Articles by Ian Gormely

Protest the Hero

Tighten Up

PUBLISHED Nov 11, 2013

After spending their career working with Southern Ontario indie label Underground Operations, Protest the Hero opted to go it alone for the...

Wooden Shjips

Back to Land

PUBLISHED Nov 8, 2013

Have we reached peak psych, the point where Ripley Johnston's multiple musical endeavors converge into one, long hallucinogenic jam? The We...

Geoff Berner Talks New 'Festival Man' Novel, Plots Trilogy

PUBLISHED Nov 6, 2013

Vancouver folk musician Geoff Berner has worn many hats in his career, but novelist is a new one. The accordion player, who studied creativ...

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...