Articles by Ian Gormely

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  Queens of the Stone Age

  Air Canada Centre, Toronto ON, Sept 10

  PUBLISHED Sep 11, 2013

  Given their status as the most interesting and unique band currently gracing modern rock radio playlists, it's easy to forget just how frea...

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  The Clash

  Sound System

  PUBLISHED Sep 9, 2013

  When we talk about collections like Sound System, the new, lavishly packaged collection from the Clash, we're not talking about art or idea...

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  Nine Inch Nails

  Hesitation Marks

  PUBLISHED Aug 30, 2013

  How to Destroy Angels (Trent Reznor's post-Nine Inch Nails band, which sounded a hell of a lot like Nine Inch Nails) were billed as an equa...

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  Eamon McGrath

  The Dakota Tavern, Toronto ON, August 28

  PUBLISHED Aug 29, 2013

  With Young Canadians, Toronto musician Eamon McGrath painted himself as the all-Canadian singer-songwriter. But as apt as the tag is given...

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  Hunx & His Punx/Hunters

  Hard Luck Bar, Toronto ON, August 22

  PUBLISHED Aug 23, 2013

  If you needed further proof that the fey indie that's ruled rock for the past decade was on the wane, look no further than the current tour...

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  Diarrhea Planet

  I’m Rich Beyond Your Wildest Dreams

  PUBLISHED Aug 20, 2013

  The knife jammed through the fistful of dollars on the cover of Diarrhea Planet's latest should give newcomers a pretty strong sense of wha...

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  Superchunk

  I Hate Music

  PUBLISHED Aug 16, 2013

  "I hate music/what is it worth?" sings Mac McCaughan on Superchunk's latest full-length. The line, a seemingly snide dismissal on a track t...

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  Garbage

  Garbage: One Mile High… Live

  PUBLISHED Aug 10, 2013

  Garbage don't get enough credit for their innovative work in the '90s. Written off as one of the better mid-level alt-rock acts of the deca...