FILM

November Film & Blu-Ray Tip Sheet

November is a great month, you have the steady stream of Oscar caliber films and you also have mixed in several high profile tent-pole like films as the money is there for the taking. November…

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Contra Zoom

9: TIFF and Early Oscar Predictions

TIFF is in its 40th year. Andreas and Dakota (mostly Andreas though) covered a bunch of TIFF films including Love, Stonewall, Lolo, Room and more. Check out their capsule reviews HERE.  We compared TIFF to…

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Song of the Day

Hold On by PAPA (theband)

LA area band Papa has returned with a new song and a new sound. Eschewing their older synth pop style for a more Talking Heads inspired art rock sound, the band seems ready to take…

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Interviews

Mansionair Interview

Australian band Mansionair drop in to chat with Dakota about getting to tour North America, the music scene in Sydney, the importance of playlists, musical inspirations, work ethic, and creating their full length debut album. …

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Interviews

CHVRCHES Interview in Toronto

Electronic pop trio CHVRCHES perform at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto. Lauren, Martin, and Iain talk with Dakota Arsenault about releasing their brand new album Every Open Eye, touring on the road, dealing with leaks, and how they…

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FILM

OCTOBER FILM & BLU-RAY TIPSHEET

Where did summer go? It seemed like yesterday I was driving down to Bonnaroo then driving up to Wayhome. Maybe too many festivals in a summer causes it to go by so quickly. Either way,…

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