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LISTEN: DropxLife's "Furthur" Mixtape

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By Mike Searle (CHARTattack) January 16, 2012 2:01 pm
The Weeknd’s diehard fans and social media crawlers may recognize the name DropxLife, but for others the artist was discovered last night thanks to The Weeknd -- real name Abel Tesfaye -- who posted a mixtape entitled Furthur to his Tumblr. You may have already listened to DropxLife, as he co-produced “Initiation” off The Weeknd's Echoes of...
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BEST OF 2011: A playlist of our favourite songs

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) December 7, 2011 9:55 am
The year is winding down, which means that year-end lists are winding up. Without further ado, here are our favourite songs from 2011, selected by CHARTattack's devoted team of contributors, presented in no particular order. What did we miss?:...Our Favourite Songs of 2011 by CHART Attack on Grooveshark Tracklist:"The Bad In Each Other" - Feist...
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WATCH: Florence + the Machine covers Drake and Rihanna's "Take Care"

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By Natalia Buia (CHARTattack) November 25, 2011 10:38 am
Florence Welch seems to really love our Canadian homeboy, Drake. The Toronto rapper and the flame-haired English songstress have flirted with a collaboration in the past but nothing came of of it – yet! Both have released highly-anticipated albums in the last few weeks and I smell a duet in the near future. During a performance on BBC Radio 1,...
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MP3 Roundup: Drake remixed by Star Slinger, James Blake, Kid Cudi

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) November 21, 2011 7:05 pm
1) Drake – "Over My Dead Body (Star Slinger Remix)" Drake released his latest LP Take Care last week to rave reviews. A few great remixes have emerged on the heels of its success, including this one by UK producer Star Slinger. The remix stays pretty true to the original track with a more dancey feel and some added percussion and scratching....
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MuchMusic Video Awards 2011 Winners List

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) June 20, 2011 8:57 am
Yeah, considering they give half of them out during the red carpet pre-show, the actual awards at the MuchMusic Video Awards aren't all that important to the young superstars of today's broadcast, but here's your complete winners list anyway:UR FAVE VideoFefe Dobson — "Stuttering"  UR FAVE New ArtistJustin Bieber featuring...
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I Read The News Today... For May 25, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) May 25, 2011 4:14 pm
Chilly Gonzales rapping is like a shark. A great white shark... tearin' up a whole school of fish. Hard Core Logo II was secretly screened in Toronto last week! What could this meaaaaaaan?! Imagine being such tuff bizness that you can knock someone's teeth out just by hugging them. Elbow bassist Pete Turner did that to Everything...
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Nardwuar Vs. Lil Wayne

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) May 11, 2011 11:54 am
Nardwuar: Who are you?Lil Wayne: Young black motherfuckin' name Lil Wayne, from Hollygrove, U.S.A.Lil Wayne, welcome to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.Pleasure.Lil Wayne, I have a gift for you right off the bat that has some Vancouver flavour, a Cheech And Chong record. [Nardwuar gives Lil Wayne a Cheech And Chong record.]Oh shit. That's what...
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Official 2011 Juno Awards Drinking Game

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By Aaron Brophy (CHARTattack) March 25, 2011 10:31 am
Finally. After years of complaining that it's too expensive to fly all their artists out to places like St. John's or Saskatoon, or that there aren't enough limousines to rent in these towns, or that the available bars are too small to host proper after-parties, the Canadian music industry has finally gotten its wish and the 40th anniversary...
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I Read The News Today... For Feb. 18, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) February 18, 2011 3:40 pm
Vincent Moon of The Takeaway Show shot a nearly 20-minute video of The Luyas at October's Pop Montreal... and it features a paper forest! Check it out below. The Horrors' follow-up to 2009's Mercury Prize short-listed Primary Colours will be out sometime in July. That's the official word from frontman Faris Badwan. In the meantime, he's...
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I Read The News Today... For Feb. 17, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) February 17, 2011 2:06 pm
The Raveonettes have made "Forget That You're Young," which will appear on their upcoming Raven In The Grave album, available for free download. The LP is out April 5.Young Galaxy have released a free remix EP featuring four reworkings of Shapeshifting's "Cover Your Tracks." Montreal's CFCF, Teen Daze and Toronto's Freedom Or Death are among those...
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I Read The News Today... For Jan. 14, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) January 14, 2011 3:29 pm
The Dears have announced their first batch of dates in support of their upcoming Degeneration Street album, which comes out Feb. 15. They'll play gigs in Victoria, B.C., Vancouver, Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles before hitting up South By Southwest in Austin, Texas in March. —thedears.org Diamond Rings has announced some dates with PS I...
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I Read The News Today... For Jan. 10, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) January 10, 2011 3:30 pm
Vince Vaughn's new movie The Dilemma might look like it's going to be awful, but its soundtrack looks awesome. It'll feature The Black Keys, Band Of Skulls, The Hold Steady and other awesome bands and is out tomorrow online and in stores Jan. 18.The 11th Wavelength festival will be held Feb. 16 to 20 at venues throughout Toronto. It'll feature...
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Nardwuar vs. Drake

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) December 13, 2010 2:00 pm
Nardwuar: Who are you?Drake: My name is Aubrey Drake Graham, and I am a rapper, musician, entertainer. And Drake, who do you have beside you?D: One of my best friends in the world, and the other half of me as far as music goes, and he can introduce himself.40: 40. Hello 40!40: What's poppin? [laughs] Welcome to Vancouver, British...
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KO's Top Albums Of 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) December 7, 2010 4:21 pm
We asked a pile of our favourite musicians about their top albums of 2010. Here's what KO said: 1. Drake — Thank Me LaterIt was nice to see another Toronto artist making his mark on the world stage. The record also has a chill vibe with tracks like "Over" and "Find Your Love" and hype collaborations with artist from Alicia Keys, Jay-Z, and...
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I Read The News Today... Dec. 2, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) December 2, 2010 2:00 pm
Drake will host the 2011 Juno Awards, which will be held at Toronto's Air Canada Centre on March 27. Maybe this will make the event a little more interesting to you youngsters, seeing as your mom loved last year's awards because Michael Buble won everything.Calgary's Braids have recorded a session for Daytrotter. You can download an MP3 of them...
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I Read The News Today... For Nov. 29, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) November 29, 2010 3:07 pm
Alexisonfire played a free gig in Vancouver last night after performing at that city's PNE Forum. They might have done so to make up for the fiasco that was their Olympics show in February. —The Georgia Straight CHARTattack contributor Steve McLean ponders whether there should be a levy on MP3 players. Such levies already exist for blank CDs,...
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I Read The News Today... For Nov. 18, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) November 18, 2010 2:16 pm
OMG, like, now that Avril's officially divorced, she can get married again to, like, whoever she wants!!!1124 —TMZ It's like 2003 all over again! The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Metallica and Snow Patrol will headline Rock In Rio 2011, which goes down Sept. 23 to Oct. 2 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. —rockinrio.com.br Acts won't be announced for a while...
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