Hot Docs 2024: 'Fire Tower' Lacks Storytelling Spark, but the Canadian Wildness Is Stunning
There are a slightly more than a hundred manned fire towers in Canada, each of them occupied by someone who spends six months per year in
There are a slightly more than a hundred manned fire towers in Canada, each of them occupied by someone who spends six months per year in
Most writing about Ben Chasny's long-running project as Six Organs of Admittance features an obligatory mention of David Keenan's 2003 arti
When a band well into their career self-titles their album, you know they're trying to make some sort of statement. For Hovvdy, their fifth
Nathan Jenkins’s work as Bullion is unmistakable but easily subsumed — his burbling, ‘80s-influenced production
As the first — and to date only — Francophone band signed to Sub Pop, Corridor are ambassadors of sorts for Québécois music. It's easy to
If you're talking about French disco-funk and you're not talking about Daft Punk, you're probably talking about Justice. Few have challenge
"You don't know what tennis is... It's a relationship," Zendaya's Tashi says with gusto when she first meets fellow tennis players — and be
"People live in a secret apartment in the mall" is a perfect elevator pitch — both a potent metaphor for the struggle of living under
How does she do it? Scroll through any given comment section under Nilüfer Yanya's new single or peruse the tweets ecstatically spreading
With the haze of the full moon just breaking through the clouds in Toronto on Tuesday evening, Massey Hall prepared for a fledgling legend
The nuances of art, humanity and allegiance show themselves throughout 'Seguridad' in its visuals and narrative. The film by Newfoundland
A line in "what i know now," one of the singles from Linnea Siggelkow's sophomore album as Ellis, has stuck to my side like a bur
There aren't many artists today with enough history — and heart — to support a four-part documentary miniseries. So many music docs come ou
With two short films and a successful career in photography under her belt, it was only a matter of time before Caitlin Cronenberg — of the
d'Eon conjured remarkable feeling through arrangements of digital chamber instruments on 2021's 'Rhododendron' (an album we hope you didn't
"Am I the only one in the only world?" Annie Clark sang in a panic 10 years ago, her question dying with a muted thud against the desert
Cloud Nothings aren't quite famous enough to be a proper "legacy band," a term normally associated with nostalgia acts offering older fans
Taylor Swift has self-mythologized her career arc as a series of "Eras," where each of her albums has its own unique aesthetic — a sound
The one who belonged most at Chastity's Friday night Winnipeg show was the kid standing by himself smoking a cigarette 15, maybe
Showcased on a series of screens were animated images of Chun Li, one of Nicki Minaj's many personas, dressed in a medieval knight's armour
With competitors like NEON, A24 and Blumhouse currently going toe-to-toe-to-toe in the prestige horror arena, the genre space sometimes
Free your mind from the pretentiousness of "IDM" and embrace the "weird bangers" of 'Grush,' Mike Paradinas's forthcoming album as µ-Ziq
War metal, bestial black, blackened death metal: these are all apt generic descriptors for Richmond, Virginia's 'Antichrist Siege Machine'
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If there's one thing you can expect from Martha Skye Murphy, it's that she'll leave you a little dizzy, your feet sliding even on solid
There is no other band that intersects the ecstatic and the hopeless quite like BIG|BRAVE. Their songs veer between spiritual
As the Jimmys, a Seth, a Stephen and a John continue to lead the charge on the overcrowded late night circuit, it's safe to say the talk
Inspired by Sasquatch lore and the infamous 1967 Patterson-Gimlin film that has fascinated them since childhood, directors/brothers
What if life was a mixtape? Rather than shared collections of beats and rhymes, claire rousay curates the sounds of objects
If Looney Tunes taught us anything, it's that there's a long time between lighting the fuse and blowing everything to smithereens. A lot ha
Beloved nice guy Ryan Gosling enjoyed himself immensely (perhaps even a little too much, as he broke during every sketch. Come to think
Baby Rose has the type of instrument that immediately strikes both awe and fear — the former for its richness and its sense of having been
There is an unwavering ferocity to METZ's work. Even when they peel back their harshness, it's hard to escape their presence
Still House Plants' third LP If I don't make it, I love u is an engrossing testament to the musical elasticity and emotional potency
Over the last few years, Nia Archives has been pushing the boundaries of what jungle can be. From sharing her early songs and remixes
Far-fetched as they may seem during our lowest moments, Mawzy sings about better tomorrows like they're a dream come true on his heartfelt
Since 1997, 'Fallout' has captivated gamers with its dynamic gameplay, character arcs and, above all else, compelling storytelling. The
To describe 'Civil War' as a buddy road trip film isn't exactly accurate, but it's not entirely incorrect. In place of White Castle burgers
You wouldn't know it from Luciel Brown's cold and inert delivery, but an intense anxiety binds Drahla's seedy and seemingly despairing
Several religious horror films have recently made an unholy splash at the box office. Indie releases 'Immaculate' and 'Late Night with the
After each of my experiences of sexual assault, I returned to my parents' home, my home, and tended to myself quietly. I didn't let anybody
Kashika Kollaikal — otherwise known as Flung — found the inspiration for her third album, All Heartbeat, while trapped overnight in the Se
As PinkPantheress, English musician Victoria Walker managed the Herculean task of turning North American kids on to the sounds of early
Dan Snaith typically files his songs into two categories: there's Caribou for the more melodic material with vocals, and Daphni for the
What can I say about the Queens of the Stone Age that an army of stoned obsessives haven't? As a long-time flirt with the Seattle alt-rock
In what seemed to be a conscious move, former (and HOF) 'Saturday Night Live' cast member Kristen Wiig didn't revisit any of her beloved
Listening to Khruangbin's 'A LA SALA' feels like a summer evening dip in a serene bay. The dusk sky above is beautiful, while the slight
Much like Franz Ferdinand before them, L'Impératrice's goal is to make music for girls to dance to. Their latest, "Danza Marilù"
"Good Luck, Babe!" is a more realized version of Roan's baroque pop vision, both airy and devastating in its delivery.
"Fuck the world," goes the first line of 'Only God Was Above Us' — a blunt, dour departure from the cheekiness this peppy, preppy group are