Articles by Michael Rancic

Austra

Habitat

PUBLISHED Jun 13, 2014

Austra's Olympia was a great sophomore record, one that took the chilly atmosphere of their debut and warmed it up until it turned neon. La...

WIFE

What's Between

PUBLISHED Jun 6, 2014

The latest example of a musician's career taking a 180-degree-turn belongs to former Altar of Plagues mastermind James Kelly. His new proje...

Fucked Up Explain the "Slow Version" of 'Glass Boys'

PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2014

Today (June 3), Toronto post-hardcore troupe Fucked Up will finally release their long-awaited fourth album, Glass Boys, courtesy Arts & Cr...

Peter Murphy

Lion

PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2014

Peter Murphy spent much of last year on tour, revisiting his 35-year-old back catalogue by performing songs from his Bauhaus days. If there...

Fucked Up

Glass Boys

PUBLISHED May 30, 2014

Fucked Up have always expressed a kind of anxiety or self-awareness in relation to their commercial success, and how it inevitably distance...

Emptiness

Nothing But The Whole

PUBLISHED May 27, 2014

Emptiness are masters at destabilizing death metal; as a result, their music is incredibly unpredictable and thrilling to listen to. Oftent...

Echo and the Bunnymen

Meteorites

PUBLISHED May 23, 2014

Meteorites is the Bunnymen's first album in five years. According to the band, Ian McCulloch intended to work on another solo record to fol...

Comet Control

Comet Control

PUBLISHED May 16, 2014

It was just over a year ago that Toronto's Quest For Fire played their final show at the Horseshoe Tavern. Now, proving that their musical...