Articles by Ian Gormely

An Artist-First Mentality Is Key to Taurus Recording

PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2019

"Not even joking," Thomas D'Arcy says, looking at all the knobs and dials on his mixing board, "I would say five percent of why I became a...

black midi's Debut LP 'Schlagenheim' Is Part Talking Heads, Part Noise, All Consuming

PUBLISHED Jun 17, 2019

"All he said before the gig was, 'I'm going to jump up in the air and when I land, just go into noise and we'll see what happens."   These...

​Perry Farrell's Got a New Album, a New Band and, He Says, a Lot of Plans

PUBLISHED Jun 4, 2019

Whether he was fronting Jane's Addiction and Porno for Pyros or conceiving groundbreaking touring behemoth Lollapalooza, throughout the '90...

The 1975

Budweiser Stage, Toronto ON, June 3

PUBLISHED Jun 4, 2019

Calling the 1975 "an internet band" is so common it's become a cliché. But what that not-untrue characterization of the UK quartet misses i...

'Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind' Is a Familiar Tale Well Told

Directed by Joan Tosoni and Martha Kehoe

PUBLISHED May 23, 2019

Rock docs rarely offer contrition from their subjects. Yet it's the first things we see in the opening scene of the new Gordon Lightfoot do...

Charly Bliss Turn Trauma to Triumph on New Album 'Young Enough'

PUBLISHED May 9, 2019

Turning trauma into triumph is not a new concept, but it's one that was occupying the mind of Eva Hendricks, lead singer of Brooklyn power-...

An Essential Guide to Elton John

PUBLISHED May 8, 2019

At this point Elton John's music is like air — you know it even if you don't realize it. Yet behind the ubiquitous hits lies a deep discogr...

Charly Bliss

Young Enough

PUBLISHED May 7, 2019

On their 2017 debut, Brooklyn band Charly Bliss made no bones about their affinity for '90s alt-rockers like Letters to Cleo, Veruca Salt a...