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  Free: Broken Social Scene's Awesome New Song

  February 19, 2010 – After a five-year drought, Toronto collective Broken Social Scene have finally released new music -- "World Sick," the first leak from their May 5 release, Forgiveness Rock Record -- and it's an epic, shimmering reminder of the band's power. …
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  SPIN.com's Best of the Week

  February 6, 2010 – This week, Fall Out Boy members discussed the band's uncertain future, Jay Reatard's death was ruled a drug overdose, and Francis Bean Cobain made her musical debut. …
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  Broken Social Scene Announce New Album

  February 1, 2010 – After a five-year wait, Toronto's indie rock supa-dupa-group Broken Social Scene will return May 4 with a new yet-to-be-titled album. The release features the six core members behind the past two BSS records, including founders Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning, plus regular contributors like Leslie Feist, Metric's Emily Haines and Jimmy Shaw, Jason Collett, Stars' Amy Millan and Evan Cranley, and experimental eight-piece orchestral group …
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  First Look: Feist's New Music Video

  April 13, 2009 – Feist's new music video for "The Water," a tune off her breakout 2007 album The Reminder, is a lot different from the peppy web hit that was the clip for "1234." In fact, pretty much the only thing they have in common is Feist. The clip is directed by Feist's fellow Broken Social Scene pal Kevin Drew, and stars Feist with actors David Fox and Cillian Murphy. In an interview, Drew said the video's concept came about because he thought  …
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  First Listen: The Happiness Project

  December 12, 2008 – In the music world, the term "experimental" is used loosely; it's often applied to anything outside of traditional drums, bass, and guitar. But the Happiness Project, Broken Social Scene, and Do Make Say Think musician Charles Spearin's new endeavor, just may restore the term's clout. Over the past few years, Spearin has collected recordings of interviews with his Toronto neighbors on the subject of happiness. …
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• Death Cab, Snoop, Dashboard to Headline Festival

  December 9, 2008 – The initial lineup for Florida's 7th annual Langerado Music Festival has been unveiled, and already the event is gearing up to be an absolute must. Death Cab For Cutie, Snoop Dogg, Ryan Adams and the Cardinals, and Gym Class Heroes will all perform, as well as Dashboard Confessional, Broken Social Scene, Cold War Kids, Girl Talk, and the Faint. The festival takes place March 6-8 at Bicentennial Park in Miami, FL. …
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  My Morning Jacket, Spoon, Arcade Fire Fight AIDS with New Songs

  December 1, 2008 – A jaw-dropping collection of indie rock's finest have contributed exclusive new songs to Dark Was the Night, a 32-track album out February 17 via 4AD, which will benefit the Red Hot Organization, a charity dedicated to raising funds and awareness for HIV and AIDS. …
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  Feist: "I Need a Rest from Music"

  October 20, 2008 – It appears those furry rascals on Sesame Street may have worn out ol' Feist, for the north-of-the-border singer is planning to step away from music and "rest for a minute" after the mind-boggling success of her album The Reminder. [Via NME.com]. "[My career] has become kind of large and it really began for me very, very small, like me alone in my bedroom with my four-track and a pair of headphones," she told the Canadian Press. …
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  Concert Photo Gallery: Beck, Petty, Radiohead, Lupe Fiasco, and More!

  August 29, 2008 – ARTIST GALLERIES Beck Ben Harper Black Mountain Bon Iver Broken Social Scene Cafe Tacvba Cold War Kids Cool Kids Devendra Banhart Dredg The Felice Brothers Howlin Rain Jack Johnson K'naan Liars Lupe Fiasco Lyrics Born M. …
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  Outside Lands '08 Video: Broken Social Scene

  August 26, 2008 – More than a few members may have been absent from the 23-person group (blame solo projects!), but Canadian post-rock collective Broken Social Scene still brought the fury to San Francisco's Outside Lands festival this past weekend -- and proved the popular maxim "strength in numbers" applies even when that number is smaller than usual. Click below to watch the sprawling troupe blast through fan favorites "Pacific Theme" and -- on the n …
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