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It used to be that as sure as you could count on awkward conversations at the office Christmas party and a stocking full of clementines on Christmas morning, you could count on being able to turn your TV to channel 11 on Christmas Eve to see a certain Bing Crosby vehicle featuring the best-selling single of all time: White Christmas. While channel 11 (it's certainly not CHCH anymore...what is it?) has given up its...

The Little Millionaires are so good, it took Torontoist several days to get over their righteous awesomeness in order to attempt a description of their sonic mightiness. Formed from the ashes of the phenomenal Bombs Over Providence, TLM balance the driving pop elements of Bombs’ punk rock aggression and step up the hardcore element in their sound considerably. The result had a full room at Sneaky Dee’s rocking out sincerely to a short, sweet set of originals and two (two!) Mclusky covers. Yes, that Mclusky.

Nixon had Checkers, Clinton had Socks, and now Stephen Harper has Cheddar.

Some bands should come with health warnings. Bright Eyes or The Cure, for example, should warn prospective listeners of the music's ability to make a gloomy-puss out of them. Denver's Apples In Stereo, on the other hand, bring a high risk of developing diabetes. Listening to the pop-rockers is like eating a candy bar with each song: they're short, they're sweet and they leave you wanting another one right after, even though you know you shouldn't. So it's no surprise that we were left with a bit of a toothache after last night's show at Lee's Palace.