CMF wraps up with a whirlwind weekend of action that includes Berlin DJs extraordinaire M.A.N.D.Y., upstart Vancouver indie-pop trio Yukon Blonde, the Canadian premiere of John Lennon biopic Nowhere Boy, math-metal masters The Dillinger Escape Plan and the return of Born Ruffians.
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Torontonians are passionate about where they live. So EYE WEEKLY writers are ready to face off, pitting the North against the South on subjects like pizza, roller coasters, shopping malls and way more. Which side are you on? ...more
Don't leave your computer without reading about: Corey Haim's ex-girlfriend dishing on the young actor's wild adolescence; plastic surgery killing the art of action; the one Iranian band to make it to South by Southwest; Stephen Harper's public grilling; and William Shatner going where no aged actor has gone before — into their own social networking site.
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Our Friday CMF picks include: a set of classic Philly soul courtesy of Dimitri From Paris; ambitously cinematic art-rock from ex-Hole bassist Melissa Auf Der Maur; smooth, experimental prog-pop from Brasstronaut; an indie-rock-tastic five-band bill presented by EYE WEEKLY at The Garrison; and rare public screenings of Walter Hill's Streets of Fire and Brian DePalma's Phantom of the Paradise.
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Don't leave your computer without reading about: Marion Cotillard's Forehead Tittaes; Patton Oswalt and John Hodgman in a sci-fi nerd-off; Variety getting sued over a bad review; Tinsley Mortimer's trainwreck of a reality show; Toronto's first-ever Wilco-themed sandwich shop.
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Today: Canadian Music Fest gets rolling in earnest with its first full night of club-hopping action. Our Thursday night picks include Australian chanteuse Sally Seltmann; Montreal space-rockers The Besnard Lakes; Saskatchewan blooze-breakers The Sheepdogs; Brooklyn dark-house DJs Star Eyes & The Captain; and, of course, night two of the EYE WEEKLY CMF 3-Way Throwdown.
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