The journey leading to the stage at the Phoenix Concert Theatre has not been a quick, easy or straightforward one for doom metal legends Sle...

Early on in the Sword's Sunday night Opera House show, a mild kerfuffle occurred; a ne'er-do-well longhair dared to light up a joint during...

Horror anthology films are kinda like pizza — even a bad piece still has its good moments. The recent resurgence of anthology films &#...

This debut feature-length film from Ireland's Corin Hardy begins with an immediate horror no-no: Adam Hitchens (Joseph Mawle) brings his wif...

Generally, it's not unusual for a band to release a break-up album coloured by heartbreak and misery at some point in their careers —...

In an industry bursting at the seams with "geniuses" and "wunderkinds," Mica Levi is the real deal. The experimental musician and composer c...

For six years, Lethbridge, Alberta-based art-punkers Fist City have been cultivating a sound that is equally defiant and joyful, sophisticat...

An invisible presence straddles a woman, helplessly pins to her bed. A red-eyed, shadowy beast snarls guttural warnings at a young man while...

It's a story that has found its place in the hallowed halls of comedy legend; in 2012, Tig Notaro had the best/worst year of her life. In a...

There's a line from the immortal 1996 Kids in the Hall film Brain Candy where the mega-smarmy pharmaceutical marketing guru Cisco (played by...

The Toronto tour stop of Dorset, UK-based doom-metal pioneers Electric Wizard has been mired in controversy — the show, announced last Decem...

In 2001, a woman named Takako Konishi was found dead in a remote area of Minnesota. Botched eyewitness information swirled into an urban leg...

At every Toronto After Dark Fest, there's at least one film that rides a wave of palpable buzz and has attendees clamouring to see it. Last...

For a band nearly a decade into their career, who've recently enjoyed the highest profile gigs of their career and just released their most...

The sixth album from New Jersey trio Screaming Females isn't a departure from their previous five records, exactly: Rose Mountain still boas...

In the continuum of good bands with shitty names, Slutever rank pretty high near the top — just a hair above Mott the Hoople and Dogs...

Carla and Lynette Gillis are one of Canada's most enduring musical partnerships. The Cape Breton-bred, Toronto-based sisters first made thei...

The 1998 murder of Wyoming university student Matthew Shepard — robbed and beaten into a coma by two locals for being gay (he later pa...

Where the hell has Natalie Prass been hiding all this time? The singer/songwriter might best be known as a member of Jenny Lewis' backing ba...

Covers albums can be tricky things, with their success (or failure) hinging on the artists' ability to pay homage while making each song the...