper through and through — her industrial sound recalls the genre at its most abrasive, from horror...
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![That Time Thrush Hermit Sabotaged Their Own Breakout Show]()
FeaturesThat Time Thrush Hermit Sabotaged Their Own Breakout Show Published Aug 05, 2020The third instalment of Edgefest 1995 may have been advertised as Sloan's farewell show, but ask anybody there that day and they'll tell you...
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![Remembering Sloan's 'Farewell' Concert 25 Years Later: How Edgefest '95 Became an Iconic Turning Point in CanRock History]()
FeaturesRemembering Sloan's "Farewell" Concert 25 Years Later: How Edgefest '95 Became an Iconic Turning Point in CanRock History Published Aug 05, 2020For nearly 30 years, long-standing pop-rockers Sloan and their timeless, feel-good tunes have become ingrained into Canadian music's fibres....
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![Meet Backxwash, the Montreal Rapper Who Wants to Burn Down the Music Industry and Rebuild from the Ground Up]()
FeaturesMeet Backxwash, the Montreal Rapper Who Wants to Burn Down the Music Industry and Rebuild from the Ground Up Published Jul 06, 2020Backxwash is blazing her own path to the top of the music industry, and if you're not on board, you know where the door is. The Montreal-bas...
