Articles by Ian Gormely

Art Bergmann

Sneaky Dees, Toronto ON, February 13

PUBLISHED Feb 14, 2015

Easily the odd man out on the Wavelength bill, long-running Canadian musician Art Bergmann never played the weekly showcase. But it's a goo...

Jupiter Ascending

Andy and Lana Wachowski

PUBLISHED Feb 6, 2015

The Wachowskis have slowly turned into their generation's George Lucas. Talented visual stylists who packed a lot of ideas into their signa...

Gay Nineties

Liberal Guilt EP

PUBLISHED Jan 27, 2015

Proving once again just how small Canada's music scenes are, Gay Nineties are the latest spin-off from Mounties, itself a super group of Ca...

Pond

Man It Feels like Space Again

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2015

There couldn't be a more apt title for Pond's latest, Man it Feels Like Space Again. Reportedly uttered by guitarist Joseph Ryan while high...

Pond Tackle Tame Impala Conflicts and Glam Up 'Man It Feels Like Space Again'

PUBLISHED Jan 22, 2015

If Aussie rockers Pond had their way, the world would have heard the band's upcoming album, Man It Feels Like Space Again, back in 2013....

Blackhat

Michael Mann

PUBLISHED Jan 16, 2015

Twenty years ago, Michael Mann sat the two greatest actors of his generation down for coffee and filmed one of the most enduring scenes of...

California X

Nights in the Dark

PUBLISHED Jan 13, 2015

On their debut, Massachusetts quartet California X made no bones about their musical roots, crafting a sludgy amalgam of Sabbath and Dinosa...

The Velvet Underground

The Velvet Underground (Super Deluxe 45th Anniversary Reissue)

PUBLISHED Dec 19, 2014

Box sets are usually a way to re-affirm established narratives around classic albums and artists. But this new, six-disc collection built a...