Articles by Ian Gormely
HSY
HSY
PUBLISHED Sep 16, 2013
There's something sinister going on in Toronto's musical underbelly, and HSY have summed it up quite succinctly with this five-track EP. Mi...
Potty Mouth
Hell Bent
PUBLISHED Sep 16, 2013
Before a generation of Blink wannabes made it a dirty term, pop-punk was a pretty appropriate term for punk bands willing to adhere to the...
Said the Whale
hawaiii
PUBLISHED Sep 13, 2013
Said the Whale are the living embodiment of Canadian indie rock. The Vancouver, BC quintet have penned a host of light, bouncy tunes with j...
Queens of the Stone Age
Air Canada Centre, Toronto ON, Sept 10
PUBLISHED Sep 11, 2013
Given their status as the most interesting and unique band currently gracing modern rock radio playlists, it's easy to forget just how frea...
The Clash
Sound System
PUBLISHED Sep 9, 2013
When we talk about collections like Sound System, the new, lavishly packaged collection from the Clash, we're not talking about art or idea...
Nine Inch Nails
Hesitation Marks
PUBLISHED Aug 30, 2013
How to Destroy Angels (Trent Reznor's post-Nine Inch Nails band, which sounded a hell of a lot like Nine Inch Nails) were billed as an equa...
Eamon McGrath
The Dakota Tavern, Toronto ON, August 28
PUBLISHED Aug 29, 2013
With Young Canadians, Toronto musician Eamon McGrath painted himself as the all-Canadian singer-songwriter. But as apt as the tag is given...
Hunx & His Punx/Hunters
Hard Luck Bar, Toronto ON, August 22
PUBLISHED Aug 23, 2013
If you needed further proof that the fey indie that's ruled rock for the past decade was on the wane, look no further than the current tour...