Articles by Ian Gormely

Chappie

Neill Blomkamp

PUBLISHED Mar 6, 2015

Trailers for District 9 director Neill Blomkamp's latest moralizing sci-fi epic, Chappie, told two very different stories. The first painte...

Purity Ring

Another Eternity

PUBLISHED Mar 2, 2015

The success of Purity Ring's debut set the group up for big things. Their work with hip-hop artists like Danny Brown and Ab-Soul suggested...

The Wrecking Crew

Denny Tedesco

PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2015

The film world's latest attempt to let no great musical act go unheralded, The Wrecking Crew celebrates the coterie of studio musicians who...

Purity Ring Talk New Directions and Misperceptions of 'Another Eternity'

PUBLISHED Feb 17, 2015

Press around Purity Ring's second record is already honing in on the idea that Another Eternity — out March 3 on Last Gang/4AD &#8212...

Look Vibrant

The Garrison, Toronto ON, February 15

PUBLISHED Feb 16, 2015

Playing one of the fest's two late-night sets, Montreal quartet Look Vibrant were faced with a half-full venue, but managed to turn just ab...

Mozart's Sister

The Garrison, Toronto ON, February 15

PUBLISHED Feb 16, 2015

Caila Thompson-Hannant, the creative force behind Mozart's Sister, has a disarming way about her. From the moment she walked onstage, holdi...

Fresh Snow

The Garrison, Toronto ON, February 15

PUBLISHED Feb 16, 2015

Fresh Snow are made up of record and music store clerks, a recipe ripe for indulgent record-collection rock. But the band occupy a unique s...

Last Ex

Polish Combatant's Hall, Toronto ON, February 14

PUBLISHED Feb 15, 2015

A rejected film score becomes the basis for a new venture from members of critically adored indie band — it's the kind of setup that...