Articles by Ian Gormely

The Weeknd

Downtown Stage, Las Vegas NV, October 24

PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2014

What a difference a few years makes. Three years after making his tentative stage debut, Abel Tesfaye, aka the Weeknd, is a surprisingly ef...

Kanye West

Downtown Stage, Las Vegas NV, October 24

PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2014

It was ironic that Kanye West's tour stop in Las Vegas — a city hardly known for its restraint — would lack the ostentatious de...

Pond

Lee's Palace, Toronto ON, October 21

PUBLISHED Oct 22, 2014

Pond's association with fellow Aussie left-coasters Tame Impala — they've shared several members over the years — is both a blessing and a...

The Possibilities are Endless

James Hall and Edward Lovelace

PUBLISHED Oct 17, 2014

Although he's regarded as a one-hit-wonder in North America, Edwyn Collins forged a multi-decade career that's seen the Scottish singer mov...

Charli XCX

The Hoxton, Toronto ON, October 10

PUBLISHED Oct 11, 2014

After a year spent contributing to pop smashes for other artists (Icona Pop's "I Love It" and Iggy Azalea's "Fancy") young London singer Ch...

Kindness

Otherness

PUBLISHED Oct 10, 2014

Who is Adam Bainbridge? For a guy who's front and centre on the cover of both of his albums, Bainbridge, under the producer pseudonym Kindn...

God Help the Girl

Stuart Murdoch

PUBLISHED Oct 9, 2014

Back in 2009, Belle and Sebastian mastermind Stuart Murdoch released an album of his music, sang by women, under the name God Help the Girl...

Five Noteworthy Facts You May Not Know About Weezer

PUBLISHED Oct 6, 2014

Weezer have made something of a cottage industry out of reflecting on their own past, especially frontman and chief songwriter Rivers Cuomo...