Articles by Scott Tavener

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  The Secret World of Arrietty

  Hiromasa Yonebayashi

  PUBLISHED Feb 16, 2012

  A 2010 hit in Japan, The Secret World of Arrietty arrives in North America with a fresh dub, a slew of awards and plenty of Disney marketin...

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  This Means War

  McG

  PUBLISHED Feb 16, 2012

  With McG behind the camera and its conflict-friendly title, This Means War sounds like more of a summer release than a February stopgap, bu...

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  The Twilight Sad

  No One Can Ever Know

  PUBLISHED Feb 8, 2012

  Dovetailing nicely with S.A.D. season, the third full-length release from Scotland's the Twilight Sad maintains the outfit's trademark gloo...

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  Hospitality

  Hospitality

  PUBLISHED Jan 31, 2012

  With such an amiable name, Brooklyn, NY trio Hospitality could have delivered a cloyingly pleasant, Starbucks-ready debut (see Tennis). Whi...

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  Bidiniband

  In the Rock Hall

  PUBLISHED Jan 24, 2012

  Like the Paul Quarrington poem, Dave Bidini and company's In the Rock Hall inevitably considers music history, although it isn't particular...

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  Los Campesinos!

  Lee's Palace, Toronto ON January 21

  PUBLISHED Jan 22, 2012

  Backed by an acoustic guitar or carried by tuned-down, four-chord down-strokes, too much lyrical candour can produce a sudden, violent case...

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  Herman Dune

  Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ON January 19

  PUBLISHED Jan 20, 2012

  Despite a sparse setup -- a straight-ahead drum/bass/voice/guitar combo -- French three-piece Herman Dune managed to wring both nuance and...

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  Sloan / Rural Alberta Advantage / Ohbijou

  Great Hall, Toronto ON December 21

  PUBLISHED Dec 21, 2011

  Steeped in tradition, the holidays have a comforting predictability and the idea of playing a beloved record from 1996 -- in this case, One...