december issue 2015
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Features
The Spawn of Sleater-Kinney 2015 in Lists Published Jan 19, 2016Sleater-Kinney were pioneers of a mid-'90s Pacific Northwest rock movement, rising from the embers of riot grrrl and bursting forth with an...
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And (Social) Justice For All: Social Media's New Effect on Musician Behaviour 2015 in Lists Published Jan 18, 2016As social media's influence continues to grow, so too does the potential for artists to seriously damage their reputation by posting somethi...
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The Singer-Songwriter Returns to Laurel Canyon 2015 in Lists Published Jan 15, 2016Laurel Canyon's musical shadow looms large; in the late '60s and early '70s, the neighbourhood in Los Angeles's Hollywood Hills was a haven...
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2015 Gets Back to Having Fun 2015 in Lists Published Jan 14, 2016When there is conflict, doubt and misery in our world — and, holy crap, 2015 had its share — we often to turn to music as an escape, a place...
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Revenge Fantasies: Misandry in Metal in 2015 2015 in Lists Published Jan 13, 20162015 was a spectacular year for women in aggressive music, and not in a babes-who-rock way. Along with defying the constraints applied to "w...
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Toronto's Hip-hop & Urban Class of 2016 2015 in Lists Published Jan 12, 2016Historically, Toronto's hip-hop and R&B music has been created with a melting pot of international influences, and often struggled to mark i...
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Challengingly Brilliant: Some of 2015's Most Acclaimed Records Required Heavy Lifting 2015 in Lists Published Jan 11, 2016Both fans and critics want artists to move forward, push boundaries and confound expectations with their music. When it works, the results a...
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Dave Cobb: Metamodern Soundman Behind Stapleton, Ortega, Isbell and more 2015 in Lists Published Jan 07, 2016Producer Dave Cobb was the common thread running through some of the best country records of 2015 (and several of the year before too). A mi...
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The Year of Vancouver Electronic Label 1080p Records Best of 2015 Published Jan 06, 20162015 was a great year for 1080p Records, which in turn has done a great deal for Canadian electronic music. This one-man-army label, led by...
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The Game After A Brief History of Fallout 4's Post-Apocalyptic Retrofuture Published Dec 15, 2015From the moment Albert Einstein's theories were turned into bombs, a nuclear holocaust seemed inevitable; atomic anxiety was almost immediat...
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What I Play Beliefs Published Dec 15, 2015"I haven't really played my guitar a lot in the last year," Beliefs guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Josh Korody says, perched on a chair...