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Admit It, the Stranger Things Soundtrack Is Great Songs Used Poorly

Recently, Netflix announced that it would release the OST to their moody, runaway train of cultural nostalgia, Stranger Things. Immediately, the online reaction was one of glee and anticipation, with the announcement reaching the front page of Reddit and subsequently being Hoovered up by the daily scoops that promote (and take credit for) any popular Reddit (hashtag) content.

The Gaze | Get Born Art Show

An art magazine for skateboarders, Get Born strives to document and recognize small instances of genuine passion and innovation that remain in the skateboarding industry. The "Get Born Art Show", will provide a hot spot for the work of eight exceptional artists hot on the underground skateboarding scene in Chicago.

Artful Vision | Malcolm Pinnell

There's something quite fascinating about a chain of events. Tattoo was not always part of Malcolm Pinnell's life. In fact, he's only about two years into his career, and strives to dig deeper into the non-commercial side of the craft. The Montreal-based artist sees his work like more than just a transaction: "[I like] this idea of [living off tattooing] as a background thing. Feeling in someone's work that it's way more than just a job or this commercial thing, that it's [a part of the artist]." Safe to say he's come a long way since his appreciation for another fellow student's small snowflake tattoo, a few years ago.

Music Profile | MSTRKRFT

The old saying goes that you should never meet your heroes, since there's no way they can live up to your expectations. Maxims can be complete and utter bullshit though, and MSTRKRFT will tell you why. Though the production duo of Jesse Keeler and Alex “Al-P” Puodziukas has been relatively quiet over the last five years, they've just returned with Operator, a noise-spiked cycle of cranked-metabolism house beats, vintage keyboard sounds, and guest vocals from a few artists that helped shaped the Toronto duo's perceptions of punk back in the day.

Music Profile | Jay Arner

As many bands out there would attest, going on tour is not the same as going on vacation. Between the all-night drives, waiting around a dingy club for soundcheck, grabbing a frozen convenience store burrito with your measly per diem, and the dizzying sense of deja vu as you take on this exact scenario the next day, it's hard to consider band trips very relaxing. Vancouver power pop prince Jay Arner knows this all too well.

Music Profile | Head Wound City

Bands come and go all the time, but their impact can sometime last with listeners for years. Take, for instance, Head Wound City, the recently reunited post-hardcore supergroup comprising members of the Blood Brothers, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and the Locust. When the quintet took their first kick at the can in the mid '00s, they quickly recorded an EP, played one show, and then got back to their regular duties. It wasn't supposed to be that big of a deal.

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