NXNE Artists
Cults Plan Hip-Hop Mixtape, Talk Jim Jones Influence -- Exclusive Video
Spinner sits down with New York buzz band Cults in this exclusive video interview. ... Read More »
Dirty Beaches Talks DIY and Being a Lo-Fi Troubadour -- Exclusive Video
Watch our exclusive video interview of Alex Zhang Hungtai, the one-man band dubbed Dirty Beaches. ... Read More »
Men Without Hats Still Making the World Safe for Dancing -- Exclusive Video
Watch our exclusive interview with Men Without Hats mastermind Ivan Doroschuk. Oh, and feel free to dance along if you want to. ... Read More »
Devo, Cults and Men Without Hats Take Over Toronto for NXNE -- Exclusive Video
From New Wave pioneers Devo and Men Without Hats to white-hot buzz bands like Cults and Dirty Beaches, we captured every riff and fan freakout from NXNE on camera. ... Read More »
The Two Koreas: What Happens When a Band of Music Critics Play NXNE
Stuart Berman, frontman for the Two Koreas and Toronto music scribe, talks to Spinner about what happens when a band of music critics play Toronto's NXNE festival. ... Read More »
Twin Shadow Praises Canadians for 'Moving Past Bryan Adams' at NXNE
Band leader George Lewis Jr. also handed out a free bottle of vodka for fans to drink at Twin Shadow's NXNE showcase. ... Read More »
OFF!'s Steve McDonald Joins Ty Segall on a Boat at NXNE
"That was the best thing to ever happen in my life," artist Ty Segall told the crowd after Steve McDonald (OFF!, Redd Kross) joined him onstage to cover a Redd Kross song at NXNE on Saturday. ... Read More »
Devo 'Whips' Up New Wave Frenzy at Massive NXNE Street Party
Before a large throng of Devo-tees, Mark Mothersbaugh and his New Wave gang delivered a sensational set heavy with quirky, robotic movement mojo during NXNE June 18 in Toronto. ... Read More »
Men Without Hats Deliver 'The Message' With 'Safety Dance' and More at NXNE
"I got a good thing, I got you dancing," Men Without Hats' Ivan Doroschuk exclaimed during 'I Got the Message.' And, without question, for all of the 50-minute NXNE set June 19, he did just that. ... Read More »
Handsome Furs Sweat It Out in Toronto -- NXNE
Handsome Furs did their best to overpower the notorious Toronto head-bob during their at-capacity NXNE showcase on Saturday night. ... Read More »
Cults Make F---ed Up's Damian Abraham Swoon at NXNE
Cults delivered a nine-song NXNE set brimming with the yearning and heartache of '60s girl-groups at Toronto's Yonge-Dundas Square Saturday evening (June 18). ... Read More »
Dirty Beaches 'Graduates From Playing Basements' to NXNE Mainstage
Acknowledging that he'd “graduated from playing basements” to NXNE's main stage at Yonge-Dundas Square, Dirty Beaches ended the set with a grin on his face and a few fist pumps. ... Read More »
OFF! Throw Verbal Punches at NXNE
At their NXNE showcase on Friday, punk royalty OFF! sprinkled their minute-long songs with longer rants about...you know...all the things that set punks "off," so to speak. ... Read More »
Buck 65, Rich Aucoin, Burning Love Play Unofficial BBQ, House Party at NXNE
A headlining set by Buck 65 -- amidst a row of parked cop cars outside and a $30 ticket to get inside -- proved that the annual BBQ held at Tim McCready's house has come of age. ... Read More »
Stars Fight Hangovers to Play Secret, 'Scavenger Hunt' Show at NXNE
A day after performing a high-profile set at Toronto's Yonge-Dundus Square for NXNE, Montreal's Stars performed at an intimate art gallery for successful scavenger-hunt completing fans. ... Read More »
Northern Exposure (NXNE): Samantha Savage Smith, 'The Fight' -- Free MP3
Newcomer Samantha Savage Smith may evoke other modern-day songsmiths, but with songs like 'The Fight' -- offered here -- she is quickly establishing her own name, in her own right. ... Read More »
