Articles by Ian Gormely

Ryan Hemsworth Brings His Love of Emo to the Fore on 'Quarter-Life Crisis'

PUBLISHED Dec 8, 2020

Though he's most often considered an electronic artist, indie rock and pop-punk have been regular influences in Ryan Hemsworth's music for...

Partner 'Never Give Up' on Their Quest to Share the Power of Rock Music

PUBLISHED Nov 18, 2020

Partner's debut, 2017's In Search of Lost Time, filtered classic rock riffs through a Weezer-esque alt-rock lens, but it was the band's pen...

Salem Don't Get with the Times on Comeback Album 'Fires in Heaven'

PUBLISHED Oct 29, 2020

Between 2008 and 2011, Salem burned bright. During these three years, the Michigan-based trio released a handful of EPs and their lone albu...

Bad Religion Autobiography 'Do What You Want' Is Compelling but Sanitized Account of the Punk Icons

By Bad Religion and Jim Ruland

PUBLISHED Oct 14, 2020

Forty years is a long life for any band, let alone one who've had as many ups and downs as Bad Religion. Through break-ups, addiction, majo...

Supercrush Worship at the '90s Power Pop Altar on 'SODO Pop'

PUBLISHED Oct 9, 2020

Mark Palm has been around the musical block. He's done time in Vancouver punks Reserve 34, Seattle metal outfit Black Breath and San Franci...

'Topp: Promoter Gary Topp Brought Us the World' Is a Deeply Affecting Tribute to One of Toronto's Unsung Rock Heroes

By David Collier with Gary Topp and Patrick Lee

PUBLISHED Sep 17, 2020

Rock history has little love for promoters. Over the genre's 65 years, promoters, the folks who book artists into venues, tend to be portra...

Fontaines D.C. Are as Uncertain as Ever, in a Good Way, on 'A Hero's Death'

PUBLISHED Jul 31, 2020

What do you do when all your dreams have come true? This is the question that haunts A Hero's Death, the sophomore album from Dublin post-p...

100 gecs' Star-Studded 'Tree of Clues' Remix Album Proves the Haters Wrong

PUBLISHED Jul 9, 2020

100 gecs tend to elicit a lot of strong opinions, as well as a lot of questions: Are they for real? Did they just call someone a "piss baby...