Top Artists at NXNE 2011
Your guide to the North-by-Northeast performers you don't want to miss, from old-schoolers like Devo and Pharcyde to now-gen rockers like Cults and F---ed Up. Get to know each act with our exclusive interviews!
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Cults Plan Hip-Hop Mixtape, Talk Jim Jones Influence -- Exclusive Video
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Martin Sanmiguel They may offer a nod to fearsome Jonestown icon Jim Jones on their record and have a slightly creepy name, but there's nothing off-putting or diabolical about New York duo Cults. Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion -- ...Read more »
Dirty Beaches Talks DIY and Being a Lo-Fi Troubadour -- Exclusive Video
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Matthew C.X. Langford, AOL Alex Zhang Hungtai, the one-man band dubbed Dirty Beaches, is out to prove that glossy production values and expensive musical equipment don't necessarily give you an advantage. With his moody, blues-based, ...Read more »
Men Without Hats Still Making the World Safe for Dancing -- Exclusive Video
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Matthew C.X. Langford Even if you were a mere babe toddling around with a soother during Men Without Hats 1980s heyday, you're certainly familiar with 'Safety Dance.' Led by Montreal merrymaker Ivan Doroschuk, Men Without Hats brought ...Read more »
Devo, Cults and Men Without Hats Take Over Toronto for NXNE -- Exclusive Video
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Matthew C.X. Langford Canada's biggest music fest is always a good time, but this year at NXNE we decided to kick things up a notch. Rather than taking over some club, AOL took over Yonge-Dundas Square, the heart of NXNE festivities and ...Read more »
The Two Koreas: What Happens When a Band of Music Critics Play NXNE
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Chromewaves Stuart Berman is the singer of Toronto post-punk garage-rock band the Two Koreas, who performed twice at this year's NXNE festival. He's also the online editor of Toronto city magazine The Grid, overseeing and contributing ...Read more »
