Articles by Marko Djurdjić

BC Metal Explorers Anciients Go Through the Gauntlet and Reemerge Stronger Than Ever

PUBLISHED Aug 29, 2024

All bands go through hardships: broken vans and instruments, arguments, creative differences, losing members, gaining members, getting...

Choose Your Own Adventure to Ascension with Jon Hopkins's 'RITUAL'

PUBLISHED Aug 27, 2024

Jon Hopkins' music is filled with empathy and compassion, even if it often (consciously) struggles with maintaining composure...

Spectral Wound's 'Songs of Blood and Mire' Is More Party Than Pain

PUBLISHED Aug 22, 2024

Spectral Wound want you to think they're scary. That's fine, they should — they're a black metal band. Hailing from Montreal...

We've Seen 'Between the Temples' Before

Directed by Nathan Silver

PUBLISHED Aug 21, 2024

What's "between the temples"? The answer is relatively simple: the brain. And yet, that conclusion leads to an organ so complex and weird...

Toronto's New Friends Fest 2024 Was Powered by Catharsis and Community

Lithuanian House, August 2-4

PUBLISHED Aug 7, 2024

New Friends Fest is an anomaly in the Toronto festival world: staunchly rooted in DIY practices that promote anti-oppression, unity and ...

Respire's 'Hiraeth' Is Pure Sound and Fury

PUBLISHED Jul 26, 2024

Respire are a difficult band to categorize. While certain parts are somewhat easy to parse out — they're a diverse collective that fuses ...

'Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F' Is a Crime Against Nostalgia

Directed by Mark Molloy

PUBLISHED Jul 5, 2024

At this point, Eddie Murphy is a cultural institution — a powerhouse comedian and performer who cultivated a career based on lewd jokes, bo...

Alcest Stay in the Light on 'Les Chants de l'Aurore'

PUBLISHED Jun 19, 2024

There is something incredibly satisfying about amalgamating genres into ridiculous, Frankensteinian combinations, and there is no ...