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Indie rock has transmorgified into one of the hardest genres on earth to define. Delete the scoop?
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In 12 years, Shauna de Cartier and her enterprising little team have turned roots label Six Shooter into a force to be reckoned with in Canadian music Delete the scoop?
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Now that our 2012 retrospectives are finished, it's time to embrace 2013. As always, the year has plenty of exciting albums to look forward to, many of them from right here in Canada. \s \sAs we set off on the year ahead, here are some of t...
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very excited for the Blue Hawaii and Arcade Fire albums, especially. Oh, and Hayden and Hollerado and...OK, all of them. Delete the scoop?
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We left you hanging on Friday (December 14) with 30 through 16 on Pop and Rock list. Now, we're unveiling the rest of our top 30, from 15 all the way to our number one album. Let the arguing begin! \s\sExclaim! Delete the scoop?
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Pop and Rock is a pretty wide-ranging genre, so it makes sense that more albums fell into this category than any other. Today, we're posting the bottom half of our list of 30; the top half will roll out Monday. Delete the scoop?
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We take a look back of the many highs of the past twelve months' musical output and focus on fifty of the very best tracks that 2012 had to offer. Delete the scoop?
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The war for the Best of 2012 continues today with our picks for Folk and Country. Let the battle begin. \s\sExclaim!'s Best Albums of 2012: Folk and Country: \s\s14. Jim White \sWhere It Hits You Delete the scoop?
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Every year around this time, the BBC reveals their Sounds Of 20XX list, their attempt to predict t... Delete the scoop?
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Our best-of-2012 list can beat up your best-of-2012 list. Delete the scoop?
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Paul Lewton has been mercilessly shitting on the Canadian music industry left and right, so we went to meet up with him to see what his problem is. Delete the scoop?
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As we do habitually at this time of the year, we’re putting our heads on the “artists to watch” chopping block and picking the acts that we reckon will blow up big in 2013. After ... Delete the scoop?
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Assuming you already picked up our 2012 year-end issue, you already know our number one album here, not that Kendrick Lamar's poignant debut taking the cake sh... Delete the scoop?
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When you see an automated music recommendation do you assume that some stupid computer program was trying to trick you into something?
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In my MLIS degree, I've been exploring the concept of Music Information Retrieval systems, and this article addresses the complexities of this better than any I've encountered so far. Very interested to see what Echo Nest will do next. Delete the scoop?
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David Thomas, the singer of Pere Ubu, once said that Rock music is mostly about moving big black boxes from one side of town to the other in the back of your Delete the scoop?
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Don't let the naysayers drag you down - we are currently living in a great age for music in myriad, fractured forms. Delete the scoop?
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Over the next two months (as we do every year), we\'ll collect the individual year-end Top Ten lists published by over 100 major music critics, websites, and other publications. Delete the scoop?
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The Guardian (blog)Best albums of 2012, No 4: Dirty Projectors – Swing Lo MagellanThe Guardian (blog)That their music represents some grand inside joke, rather than anything with an actual beating heart behind it. Delete the scoop?
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10.Half Moon Run – Dark Eyes (36) If album art ever accurately captured the sound of an record, Dark Eyes would be it.The front features hands outstretching over a fire, while [...]... Delete the scoop?
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PopMatters' 75 Best Albums of 2012. A list of the top albums of the year from PopMatters. Site also contains reviews, ratings & more. Delete the scoop?
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