Articles by Alex Hudson

Slipknot Book 2024 North American Tour

PUBLISHED Apr 30, 2024

Slipknot have a new drummer, who might look a little familiar to metal fans — and now they're taking him out on the road for a North...

Hot Docs 2024: 'Fire Tower' Lacks Storytelling Spark, but the Canadian Wildness Is Stunning

Directed by Tova Krentzman

PUBLISHED Apr 30, 2024

There are a slightly more than a hundred manned fire towers in Canada, each of them occupied by someone who spends six months per year in...

Vancouver's Music Waste Announces 2024 Lineup with Apollo Ghosts, Devours

PUBLISHED Apr 29, 2024

Legendary Vancouver underground festival Music Waste has announced the details of its 30th anniversary edition, which will be taking place...

Here's Everything Coming to Disney+ Canada in May 2024

PUBLISHED Apr 29, 2024

May the fourth be with you! As Star Wars Day approaches, Disney+ has lined up some new content from a galaxy far, far away — as well as lot...

Billie Eilish Announces Huge International Tour

PUBLISHED Apr 29, 2024

Billie Eilish is taking her album HIT ME HARD AND SOFT on a massive tour — and it kicks off right here in Canada. The enormous outing begins...

Chilly Gonzales Announces 'Gonzo' Album, Disses Richard Wagner and Kanye West on New Single

PUBLISHED Apr 26, 2024

Eclectic piano composer and rapper Chilly Gonzales has announced a 2024 rap album and a 2025 tour. 'Gonzo' is out September 13 through...

Corridor's 'Mimi' Is Total Ear Candy

PUBLISHED Apr 25, 2024

As the first — and to date only — Francophone band signed to Sub Pop, Corridor are ambassadors of sorts for Québécois music. It's easy to...

Hot Docs 2024: 'Secret Mall Apartment' Turns a Childlike Fantasy into a Commentary on Capitalism

Directed by Jeremy Workman

PUBLISHED Apr 25, 2024

"People live in a secret apartment in the mall" is a perfect elevator pitch — both a potent metaphor for the struggle of living under...