Articles by Ian Gormely

Brendan Canning

PUBLISHED Oct 30, 2013

Walking into Brendan Canning's house on the south end of Draper Street in Toronto, there's little indication that a Canadian indie rock sta...

Springsteen & I [Blu-Ray]

Baillie Walsh

PUBLISHED Oct 29, 2013

In manga, "fan service" refers to titles that go out of their way to give fans exactly what they want — to hell with the consequences...

Protest the Hero

Volition

PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2013

After going out on a prog-metal limb with 2008's Fortress, Whitby, ON's spastic metal heroes Protest the Hero re-grounded themselves with 2...

Bad Religion

Christmas Songs

PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2013

What the hell? The contradictions at work on Christmas Songs are almost too many to mention. Bad Religion's career has been marked by the s...

Brendan Canning Discusses His "Depeche Mode western" Score for 'The Canyons'

PUBLISHED Oct 23, 2013

Brendan Canning has been one of the lucky few Canadian musicians who has made a living as a touring and recording artist. Despite success a...

Upset

She's Gone

PUBLISHED Oct 23, 2013

Has Frankie Rose started a mini-migration? The former Vivian Girls/Crystal Antlers beat-keeper is one of the few drummers to make a success...

Made of Stone

Shane Meadows

PUBLISHED Oct 23, 2013

The disparity between the Stone Roses' popularity in England vs. North America is staggering. In the UK, the group — considered by ma...

Brendan Canning Explains His "Technically Inept" Approach to 'You Gots 2 Chill'

PUBLISHED Oct 18, 2013

After slogging it out in the Can-Rock trenches as a member of By Divine Right, Cookie Duster and, most notably, Broken Social Scene, this m...