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The Best and Worst of NXNE 2010
NXNE is over, we’ve survived, and the hangovers have subsided just enough to post some hazy recollections. After pounding the pavement and blowing out our eardrums to countless bands, we’ve compiled our best and worst moments of Toronto’s finest music festival. If you have any to add, feel free to post them in the... »
Where’s the funk at? Wrongbar, the new church of vintage soul
“No one’s gonna know any of the tunes we do,” says Elvir Kovacevic, the conga drummer for resident cover band The Main Thing. “The stuff we’re playing is very obscure from songs off these rare 45s that just don’t exist anymore. A few DJs in the audience will freak out if they recognize it,... »
Parallels Video: Pop gets serious
Toronto’s synth-pop up-and-comers, Parallels, premiered the video for its first single Ultralight a few weeks ago at the Ossington for mostly artists and friends, and now you can critique it yourself. A bonus point goes to anyone who can figure out the content of the flashing subliminal images planted by the creators (Aaron Kopff and... »
