It’s fair to say that in 2011 when Rolling Stone started their contest to let their readership decide which band would be the first unsigned talent to be on their cover that almost no one knew who The Sheepdogs were. Immediately after winning, the band – comprised of Saskatchewan natives Sam Corbett, Ewan Currie, Ryan Gullen and Leot Hanson – was rocketed into a level of fame that most musicians can only dream of. Frequently this kind of Cinderella story ends with a brief flash in the pan, a few radio singles and a fizzle a la any American Idol,…
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People love to jump on the bandwagon when it comes to new, young, hotshot directors, especially if they happen to have the looks to boot. But Xavier Dolan, the director…
