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NewsNetflix Is Rebooting 'Ultraman' for a New CG-Animated Film Published May 14, 2021While Ultraman has been big in Japan for over five decades, the kaiju-slaying, silver-suited hero has never managed to reach the same level...
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StreamsHear the Week's Best New Canadian Music: Luna Li, the Beaches, the Zolas Published May 14, 2021Spring has sprung, and homegrown music is blossoming everywhere you look. This week's playlist has brand new tracks from mainstays and ne...
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NewsManic Street Preachers Ready New Album 'The Ultra Vivid Lament' Published May 14, 2021Manic Street Preachers have detailed a new studio album. The Ultra Vivid Lament, the band's 14th studio effort, arrives September 3 via Colu...
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StreamsThe Beaches Watch the World Crumble in Their New "Blow Up" Video Published May 14, 2021Today is release day for the Beaches, who just put out their new EP Future Lovers. To celebrate a bit, the Toronto band have now given us a...
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ReviewsSons of Kemet Contextualize the Past on 'Black to the Future' Published May 12, 2021In many respects, jazz has acted as a vehicle in which musicians can draw from a vast well of historical and contextual memory, transforming...
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ReviewsThe Beaches Recall Classic Rock and Better Days on 'Future Lovers' Published May 11, 2021The Beaches are back with their defiant pop-rock sound on the Future Lovers EP. Two years after the release of their last EP, The Profession...
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FeaturesSt. Vincent Explores Moral Grey Areas to Tell Her Most Personal Stories Yet Published May 11, 2021Annie Clark is about to release her most personal record yet. Or, her most personal since 2017's MASSEDUCTION, which was her most personal s...
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