Articles by Ian Gormely

Rich Aucoin

Under the Big Top

PUBLISHED Aug 19, 2014

Rich Aucoin is, for the first time in a long time, relaxed. The top hat has come off and the cane he twirls is leaning up against the door....

Cayetana

Nervous Like Me

PUBLISHED Aug 19, 2014

By its very nature, pop-punk is simple and to the point. And while that gives the genre the kind of immediacy that grabs listeners by the e...

Shimmering Stars

Bedrooms of the Nation

PUBLISHED Aug 14, 2014

Shimmering Stars built their reputation by marrying sinister lyrics with sunny, Everly Brothers melodies, then smearing the proceedings wit...

Rich Aucoin Gets in Sync with 'Ephemeral'

PUBLISHED Aug 11, 2014

Just as Rich Aucoin was releasing 2011's long-gestating We're All Dying to Live, the Halifax musician hinted that a new record was already...

Dikembe

Mediumship

PUBLISHED Aug 5, 2014

Today they're regarded as innovators, but most of emo's second-wave hated the term and did their best to distance themselves from it. This...

Field Mouse

Hold Still Life

PUBLISHED Jul 22, 2014

Where were you in '92? While it's doubtful the members of Field Mouse had reached double digits in age, the New York-based four-piece certa...

Transcendence [Blu-ray]

Wally Pfister

PUBLISHED Jul 22, 2014

The concept of technological singularity is nothing new. The idea that man and machine would one day merge into the same thing has been aro...

Pennywise

Yesterdays

PUBLISHED Jul 11, 2014

Few bands are as synonymous with mega-indie punk label Epitaph as Pennywise. During their '90s heyday, the Hermosa Beach, CA band's driving...