Articles by Brock Thiessen

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  Denis Villeneuve's 'Dune' Leads the 2021 TIFF Lineup

  PUBLISHED Jun 23, 2021

  The Toronto International Film Festival is officially happening this fall, and to prove it, the festival has unveiled quite the lineup. It...

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  Quicksand Return with New Album 'Distant Populations,' Map Out North American Tour

  PUBLISHED Jun 23, 2021

  Long-running New York post-hardcore outfit Quicksand are headed back our way with a new album. The record is called Distant Populations, wh...

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  Blink-182's Mark Hoppus Diagnosed with Cancer

  PUBLISHED Jun 23, 2021

  Blink-182 leader Mark Hoppus has revealed he's currently battling cancer. Hoppus confirmed his cancer diagnosis in a statement shared thro...

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  'The Suicide Squad' Is Premiering at Montreal's Fantasia Film Festival

  PUBLISHED Jun 23, 2021

  As we edge towards the release of The Suicide Squad, it's now been announced that James Gunn's latest blockbuster will make its world premi...

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  Very Not Retired Rapper Logic Is Releasing a New Album on Friday

  PUBLISHED Jun 23, 2021

  A few things in life are certain — death, taxes and rappers making a big deal about retiring and then not retiring. Case in point — "retire...

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  Shad Announces New Album 'TAO'

  PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2021

  Shad has been teasing his new album with a few track drops, and now the Canadian artist is finally pulling back the curtain on his TAO. Sh...

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  Billie Eilish Is Now at the Centre of an Anti-Asian Scandal

  PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2021

  Fast on the heels of a queerbaiting scandal, Billie Eilish is now at the centre of another scandal — this time for using an anti-Asian raci...

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  Tame Impala Seem to Be Using the COVID Vaccine as a Marketing Gimmick to Promote Their Tour

  PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2021

  Just the other day, Tame Impala were found teasing something, posting a cryptic clip of a pharmaceutical advertisement for a fake drug call...