Articles by Ian Gormely

The Beach Boys

Made in California

PUBLISHED Nov 4, 2013

The Beach Boys' self-image has always been out of step with popular critical opinion. The Wilson clan (along with cousin Mike Love and frie...

Swearin'

Surfing Strange

PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2013

Swearin's debut flew under the radar upon its release last year, but found many champions via word-of-mouth in the ensuing months. Their qu...

Brendan Canning

PUBLISHED Oct 30, 2013

Walking into Brendan Canning's house on the south end of Draper Street in Toronto, there's little indication that a Canadian indie rock sta...

Springsteen & I [Blu-Ray]

Baillie Walsh

PUBLISHED Oct 29, 2013

In manga, "fan service" refers to titles that go out of their way to give fans exactly what they want — to hell with the consequences...

Protest the Hero

Volition

PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2013

After going out on a prog-metal limb with 2008's Fortress, Whitby, ON's spastic metal heroes Protest the Hero re-grounded themselves with 2...

Bad Religion

Christmas Songs

PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2013

What the hell? The contradictions at work on Christmas Songs are almost too many to mention. Bad Religion's career has been marked by the s...

Brendan Canning Discusses His "Depeche Mode western" Score for 'The Canyons'

PUBLISHED Oct 23, 2013

Brendan Canning has been one of the lucky few Canadian musicians who has made a living as a touring and recording artist. Despite success a...

Upset

She's Gone

PUBLISHED Oct 23, 2013

Has Frankie Rose started a mini-migration? The former Vivian Girls/Crystal Antlers beat-keeper is one of the few drummers to make a success...