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MONTREAL
FEATURES: QUICK & DIRTY - LEIF VOLLEBEKK
The Montreal-based singer-songwriter at the crossroads of Sigur Ros and Bob Dylan.

LONDON
FEATURES: GUEST COLUMN - ALAN MCGEE: JAY-Z'S BLUEPRINT IS STILL WORKING
"Empire State of Mind" isn't just an instant hip hop classic, it's one of the best pop songs of the last ten years.

SAO PAOLO
FEATURES: QUICK & DIRTY - MIX HELL
From heavy metal drummer to electro DJ. Boredom drove Iggor Cavalera to quit Sepultura and make music for the dance floor.

SOUNDPROOF
FEATURES: YOU SHOULD ALREADY OWN - OUT OF THE BLUE BY ELO
How to straddle the line between progressive-rock behemoths and pop-chart darlings.

LOS ANGELES
FEATURES: QUICK & DIRTY - THE WATSON TWINS
California's favourite look-alikes head to a cabin in the mountains to record their second album.

MELBOURNE
FEATURES: QUICK & DIRTY - THE BOWERS
The Australian guitar-poppers are fighting to save Melbourne's government-threatened indie scene.

TORONTO
FEATURES: THE RETURN OF BY DIVINE RIGHT
Best known as the original home of Broken Social Scenesters like Feist, the band has delivered their first record in five years.

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Leif Vollebekk
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Leif Vollebekk
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Mix Hell
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