VEGA, headed by ex-Ghosthustler frontman Palomo, seems to be busy making exciting and pop-tacular music. To be frank I had never heard of Ghosthustler till I heard of VEGA via gorrillavsbear but I must say that it has me looking towards ...Read More
On Saturday I had the opportunity to speak with Ian MacDougall, frontman and lead vocalist of Tom Fun Orchestra, an eight-piece band hailing from Cape Breton Island. Their sound is difficult to describe, so we suggest you take a gander at ...Read More
So I think documentaries are pretty thug. I hardly watch regular action-packed films anymore, just low-budget educational shit. Thing is though, sometimes docs are just as voyeuristic as watching reality TV, you just have a bit of an excuse because, ...Read More
I don't smoke, but there's something about cigarettes I find enticing. They look so classy, the way people hold them between two fingers, and wave them around as though they aren't even there. The first time I saw someone blow ...Read More
So Pitchfork has a wonderful documentary about Joy Division, aptly named Joy Division (2007), on One Week Only at pitchfork.tv. Found HERE. So far I have caught some of it - and it's good. Not Control good, but good. What's interesting is that it ...Read More
While I sit here in my skivvies watching Barack get sworn in as the 44th President of my country, while sitting in Canada, my other country, watching this video of a band from Australia romp around Mexico I can think of ...Read More
So over the past two weeks I have seen way too much Warhol. Don't get me wrong, it's not a bad thing. I loved it, but I have been on an Art Museum kick lately and between this, the AGO and ...Read More
So apparently Microsoft might discontinue the Zune. Good riddance! Have you ever used one? Dan got one for free from a friend of mine who used to work for a marketing firm. I tried to use it and I can't, it's so ...Read More
So proponents of Creative Commons licence, otherwise known as CC, have one more bullet in the bandoleer. It seems that Trent Reznor's experiment with giving his music away for free paid off in spades. Ghosts: I-IV was the best selling ...Read More
Another calendar year, and another set of “Best of 2008s” pass in front of our eyelids. Holding with an ancient human tradition, the entertainment press gave us all manner of such lists. Name your format! Best YouTube clips of 2008. Best ...Read More