Articles by Mark Tremblay
KEN mode's Toronto Show Put a Fresh Spin on Classic Noise
The Baby G, November 8
PUBLISHED Nov 9, 2022
Throughout KEN mode's headlining show at the Baby G, there seemed to be a constant acknowledgement of the past while looking to the future,...
KEN mode Reach Their Apex on the Molten 'NULL'
PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2022
KEN mode never lets up and never stops innovating with their sound. Even after creating music for more than 20 years, the Winnipeg four-pie...
Greber Find Details Amid the Noise on Punishing 'Fright Without'
PUBLISHED Sep 8, 2022
While it features much of what listeners have come to expect from Greber, Fright Without — the band's first record in four years — is full...
WAKE Reimagine What Heavy Music Means on 'Thought Form Descent'
PUBLISHED Jul 22, 2022
WAKE have become an institution in Canadian heavy music. Starting out as an extremely raw grindcore band on 2014's False, then becoming a p...
'Cave World' Adds Cohesion to Viagra Boys' Chaos
PUBLISHED Jul 7, 2022
On their first two records, Viagra Boys earned a reputation as one of the most eccentric bands in modern post-punk with their exciting take...
Cancer Bats Keep Spreading Their Wings on 'Psychic Jailbreak'
PUBLISHED Apr 14, 2022
Cancer Bats have been an institution in Canadian hardcore for their 18-year existence. Through their punk beginnings on Birthing the Giant...
Viagra Boys Went Hard All Night Long in Toronto
Lee's Palace, April 6
PUBLISHED Apr 7, 2022
At first glance, Swedish post-punks Viagra Boys looked like a band of middle school gym teachers fronted by a speed dealer. On stage, howev...
Soul Glo Reshape the Borders of Hardcore on 'Diaspora Problems'
PUBLISHED Mar 28, 2022
Listening to Soul Glo is a constant experience of confronting the past and present simultaneously. The Philadelphia quartet force audiences...