Articles by Scott Tavener

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  Bishop Allen

  El Mocambo, Toronto, ON January 17

  PUBLISHED Jan 20, 2009

  The 1980s revival that has dominated indie pop while bringing moustaches and synths back in force has lately hit an eddy. The ad hoc, Korg-...

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  In Search of a Midnight Kiss

  Alex Holdridge

  PUBLISHED Jan 7, 2009

  Filmic romance owes a lot to walking. From Richard Linklater's Before Sunrise and Before Sunset to Aaron Katz's Quiet City, wandering flirt...

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  Yes Man

  Peyton Reed

  PUBLISHED Dec 19, 2008

  Yes, the setup is essentially the same as Liar Liar - instead of telling the truth, Jim Carrey has to say "yes" to everything - but Yes Man...

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  Nobel Son

  Randall Miller

  PUBLISHED Dec 4, 2008

  Nobel Son's appropriately awkward title - try not to say "noble" - befits it. Its ambitious genre mishmash is largely incongruent, though a...

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  Long Way Down

  David Alexanian and Russ Malkin

  PUBLISHED Dec 3, 2008

  Fantasy palavers often cover "if we were rich and famous..." terrain. Here's a good contribution to the discussion: "if we were rich and fa...

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  M83

  Opera House, Toronto ON November 20

  PUBLISHED Nov 22, 2008

  "Synth explosions" sounds like an oxymoron, but it typifies M83. The Anthony Gonzalez-led combo relies on an old trick: the almighty cresce...

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  Twilight

  Catherine Hardwicke

  PUBLISHED Nov 21, 2008

  Millions of teenagers, and plenty of adults, have salivated over copies of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series (who knew?). This inevitable a...

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  Sunset Rubdown

  Lee’s Palace, Toronto ON October 13

  PUBLISHED Oct 14, 2008

  In between Wolf Parade jaunts and recording sessions, Spencer Krug — a time manager of fascist proportions — and his Sunset Rubdown cohorts...