Articles by Matthew Ritchie

Jordan Klassen

"Sweet Chariot" on Exclaim! TV

PUBLISHED Apr 8, 2014

Rising folk-pop artist Jordan Klassen first hinted at his sophomore LP, Repentance, way back in 2011, but it took nearly two years for it t...

Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks

Enter the Slasher House

PUBLISHED Apr 8, 2014

Animal Collective fans have long been divided into two camps, depending on whether they prefer the mellifluous melodies and sun-soaked samp...

Avey Tare Explains His Break from Animal Collective and the Jazz-Inspired 'Enter the Slasher House'

PUBLISHED Apr 7, 2014

In 2013, after 10 years of writing, recording and touring with Animal Collective, Dave Portner (a.k.a. Avey Tare) finally realized he was r...

Reviews of 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier,' 'Afflicted' and 'Jodorowsky's Dune' in This Week's Film Roundup

PUBLISHED Apr 4, 2014

On the topic of film, world-renowned French film critic André Bazin once said, "The cinema substitutes for our gaze a world more in harmony...

Afflicted

Derek Lee & Clif Prowse

PUBLISHED Apr 3, 2014

How far would you go to help a sick friend? Would you take them on a world tour? Would you help them cover up a murder? What about letting...

Adam Baldwin

"Love You With My Eyes Closed" on Exclaim! TV

PUBLISHED Apr 3, 2014

While he's better known for being the frequent collaborator and backup guitarist for Matt Mays, multi-instrumentalist Adam Baldwin is an ac...

Islands

"Snowflake" on Exclaim! TV

PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2014

While Canadian music fans are left waiting patiently for the previously hinted at reunion from twee pop aficionados the Unicorns, co-foundi...

Navy Skies

'The New War' (EP stream)

PUBLISHED Mar 31, 2014

Nautically themed newcomers Navy Skies only officially set sail back in early 2013, but in that time the band have unveiled a 7-inch, as we...