Articles by Ian Gormely

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  FIDLAR

  Fast, Cheap and Back In Control

  PUBLISHED Sep 2, 2015

  Beer. Cigarettes. Weed. Speed. Meth. Heroin. "Eight-balls of blow." Crack. These were just some of the substances Zac Carper mentioned on F...

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  FIDLAR

  Too

  PUBLISHED Sep 2, 2015

  On their self-titled debut, FIDLAR sold themselves as a gang of drunk and stoned fuck-ups. The Los Angeles-based garage punks practiced wha...

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  The Wonder Years

  No Closer to Heaven

  PUBLISHED Sep 2, 2015

  The Wonder Years lead singer Dan "Soupy" Campbell spent three records exploring his own depression, subject matter that helped the Philadel...

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  Mad Max: Fury Road

  George Miller

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2015

  Mad Max: Fury Road is a film about wants and needs. What do fans want from the OG dystopian action franchise? And what does that movie need...

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  Jamie xx

  Danforth Music Hall, Toronto ON, August 6

  PUBLISHED Aug 7, 2015

  After years of singles and remixes, In Colour was Jamie xx's real coming out party as a solo artist. Yet the man born James Smith chose to...

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  HEALTH

  Death Magic

  PUBLISHED Aug 5, 2015

  Rhythm was always at the heart of Los Angeles noiseniks HEALTH's music. Their previous two LPs — not to mention their companion remix...

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  Sloan

  WayHome Stage, Oro-Medonte ON, July 26

  PUBLISHED Jul 27, 2015

  Leave it to Sloan to let the drummer sing the first song of the day. Given the thankless task of opening the main stage on the final day of...

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  Chad VanGaalen

  WayBright Stage, Oro-Medonte ON, July 26

  PUBLISHED Jul 27, 2015

  That he'd rather be at home drawing than performing is a common assertion from Chad VanGaalen. That sentiment was backed up by much of his...