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'BBC Sessions' is an Essential Disc for Belle and Sebastian Fans

Fast Forward Weekly | November 13, 2008

Released two years into the band's hiatus, The BBC Sessions should be inconsequential, yet it is an essential part of the band's discography.

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Tags: BBC, Belle and Sebastian, matador, The BBC Sessions

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Authentically Sharpenew

Former Ima Robot singer Alex Ebert learns to get real with Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros.

Fast Forward Weekly | Peter Hemminger | 05-27-2010 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Alex Ebert, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Ima Robot, Edward Sharpe, The Magnetic Zeros

'The Invention of Lying' is High-Concept Done Rightnew

As a high-concept comedy, Invention gets to cover a lot of ground, from commercialism to religion and societal conventions. Fortunately, Gervais actually has insight into most of those issues, which means the film never gets overly sanctimonious.

Fast Forward Weekly | Peter Hemminger | 10-01-2009 | Reviews

Tags: The Invention of Lying, Extras, The Office, Jennifer Garner, Ricky Gervais

'Pontypool' Director Bruce McDonald Throws His Hat Into the Horror Worldnew

Bruce McDonald has been a fixture on the Canadian indie film scene since the 1989 Toronto International Film Festival. Pontypool is frightening, funny and probably the best thing McDonald's ever done.

Fast Forward Weekly | Peter Hemminger | 03-19-2009 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Bruce McDonald, Pontypool, horror films

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Canadian Music is Boringnew

Canadian music is stagnating, thanks to the perception of a winning formula and outdated government regulations meant to protect the industry from American dominance.

Fast Forward Weekly | Josiah Hughes and Mark Teo | 07-19-2012 | Music

Tags: indie rock, Feist, Broken Social Scene, Arcade Fire, Canadian music, Cancon

Lil' Jean: How a 16-Year-Old Jean Changed Calgary’s Musical Landscapenew

Highschool wunderkind Jean Sebastien Audet is the city's most prolific musician, releasing countless singles from indie to hip hop. He just happens to be good at all of it.

Fast Forward Weekly | Josiah Hughes | 05-04-2012 | Profiles & Interviews