Articles by Ian Gormely
Nymphomaniac Vol I & II [Blu-ray]
Lars von Trier
PUBLISHED Jul 8, 2014
Lars Von Trier is the art-house equivalent of Michael Bay. Brash, stylish and as reviled as he is revered, the elevator pitch for his lates...
White Lung
Torn Together
PUBLISHED Jun 25, 2014
Last December, Mish Way packed up her things and left her hometown. As the explosive lead singer for Vancouver punk band White Lung, Way ha...
300: Rise of an Empire [Blu-ray]
Noam Murro
PUBLISHED Jun 24, 2014
When the original 300 was released in the spring of 2007, there was no Spartacus, no Game of Thrones, and CGI-rendered blood splatters and...
Kelela
Massey Hall, Toronto ON, June 21
PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2014
How does a singer with just a mixtape and a handful of guest appearances end up playing Massey Hall? Besides lucking into some canny progra...
Rhye
Massey Hall, Toronto ON, June 21
PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2014
Rhye won a lot of fans with the duo's debut album, and even with producer Robin Hannibal MIA on this current tour, singer Milosh more than...
Viet Cong
The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ON, June 20
PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2014
However you frame them — former members of Women, previous Chad VanGaalen collaborators, one-time members of a Sabbath cover band ...
Speedy Ortiz
The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ON, June 20
PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2014
On their records, Northampton, MA crew Speedy Ortiz present themselves as heirs to the '90s indie slacker throne. But live, the band's musi...
Swearin'
The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ON, June 20
PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2014
Swearin's rise was quick and deserved. After cutting her teeth in PS Eliot with her sister Katie, Allison Crutchfield wasted no time hammer...