Articles by Matt Bobkin

Lower Bay Station to Host CMW Showcase Featuring Secret Headliner, Deliluh, E-Saggila, Tyriqueordie

PUBLISHED Mar 27, 2018

The Toronto Transit Commission, Canadian Music Week and Exclaim! are proud to present a unique underground showcase featuring Deliluh, E-Sa...

'Ready Player One' Author Ernest Cline Talks VCRs, the Info Age and Working with Steven Spielberg

PUBLISHED Mar 23, 2018

Ernest Cline is living every nerd's dream.   The self-proclaimed fanboy, who grew up in the '80s on a steady diet of science fiction, fanta...

Leon Bridges Announces "Good Thing Tour"

PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2018

Fresh off the announcement of his sophomore album Good Thing, R&B singer Leon Bridges has revealed his upcoming headlining tour. The proce...

'Ready Player One' Author Ernest Cline Once Complained to George R.R. Martin About How Long It Takes to Write a Book

PUBLISHED Mar 20, 2018

Ernest Cline struck gold with his first novel, Ready Player One. Since its release in 2011, the nostalgia-laden trip through the echelons o...

Tomb Raider

Directed by Roar Uthaug

PUBLISHED Mar 14, 2018

Hollywood has never needed a reason for a reboot, so the Tomb Raider videogame relaunch in 2013 was more than enough reason to get Lara Cro...

'Tomb Raider' Villain Walton Goggins Gets His Hero Moment

PUBLISHED Mar 14, 2018

On paper, Walton Goggins plays the villain in Tomb Raider, the rebooted big screen adaptation of the rebooted videogame franchise opposite...

Canshaker Pi Announce 'Naughty Naughty Violence' Album, Share New Single

PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2018

Having spent the last few years supporting artists such as Car Seat Headrest, Parquet Courts and the Cribs, Amsterdam-based rock quartet Ca...

Moscow Apartment Announce March Break Tour

PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2018

While many high schoolers are planning to spend their March Break relaxing, Brighid Fry and Pascale Padilla — better known as Toronto folk...