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F.A.T. in moving action form! Check out our trip to Natural Currencies night at Toronto's Alternative Fashion Week!

We recently hit this year's Fashion. Art. Toronto - the place to be for alternative fashion, music and art. Check out our gallery!

Fire spinners, fire eaters, fire breathers oh my! Watch them come out to play on the streets of Toronto all caught through the eyes of our resident artist eMCee in fire/smoke.

She's Danish, gorgeous and has a voice that can calm a war. What's not to love of this beauty? CALLmeKAT is giving away her latest, My Sea and you can get it right here!

For once we're out of clever things to say. Rain Over St. Ambrose is simply ridiculously awesome rock and DG Gold Paint demands the use of your repeat button. Get it now here!

If Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas weren't on drugs it might sound like this. Lovett offers us Heart Attack and it very well be the ultimate road music!

Did you see that one coming? Which one? Every one. Who didn't see that coming at this year's Oscars?

Sharpen those pencils and take out those ballots. Its that time of the year again where we're graced with the 83rd Academy Awards. Don't forget to drool over the attire.

The latest addition to The Boombox can be summed up in one sentence: modern day Duran Duran. The Kill Van Kulls are simply cool.

Like Rufus Wainwright? Colbie Caillat? Download new tracks by Nick Teehan and The Jessica Stuart Few now!

Boombox Roundup! Tons of new music up for grabs from every genre you can think of! We've got whatever will suit your fancy from hip hop by D-Sisive, folk stylings by Carmen Townsend, dirty grunge rock by Cursed Arrows and awesome all-girl punk by The Barettas!

We do our best to bring to you our experience with artists in word form. But we're launching a new film series - a fresh new twist on doing things. Kicking off our series is a day in the life of a Canadian R&B crooner and former professional basketball player. You might have heard a couple of his songs taking over the radio with U Can Have It All and Like Magic. Without further ado, JXM Presents: JRDN.

Go Canada! Check out how we did in our roundup...err this year wasn't lookin' too good...

They're ba-ack! Break out the wine, the chips and dip, oh and don't forget your money. We pick the winners and who knows, maybe with our help you'll take that pot home. Ok, really we're not responsible for any gambling you may do. We don't claim to know the winners. This is our input.

Congrats to Irfan Aziz of Toronto! He'll be checking out The Stanfields at the legendary Horseshoe Tavern and he gets to take home some cool swag!

Like rousing pub songs? A mix of punk and drunken debauchery? Then stop nursing that beer bottle and enter The Stanfields contest! You can win tickets to one of their upcoming shows, a copy of their yet to be released album Vanguard of the Young & Reckless, and a TShirt! You know you want it so enter now!

Halifax native Jon McKiel is set to release his latest album Confidence Lodge this coming February but to hold you over we've got his latest track Motion Pictures ready and waiting for your iPod.

We're counting down our Top 10 Hits of the Year but this list is a little different from everyone elses. Yeah you know we like to be different. And assert our opinion *wink wink*. Our list is compiled from the top 10 songs we never stopped hearing to the point of sickening neasuea. Ok ok, we know we're being dramatic.

So we kinda took our Holiday break early...But we're back with a super duper cool Mixtape from the dudettes at AudioBlood. Its got free (free) tracks by the likes of Teenage Kicks, The Balconies and a scene stealing track by Make Your Exit remixed by our personal friends BARTEL. Spoil yourself and download the Mixtape now!

Congratulations to Stephanie Al of Toronto who got to party with Clothes Make the Man and took home a copy of the disc Control. Wish you got to party like a rockstar? Better luck next time.

Born and bred Canadian rockers Clothes Make the Man are back with their latest EP Control and you can take home a copy along with tickets to their exclusive CD release party in Toronto at the Horseshoe Tavern on November 11th!. You know you want it so enter now!

There's a new txt lingo in town. The BBFF. Yup, she's not only your Best Friend Forever, but she's your Black Best Friend Forever. Don't have one yet? Then you gotta jump on Hollywood's Black Best Friend bandwagon now.

Britney fell off the wagon and its debatable that Xtina did too. But we're pretty sure that this "Pop Princess" is anything but. Lauren Christoff is natuarlly likable, fun and grounded, keeping focus on finishing her degree in Communications. How many Pop Princesses can say that? Get to know Lauren better right here in this candid Q&A!

F*& you Cee Lo, we got a new pimp in town! Nah we're just playing, we love the dude! But steaming up the charts right now is Canadian R&B crooner JRDN and if you knew what was good for you, you'd download his latest hot track U Can Have It All right here!

Congratulations! Yalda Jafari of Montreal and Ashlee Lougheed of Markham were our lucky winners taking home Saidah's mixtape What's Inside Her Head and the EP The Phone Demos. Stay tuned for more contests!

Whatcha gonna do now that summer is over? Chomp on Rainbow Chips A'Hoy and dig what we're diggin' that's what.

