Articles by Ian Gormely
HEALTH
Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ON, June 18
PUBLISHED Jun 19, 2015
Somewhere along the way, HEALTH were allowed to fall through the cracks. Where likeminded groups Battles, Liars and Black Dice remained par...
HSY
Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ON, June 18
PUBLISHED Jun 19, 2015
"That's a little fucked," muttered HSY's mononymous singer/guitarist Jude as he struggled to his feet. Moments before, the musician was wri...
DMA's
The Garrison, Toronto ON, May 26
PUBLISHED May 27, 2015
In case the bucket lead-singer Tommy O'Dell wears in the band's press photos didn't make it abundantly clear, Aussie trio the DMA's worship...
How I Play
Dine Alone Records' Joel Carriere
PUBLISHED May 22, 2015
It all started in a mall. Joel Carriere was working at Sam the Record Man in St. Catharines, ON. Still in his early 20s, the local show pro...
DMA's
DMA's EP
PUBLISHED May 19, 2015
The past 20 years have seen no shortage of bands build careers out of the swagger of Oasis, but few manage (or bother) to match the transce...
Joanna Gruesome
Peanut Butter
PUBLISHED May 15, 2015
There's a moment in the bridge of "Last Year," the lead track off Joanna Gruesome's new album, where you can hear the band's Jekyll and Hyd...
Pet Symmetry
Pets Hounds
PUBLISHED May 13, 2015
Don't let the name or the goofy cover shot of Fake Problems' Chris Farren fool you; Pet Symmetry are as serious as a heart attack. Or, at l...
The First Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock Critic
Jessica Hopper
PUBLISHED May 10, 2015
In one of the many essays from her new book, The First Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock Critic, Jessica Hopper recounts hang...