Articles by Ian Gormely

Mike Kinsella Reveals Plans for New Owen Covers Album

PUBLISHED Apr 8, 2014

A few weeks ago, Chicago musician Mike Kinsella tweeted that he was heading into the studio to record an album of cover songs. "Super excit...

Cloud Nothings

Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ON, April 6

PUBLISHED Apr 7, 2014

For a band that began life as a MySpace page, Dylan Baldi has put a lot of effort into turning Cloud Nothings into one of indie rock's most...

The Hobbit: the Desolation of Smaug

Peter Jackson

PUBLISHED Apr 7, 2014

The decision to sprawl The Hobbit across three films ensured that the first instalment, An Unexpected Journey, was little more than a long...

Dog Day

PUBLISHED Apr 3, 2014

Tucked away on the edge of the Halifax Regional Municipality, the surfers braving the Atlantic's frigid temperatures are the sign you're al...

Noah

Darren Aronofsky

PUBLISHED Mar 28, 2014

The promotional campaign for Noah has emphasized the CGI spectacle of the film while leaving audiences to infer its Biblical origins. Compl...

Muppets Most Wanted

James Bobin

PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2014

Are Muppets movies in 2014 aimed at adults or their children? While the talking felt-bags never really went away, their rebirth on the big...

Dog Day Clarify Hiatus: "We're Giving Our Music Some Distance"

PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2014

Since releasing Fade Out in the fall, Seth Smith and Nancy Urich have threatened to retire their long-running Dog Day project for good. The...

Axxa/Abraxas

Axxa/Abraxas

PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2014

Atlanta native Ben Asbury penned the ten songs that make up his proper full-length debut while still in college, around the same time he fo...