New freebies by PointDexter available now on The Boombox! Come on, you know you need some new music to go with that flashy new iPhone!

Still in line for that iPhone 4? Read this in the meantime on your iPhone 3GS. Five Things Apple Did Wrong in 2010. Oh yeah don't forget to check out the deleted scenes from the iPhone 4 video here!

Ever wonder why we have such a hate on for the likes of Britney, Miley and Paris? This should explain it all. Trashy daughters says it best. Calling all feminists! Hear 'em roar.

Soul, funk and punk is all wrapped up in one with Toronto's up and coming Saidah Baba Talibah and you can win her hot new mixtape What's Inside Her Head along with her EP The Phone Demos right here at JXM. Enter now!

Its August and summer is coming to a close. What should you do till leaves change? Check out what we're diggin here!

Halifax's Christina Martin teams up with Blue Rodeo's Greg Kealor on her latest I Can Too and they make for some sweet music! Like a totally edgy and moody Sara Bareilles, Christina Martin takes the cake.

New York's Red Directors are Naked In the Kitchen. Curious? Totally hot.

Toronto's indie The Balconies release their latest, the sing-song bouncy rock tune Serious Bedtime and you can download it right here!

Summer's slow. Check out what to dig right now. Seriously.

After five years in the making former frontman to the now dissolved charttopping The Calling, Alex Band returns with his solo debut We've All Been There. And after five years what can one possibly have to say? Plenty. Read it here!

Hailing from our western counterpart British Columbia, the totally quirky and totally cool Apollo Ghosts throw Coka Cola Admen out to the masses for the taking. And its under two minutes so get off your lazy ass and download it now!

After a short Canada Day hiatus, we're back with a distinctly 80's rock band channeling a mix of Duran Duran and The Cure. Sounds pretty awesome? We think so. Check out Let's Kiss by New York's Living Days right here!

What makes a great band these days? Awesome hair? A cool name that starts with 'The'? Or how about a hipster attitude? Well throw that all out the window and try and focus on perfect pitch and perfect rhythm - amazing talents that members of the six piece Australian band posess. But growing up, these talents have been labeled as disabilities, even severe disabilities at that. And Chow got the chance to chat with Rudely Interrupted founder Rohan Brooks and you can read it all here!

Recently coming off their insane 12 shows in 12 hours "Tour-de-NYC" tour, this kick-ass (all female) punk trio, Hunter Valentine release their first single Stalker off their latest album Lessons From the Late Night. Their take-no-prisoners attitude is exactly what we want to wake the neighbours at our late night summer house parties. F*$k yeh!

One of Canada's best kept secrets, hip hop producer Factor releases his sophmore solo album Lawson Graham. Borrowing the voices from his many labelmate emcees, Factor constructs an 18 track album of indie pop and folk driven hip hop. But is this adventurous undertaking of blended genres an ingenius record or a dud? Read it here to find out!

British butler + vigilante = Harry Brown. Check it out here!

Check out our latest Digs list. Hey, you might find something you dig. If you don't we think you're looney bin material.

The dance infused, Europe inspired electronic stylings of Owl make their way onto The Boombox with Morning Eyes. And if you like MGMT along with a side of The Postal Service then this is a must download for 2010!

Toronto's Aaron Wong has picked up tickets to the Brett Caswell & and the Marquee Rose show at The Supermarket on May 12th! JXM congratulates Aaron!

With the cool idosyncratic vibe of the Barenaked Ladies, Attack in Black member Daniel Romano branches out to try his own thing. And we dig. Check out the next song to close off an episode of House, A Losing Song right here. Ok, it has nothing to do with House, it just works that way in our fantastical made up world.

We're debuting our JXM Digs Top 5 list where you'll get to see our thumb on the pulse of trends before they become trends. Ok we lied. It's just a list of stuff we're really diggin' at the moment.

From the wastelands of Southern Ontario, Brett Caswell and the Marquee Rose bring us a mature and soulful blend of folk and rock. Already drawing comparisons to the highly talented Ryan Adams, Brett Caswell and the Marquee Rose are a force to be reckoned with. Enter now to win tickets to see them live, plus an autographed copy of their latest disc A New Balance! But hurry, contest closes May 5th.

Canada's got our own Ke$ha coming in a wave in the form of Lauren Christoff. She's definitely one to pay attention to with no need for a schticky name or a crazy Harry Potter-like cloak. Nor does she need to prance around in hot pants and tight-ass tops - dressed in a simple tee and jeans on her album cover the girl oozes sex appeal without even trying. Not to mention the girl can belt out a dance stomping tune. Check out her single Spotlight right here!

80's nostalgia is back stronger than ever, and though here at JXM we're all 80's children, we've all been wondering about our teen idols from the not yet talked about 90's. The Canadian duo Sky hit the country like a hurricane with no mercy, then just as quickly as they came, they were gone. So Whatever Happened to James Renald? Who you say? Read on to find out.

