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It's an exciting time in the Canadian music scene, with the rise of bands like The Arcade Fire, Metric, and Alexisonfire. A growing taste for the alternative is breaking into the mainstream, and one of the newest entries is the brainchild of Daniel Victor, Neverending White Lights. JXM caught up with Daniel to talk about the concept behind NWL, the record, and what it's like being played next to the likes of Madonna and Nickelback.

As one of Arcana Studio's most critically acclaimed and highly praised books of 2005, 100 Girls is destined to reach new heights of success in the coming year. JXM managed to catch up with Adam Gallardo and Todd Demong, the creators of 100 Girls, to discuss the book, their careers, and the future.

For those of you interested in the development behind Joe Dreamer, Andrew has brought you an inside look at what came before. JXM has provided some exclusive never before seen art by Terence Chung from this continually evolving project. So get comfortable for The Lost Dreamer.

Arcana Studio has become one of the fastest rising independent comic book publishers in recent time. With their hit books Kade, Ant, 100 Girls and more they have given the big two a serious run for its money. With its current success achieved in a mere 18 months, we spoke with founder Sean O'Reilly about what is in store for the future.

JXM brings you the lowdown of Breaking Down the BBoys: A Doc by Melanie Chung. Check out exclusive stills and info about the film!

Banana Boys, the stage adaptation of the critically acclaimed novel by author Terry Woo, is back at the Factory Theatre with shows running until October 16th, 2005. JXM got the lowdown on this exciting community event.

Their music was featured in the widely successful TV shows, The O.C. and One Tree Hill and they have only been gaining momentum ever since. Coming off the recent success of their album Let there be morning, JXM got the opportunity to get up close and personal with the boys from the Swedish band, the Perishers.

If you're an aspiring logo designer or simply interested in graphic design, JXM has its first tutorial just for you. So if you want to learn something for once while perusing this anomaly of a web magazine, have a gander at Terence's Lesson in Logo Design

With the success of Ultra and their second outing Girls from Image Comics (the first issue already going into it's second printing), the Luna Brothers have taken the comic book industry aback with their originality and beautiful art. JXM sat down with the boys to find out exactly how they've had so much success with both comics & girls.

We continue our feature on filmmaking. This time Darlene tackles assembling your crew and finally marketing your film. Check out part two in our Independent Short Filmmaker's Guide with Darlene Lim.

Film aspirants of the world! You've probably read all the books on film theory, immersed yourselves in the banal technicalities of cameras & lighting, or made a few small films through the impractical school system. But now you're finally ready to turn your beloved idea into a reality. Using her experience with short films, local director Darlene Lim took time out of her schedule to ease the transition from film education to film reality. Check out part one in our Independent Short Filmmaker's Guide with Darlene Lim.

Head banging Japanese dolls, opera singing eyeballs, evil plants, and swimming cubes. This is the outrageous imagination of Tokyoplastic. We spoke with Sam Lanyon Jones, one of the founders of Tokyoplastic, in an effort to explore the mind behind the madness.