Articles by Stephen Carlick

Stephen Malkmus

Mirror Traffic

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

Stephen Malkmus has been consistent since Pavement's crumble in 1999, but he's never hit quite the same heights as in his original band. On...

Strokes Aim for September Album Release, Julian Casablancas to Play Montreal and Toronto on North American Tour

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

After being all that mattered in early '00s, New York's the Strokes were pretty much M.I.A. during much of its latter half. But once again,...

Six Reasons It Took Tony Molina "Four Years" to Write His 11-minute 'Confront the Truth'

PUBLISHED Oct 28, 2016

It feels like just yesterday that Bay Area hardcore musician turned power-pop songwriter Tony Molina struck out solo for his breakout seven...

Tony Molina

Confront the Truth

PUBLISHED Oct 26, 2016

On his 2013 solo debut Dissed and Dismissed, San Mateo County, California hardcore vet Tony Molina stunned the world with his masterful ear...

Yann Tiersen Creates a Musical Map of His Homeland with 'EUSA'

PUBLISHED Oct 12, 2016

Late last month, Yann Tiersen released his ninth studio album, EUSA. That it's his first solo piano record to date might come as a shock to...

James Blake

Massey Hall, Toronto ON, October 7

PUBLISHED Oct 8, 2016

"We're trying to do something as live as we can with this music right here," explained James Blake about halfway through his sold-out show...

Nicolas Jaar

Sirens

PUBLISHED Oct 6, 2016

In the five years since Nicolas Jaar dropped his widely acclaimed and influential breakout Space Is Only Noise, the Chilean producer has re...

Yann Tiersen

EUSA

PUBLISHED Sep 28, 2016

To North Americans who know him only as the mastermind behind the Amélie score, it might come as a surprise that French songwriter Yann Tie...