The sophistication of this PEI band Milks & Rectangles release their second EP Troubleshooters and we've got an exclusive track for your privileged ears. Download Wink and a Gun (The Jury's Hung) right here!

The sold out debut EP Projectable Collections from suburbanites Ruby Coast have caused quite a stir and we're offering up one of the tracks by these infectious and quirky Aurora rockers. With a bounce like Owl City but without the 'geek' we like! Tres tres chic.

Sweden's The Radio Dept. have been a decade in the making and after mulitple delays in their third album release it is finally here. Heavily blogged about, the ambient and poignant first single Heaven's On Fire makes its way onto The Boombox.

Once dubbed as a Christian band, Lifehouse has proved that they are much more than meets the eye. Now with universal appeal, these boys took their time to create a more sophisticated sound while never failing to dissapoint their loyal fans. Here is Smoke & Mirrors.

Its Canadian Music Week! And our friends over at Audio Blood have released a special Sampler Pack for all you music heads! But get it now before CMW passes you by!

The little golden boys have been handed out and the worst dressed lists are making their rounds. But check out how we did in our predictions! You may want to consider us for your next Oscar Pool. Er, scratch that, we can't be held accountable for what you do with your money.

Its that time of the year again and JXM picks the winners!

This Saratoga Springs duo Phantogram channel a Bat For Lashes etheral quality with their synth pop stylings and melodic harmonies. Check out When I'm Small right here.

The big band sound of Kingston's The Gertrudes are a refreshing mix of orchestral melody, a tinge of rock and saloon slinging folk. So open up those double shuttered doors and let P.S. I Love You Sailor in.

John Mayer has had a pretty tumultuous week taking over tabloid headlines with another one of his verbal diarrhea tirades. But alas, all will be forgiven. And here's (unfortunately) why.

These Canuck boys from the east, The Fed Pennies splash onto the scene with their wicked rockin' Buzzing In My Head. It'll be a big tune, featured on Sega's Vancouver 2010™ - The Official Video Game of the Olympic Winter Games, so you better get it now while its hot!

After a short hiatus, Chow returns rediscovering an old gem in Brier Rose, a tiny DIY Seattle quartet with heavy hearts. Check out Chow's review, laying her heart out on the line alongside these boys.

Boston quintet The Hush Now release their sophmore album Constellations. Full of fun guitar pop, we happily share with you the title track and their first single, Hoping and Waiting.

Tapping into her broadway Jekyll & Hyde roots, powerhouse songstress Linda Eder releases Soundtrack an 11 track album filled with jazzy renditions of songs from timeless classics like Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves to the fun animated flick, Shrek 2. But can Eder do Everything I Do (I Do It For You) as well as Bryan? Read on to find out!

Our sister site Jaded Publishing is nearing completion on its massive art piece The Zombie Mosaic. This collaboration of dozens upon dozens and dozens of immensely talented artists came together to illustrate, ink, and paint what is now a singular body of work all tied together by the unique imagination of its creator, Andrew Chung. So do yourself a favour and brush up on all the pieces of the puzzle as the final eight works will be revealed daily.

Kasey Armstrong of Chilliwack, B.C. has been drawn as our lucky winner, taking home Peter Project's EP Fresh! Yeah we can't say 'copy' or 'disc' or 'CD' because its a literally a bar of soap...So suds up Kasey!

Everyone loves covers and we all hate them too. And for the most part we do kinda hate them - take Britney's I Love Rock n' Roll or Celine's All By Myself. The majority of covers have overdone vocalizing and way too dramatic piano builds, but it is the impromptu covers that always seem to take us by surprise. So we decided to make a list on that. Read on to check out JXM's Top 5 Covers.

Tired of the usual dance funk fluff? Then we've got The Halifax band The Pinecones who are of the old fashioned kind, tolling out classic 70's inspired rock of the Neil Young vibe. Check out the idyllic Sage right here!

We're loving the beats of Peter Project so much that we're giving away a bar of soap. Yes, a bar of soap. We want you to get clean before you can be worthy to bob your head to Fresh. No really, to get the tunes you gotta get to the card - inside the soap...Trust us it's cool.

As always haunting art is always bred out of some of the deepest and darkest experiences and Alcoholic Faith Mission is no stranger to laying their scars and bruises for all to see. Download the gorgeous yet emotionally evocative We All Have Our Shortcomings from the Denmark/Brooklyn duo right here.

U.K.'s Last Man Standing bring us an awesome blend of cabaret and rock infused tunes with Queen Kong and The Dean Street Stumble. With just a touch of the macabre, Last Man Standing bring the burlesque right to your ears.

Inspired by 70's pop led by their own Swedish counterparts ABBA, Sambassadeur reignites the movement with their idyllic and infectious Albatross and Sandy Dunes. A must download for well written pop enthusiasts to kick off 2010!