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'The Changeling' Adds an Edge to the Modern Fairy Tale
Created by Kelly Marcel
PUBLISHED Sep 6, 2023
There is nothing more powerful than the lingering gaze of a heartbroken parent. In an adaptation of Victor LaValle's fairy tale horror nove...
Marika Hackman's Tense "No Caffeine" Tries to Pull the Brake on an Inevitable Crash
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PUBLISHED Sep 6, 2023
It starts with a gentle piano figure and Marika Hackman's sombre vocals — things feel like they're entering pillowy ballad territory until...
Romy Invites You to Cry on the Dance Floor with 'Mid Air'
PUBLISHED Sep 6, 2023
In the mid-2000s, Romy Madley Croft made a name for herself as a member of the three-pronged London band the xx, alongside bandmates Jamie...
Slowdive Remain Undiminished on 'everything is alive'
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PUBLISHED Sep 6, 2023
Slowdive's self-titled 2017 album was a rare comeback album that equalled or possibly even surpassed the band's classic work. Coming 22 yea...
Smashing Pumpkins Were Happy and Agreeable — Really! — in Ottawa
Canadian Tire Centre, September 3
PUBLISHED Sep 5, 2023
Much has transpired in the world of the Smashing Pumpkins since they last performed in the nation's capital. Over the past two decades, the...
Quebec's Festival de Musique Émergente Felt Like Summer Camp
PUBLISHED Sep 5, 2023
It was more than just the revived summer heat that brought a wave of warmth over Rouyn-Noranda, QC, this Labour Day weekend. Arriving at th...
'The Equalizer 3' Can't Equal 'John Wick' — but It's Still Bad-Ass
Directed by Antoine Fuqua
PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2023
The Equalizer hasn't reached the same heights as John Wick, critically or commercially, but it remains a quiet trilogy deserving of our att...
Mick Jenkins Finds Power in Moving with Purpose on 'The Patience'
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PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2023
The waiting, and The Patience it requires, can wear on Mick Jenkins. Outlining the loose concept of his fourth album, the artist wrote of a...