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Break It Down Bboy Battle

January 30th, 2009

Back to the Underground presents: “Break it Down” – The launch of a not-for-profit Bboy community movement! On Sunday, February 1 the dynamic Bboy culture of Toronto will gather to celebrate the explosion of dance in our city. The night will be full of action-packed battles as well as an unveiling of new community projects [...]

Posted in Concerts & Events | Posted by danielb |

Matt Wells: Run-D.M.C. & Tupac Give Props To Sarah McLachlan

January 30th, 2009

What’s the deal with hip hop dudes loving Sarah McLachlan?

Posted in Celebrities & Pop Culture | Posted by Matt Wells |

VOT: Jury Duty Tour

January 30th, 2009

Hi Guys! This is Eddie Della Siepe of Video On Trial. Since Darrin Rose and I are about to start a cross-Canada stand-up tour, this feels like a good time to de-mystify some of the myths that people have about stand up comedy tours.

Posted in Just For Fun | Posted by Darrin and Eddie from VOT |

Exclusive Video Premiere: Shiloh – Goodbye You Suck

January 30th, 2009

15 year-old Shiloh, who’s a deadringer for Bif Naked (minus the tattoos and unsolicited opinions) hails from western Canada (she’s inhabited BC, Alberta and Saskatchewan, but now calls Toronto home) and she’s upon us. Her brand new single is called Goodbye You Suck (not sure how it’s meant to be read – “goodbye, you suck!” [...]

Posted in Music & Videos | Posted by Kat |

MuchNews Joins Twitter!

January 30th, 2009

If you’re on Twitter, please hurry and add MuchNews to the list of people you follow so you can get the latest music & pop culture headlines delivered right to your feed. It’s a super easy way to know the moment we’ve posted a new story, without having to check the site incessantly. And while [...]

Posted in Headlines & Current Events | Posted by Kat |

MOD: Fans Meet Taylor!

January 30th, 2009

So yesterday’s MOD was fanamodium! It was a truly amazing show, the fans were great and Taylor is probably one of the sweetest artists to ever walk down our silver stairs. Coming to MOD really paid off for two lucky fans! Sophie and Liz were the winning participants in MOD Taylor Swift contests and for [...]

Posted in MuchMusic Guests | Posted by Sandra B |

Weezy VS Couric

January 30th, 2009

There is something so inherently comical about Katie Couric interviewing Lil’ Wayne. I don’t know if it’s Katie’s serious reaction shots, Wayne’s Homer Glasses, all of it, or just this interaction: Katie: If you had to ask President Bush a question about [Hurricane Katrina], what would it be? Lil’ Wayne: I’m a gangsta. Gangstas don’t [...]

Posted in Celebrities & Pop Culture | Posted by Wendy |

Earworm Of The Week: The Clips – Space Kidz

January 30th, 2009

The Clips (NOT to be confused with the Virginia-based hip hop duo Clipse) are a Vancouver fivesome that I accidentally happened upon at last year’s Pop Montreal several slots before Woodhands was set to perform in the seedy basement of a Portuguese community centre. I’m thrilled that I made the decision to show up early, [...]

Posted in Music & Videos | Posted by Kat |

New Metric Album: YesYesYes

January 30th, 2009

Hey Metric fans, burn your brain with the date April 14, cause that’s when their fourth full-length album Fantasies drops! But if you’re really keen, you can pre-order the CD (or limited edition vinyl) from their website starting on March 2. If you’ve been to any Metric shows in the past year, you’ll know that [...]

Posted in Music & Videos | Posted by Wendy |

The REAL Coachella Lineup Announced

January 30th, 2009

After a couple of hijinx earlier this week that called out a fake Coachella lineup, the REAL lineup is being announced by P4K and it includes something for pretty much everyone. See? Festival Favourites: Morrissey, The Killers, The Cure, Franz Ferdinand. The Legends: like Leonard Cohen, Paul McCartney, Public Enemy, My Bloody Valentine Electronica & [...]

Posted in Concerts & Events | Posted by Kat |