The “cranky uncle of the underground,” uses chess as a metaphor in his new movie, Ivory Tower.

Montrealers Karkwa celebrate surprise win at gala full of musical and sartorial splendour.

Douglas Coupland takes the cliché out of Canada with his Roots clothing collaboration.

ELLE picks the Top 5 moments of musical nirvana at Toronto's North by Northeast festival.

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Falling for Hawaii’s captivating mixture of the kitschy and the exquisite.

The chart-topping country singer talks about her decision to be the first-ever American country music artist to come out as gay, as well as her love for custom-made boots, Jann Arden and Diane von Furstenberg.

Chris Cornell jams with Timbaland to create a new soul-based rock.

Jewel gets back to her country side with her new album.

Jully Black brings a confident, soulful sound to her new CD with the help of the Black Eyed Peas drummer Keith Harris.

Hairspray heroines chat about their big dreams and even bigger hair.

Darling and daring chanteuse Leslie Feist charms the world with her latest release.

Rufus Wainwright's new album is as poetic and as glam as ever.

She's super-petite, but Keshia Chanté has megawatt pipes.

Sorting the truth from the lies gave her a new-found sense of peace. It's been a wild ride, but the poetic songstress is finally happy.

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Emily Haine's life is beyond busy. She fronts the pop band Metric, collaborates with Broken Social Scene and is ready to release her solo album. Is there anything this singer can't do?