Articles by Ian Gormely

Made of Stone

Shane Meadows

PUBLISHED Oct 23, 2013

The disparity between the Stone Roses' popularity in England vs. North America is staggering. In the UK, the group — considered by ma...

Brendan Canning Explains His "Technically Inept" Approach to 'You Gots 2 Chill'

PUBLISHED Oct 18, 2013

After slogging it out in the Can-Rock trenches as a member of By Divine Right, Cookie Duster and, most notably, Broken Social Scene, this m...

Best Coast

Fade Away

PUBLISHED Oct 18, 2013

Bethany Cosentino's dad-rocking turn on last year's The Only Place proved to be more affecting than many thought it would be. However, on B...

The Dismemberment Plan

Uncanney Valley

PUBLISHED Oct 16, 2013

Dismemberment Plan split up just before the indie-rock flood hit the mainstream. Fittingly, they're among the first of their generation of...

Parquet Courts

Tally All the Things That You Broke

PUBLISHED Oct 8, 2013

Parquet Court's sophomore album, Light Up Gold, was a slow burner given long legs by one of last year's most perfect garage rockers: "Borro...

Nine Inch Nails

Air Canada Centre, Toronto ON, October 4

PUBLISHED Oct 5, 2013

It wasn't until Nine Inch Nails' encore that Trent Reznor finally addressed the audience with anything more than a "thanks." After remainin...

Potty Mouth

The Pop Punk Revival

PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2013

There's no denying that internet hype gives a young band a leg up. But it was North Hampton, MA band Potty Mouth's willingness to hit the r...

Phèdre

Golden Age

PUBLISHED Sep 30, 2013

Phèdre's debut full-length was a shimmering ode to glamorous excess. Anchored by stellar single "In Decay," the album was a left-field surp...