Karen Bliss

Karen Bliss

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Toronto's Karen Bliss is an established music journalist whose work has appeared in dozens of print and online publications. She also owns an online magazine, Samaritanmag.com, about people making a difference;  has released an animated anti-racism PSA, 'The Girl With Pinhead Parents,' on YouTube, voiced by Nelly Furtado, Chris Bosh, and more; and started an indie label, Daycare Records.

Six Feet Under's Chris Barnes: 'I Know for a Fact That There Is an Afterlife'

Metal Blade Six Feet Under is approaching 20 years as a premiere death metal band, but in this stage of their career, founder and frontman Chris Barnes is entering a kind of stage two. On ...

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Slash Makes 'Apocalyptic Love' at Canadian Music Week

Grant W. Martin Slash recently sat down with noted Toronto radio host Dave "Bookie" Bookman of 102.1 The Edge at Canadian Music Week 2012 to chat primarily about his new album, Apocalyptic Love, ...

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Heavy T.O. Lineups Announced: Slipknot, System of a Down to Headline

Getty Images (2) Get your passport in order and prepare for a road trip to Canada for one of two Heavy festivals in Toronto and Montreal, both held the same weekend, Aug. 11 and 12. The ...

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Devin Townsend Discusses Upcoming 'Ridiculous' Box Set, Ziltoid Musical

Getty Images Did you hear the one about the cheeseburger? The Devin Townsend Project had a big Styrofoam one as part of a concert series last summer in London, England, and soon you'll get to ...

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Lacuna Coil's Cristina Scabbia: 'You Have to Embrace the Darkest Moments'

Century Media Lacuna Coil singer Cristina Scabbia is in Florida, enjoying a little warm weather before kicking off a winter tour that ends in February and includes quite a few dates in the cold ...

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The Used's Bert McCracken Talks New Album, Becoming a Business Man

www.jeremysaffer.com The Used just unleashed 'I Come Alive,' the first single from their forthcoming album, 'Vulnerable.' But Noisecreep hadn't heard any music when frontman Bert McCracken did ...

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Periphery's Matt Halpern Gives Us the Lowdown on His New Online Venture

facebook.com Periphery drummer Matt Halpern has conceived and created Bandhappy.com, a comprehensive online music education site that connects teachers with students via its custom-built, ...

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