Articles by Matt Bobkin

Throbbing Gristle's Genesis P-Orridge Dead at 70

PUBLISHED Mar 14, 2020

Throbbing Gristle co-founder Genesis Breyer P-Orridge has died at the age of 70 following a battle with leukemia that began in 2017. P-Orr...

Finn Wolfhard's New Band the Aubreys Release 'Soda & Pie' EP

PUBLISHED Mar 13, 2020

The Aubreys, the jangle-rock duo composed of Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard and his former Calpurnia bandmate Malcolm Craig, have relea...

Black Atlass Announces 'Dream Awake' Album

PUBLISHED Mar 13, 2020

Black Atlass, the Ontario-bred R&B crooner born Alex Fleming, has announced his latest album. Dream Awake is due April 3 via XO Records/Rep...

Ace of Wands Confront "Feminine Values" in New Video

PUBLISHED Mar 10, 2020

Just over a year after Ace of Wands released debut album Lioness, the Toronto-based rock trio have unveiled the first taste of their forthc...

Toronto Psych Mastermind ROY Trips Out on "Love (Sky Sister)"

PUBLISHED Mar 6, 2020

Enigmatic Toronto psych prophet ROY is getting ready to release his latest full-length PEACE LOVE AND OUTER SPACE on April 17 via Idée Fixe...

BADBADNOTGOOD Members Explain How 'Disappearance at Clifton Hill' Score Led to Forthcoming Album

PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2020

BADBADNOTGOOD have moved a long way away from their hip-hop-covering, viral fame-accruing early days, and they're about to keep pushing thi...

'Disappearance at Clifton Hill' Is a Compellingly Weird Tribute to One of Canada's Biggest Landmarks

Directed by Albert Shin

PUBLISHED Feb 27, 2020

Niagara Falls occupies a particular space in the minds of Canadians, a site of natural wonder and urban decay. Director Albert Shin goes he...

Andy Shauf

The Neon Skyline

PUBLISHED Jan 24, 2020

Andy Shauf found his strength in the cozy confines of The Party, his Polaris Music Prize-shortlisted 2016 breakthrough, but even after his...