Articles by Alison Lang

Tig

Kristina Goolsby and Ashley York

PUBLISHED Apr 24, 2015

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...

Peach Kelli Pop

III

PUBLISHED Apr 17, 2015

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

Electric Wizard / Blood Ceremony / Satan's Satyrs

Lee's Palace, Toronto ON, April 5

PUBLISHED Apr 6, 2015

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

Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter

David Zellner

PUBLISHED Apr 2, 2015

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

The Babadook

Jennifer Kent

PUBLISHED Mar 5, 2015

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...

Screaming Females on the Climb to 'Rose Mountain'

PUBLISHED Mar 3, 2015

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...

Screaming Females

Rose Mountain

PUBLISHED Mar 2, 2015

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

Slutever

Almost Famous

PUBLISHED Feb 27, 2015

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...