Articles by Alison Lang
Sleep
Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto ON, January 22
PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2016
The journey leading to the stage at the Phoenix Concert Theatre has not been a quick, easy or straightforward one for doom metal legends Sl...
The Sword / Royal Thunder
Opera House, Toronto ON, December 6
PUBLISHED Dec 7, 2015
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...
The Hallow
Corin Hardy
PUBLISHED Oct 22, 2015
This debut feature-length film from Ireland's Corin Hardy begins with an immediate horror no-no: Adam Hitchens (Joseph Mawle) brings his wi...
Tales of Halloween
Various Directors
PUBLISHED Oct 22, 2015
Horror anthology films are kinda like pizza — even a bad piece still has its good moments. The recent resurgence of anthology films &...
Micachu and the Shapes
Good Sad Happy Bad
PUBLISHED Sep 11, 2015
In an industry bursting at the seams with "geniuses" and "wunderkinds," Mica Levi is the real deal. The experimental musician and composer...
Shannon and the Clams
Gone By the Dawn
PUBLISHED Sep 11, 2015
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 —...
Fist City
Everything is a Mess
PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2015
For six years, Lethbridge, Alberta-based art-punkers Fist City have been cultivating a sound that is equally defiant and joyful, sophistica...
The Nightmare
Rodney Ascher
PUBLISHED Apr 29, 2015
An invisible presence straddles a woman, helplessly pins to her bed. A red-eyed, shadowy beast snarls guttural warnings at a young man whil...
