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Fucked Up’s Damian Abraham Moderat...

It was previously reported that Fucked Up frontman and noted medical marijuana advocate Damian Abraham would moderate a debate between the candidates in Toronto’s mayoral race. It happened, and now the entire debate is available to watch below (via Consequence of Sound). The event, put on by ArtsVote, took place at TIFF Bell Lightbox’s Cinema One and centered around issues relating to arts and culture in Toronto. Toronto Mayor Rob Ford withdrew from the mayoral race after being diagnosed with cancer. Read our interview with Fucked Up.  Watch Fucked Up perform...
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Sly Stone and Light in the Attic Release...

In 1969, Sly Stone and his manager David Kapralik set up a label called Stone Flower. The records were distributed by Atlantic, and it didn’t last long—the imprint folded in 1971. But now, the full story is being told by Light in the Attic in a compilation called I’m Just Like You: Sly’s Stone Flower 1969-1970. It’s out today digitally and on CD. The LP is out November 4. The compilation collects five 45s and 10 additional previously unreleased tracks. Everything has been remastered from the original tapes. Artists included are Little Sister, Joe...
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RZA Talks Wu-Tang Clan’s A Better ...

RZA sat down with Billboard to discuss some new developments surrounding Wu-Tang Clan‘s new album A Better Tomorrow. He says that it’ll be out by Black Friday, and he reveals that a limited edition portable speaker by Boombotix (pictured above) will come loaded with songs from the album and exclusive bonus tracks. Only 3,000 of them will be produced. Find the speaker’s tracklist below. He said the album will come packaged with a manifesto that he wrote. He also discussed the album’s concept: And the album has a small concept in a sense, musically...
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Mastodon’s Brann Dailor Talks &quo...

From Nicki Minaj’s “Anaconda” to Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off” and everything in between, 2014 has been the year of the gratuitous glute. But Mastodon isn’t the type of band you’d expect to stick a bunch of asses in their music videos, making the clip for “The Motherload”, from this year’s Once More ‘Round the Sun, somewhat of a surprise. Against a Satanic backdrop, a crew of women twerk in hypnotic slow motion, climaxing with a dance off and a Day-Glo explosion. We hopped on the phone with the band’s Brann Dailor to get his take on how...
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Stream New Releases From Minus the Bear,...

Following their 2012 album Infinity Overhead, Seattle indie rock outfit Minus the Bear return with Lost Loves, a collection of rare and unreleased songs from the past seven years. The new set features songs written and recorded during the sessions for not just Infinity Overhead, but also 2010’s OMNI and 2007’s Planet of Ice. Lost Loves arrives October 7 via Dangerbird, but you can listen to the album in full right now via Pitchfork Advance, our immersive music streaming platform designed to emulate the classic album experience. It’ll be streaming until October 7....