Articles by Ian Gormely

How to Destroy Angels

Welcome Oblivion

PUBLISHED Mar 4, 2013

Plenty of artists have constructed bands around themselves in order to fade into the background. Eric Clapton did it with Derek and the Dom...

Thighs

Thighs

PUBLISHED Mar 4, 2013

Never let it be said that energy and enthusiasm aren't important elements to a young band's success. Toronto, ON crew Thighs' debut is teem...

Suuns

Images du Futur

PUBLISHED Mar 4, 2013

Suuns' debut album was an enjoyable, if somewhat forgettable, slab of pulsing modern rock; it was great while you were listening, but rarel...

Eamon McGrath

Dakota Tavern, Toronto, ON, March 2

PUBLISHED Mar 3, 2013

Never let it be said that Eamon McGrath is one to rest on his laurels. Less than a year after releasing the ambitious Young Canadians, the...

Eels

Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto, ON, February 25

PUBLISHED Feb 26, 2013

Like the best idiosyncratic songwriters, Mark Oliver Everett has spent his career flying under the radar with occasional blips of mainstrea...

Five Noteworthy Facts You Might Not Know About Bad Religion

PUBLISHED Feb 13, 2013

Bad Religion often suffer from the kind of casual dismissal that comes from a 30-year career of releasing solid albums at a regular clip. Y...

Christopher Owens

Wants To Move On

PUBLISHED Feb 11, 2013

As far as Christopher Owens is concerned, the only thing standing in the way of his success as a solo artist is his own record. After leavi...

Thomas D'Arcy

What We Want

PUBLISHED Feb 4, 2013

This is a record born of failure and frustration. Following a sublime debut as Small Sins, Thomas D'Arcy and the band scored an enviable re...