The line between Broken Social Scene (Toronto’s collectivist indie-pop superstars) and Apostle of Hustle (ostensibly Andrew Whiteman’s solo outing) isn’t immediately apparent. Both projects feature sprawling, distorted pop filtered through the pretensions and intricacies of some of Canada’s most artfully minded musicians. Both feature revolving doors of artists, overlapping in many instances, like the sultry… Continue reading Spun: Apostle of Hustle
Month: April 2005
Theatre Review: The good kind of Anomaly
Everyone has worked that terrible job. You know, the one you dread going to, the monotonous grind of the workplace where the clock is watched religiously for the impending lunch break. Specifically, the shredding of paper for the entire work day. It’s what happens to Steve Davidson (David Trimble) and Dave Stevenson (C. Adam Leigh),… Continue reading Theatre Review: The good kind of Anomaly
Music Interview: Spinning Double Ds
If you’re looking for music to put on quietly while studying, look elsewhere. Hardcore techno is a genre demanding you to crank the volume to maximum, find something to hold on to, do a shitload of drugs and grind your teeth. Anything less than total physical commitment and you’ll be in traction for a month.… Continue reading Music Interview: Spinning Double Ds
DVD Review: Trying to skate past the pain
As anyone who has played amateur hockey beyond the age of 12 knows, the sport is rife with all sorts of dirty players, goons and plain assholes. This problem is compounded in the lower ranking leagues where anyone with a remote degree of skill is sucked up to play with the more competitive kids, leaving… Continue reading DVD Review: Trying to skate past the pain
Theatre Review: Bloody good under the Marion Bridge
By Mel Mouat
Barring test-tube babies and those raised inside of Russian military compounds, everyone has memorable family experiences–some good and some bad. Alberta Theatre Projects’ latest production, Marion Bridge, successfully taps into this fundamental sensibility we all share. It all boils down to playwright Daniel MacIvor’s heartfelt story of three sisters trying hard to reconnect with each… Continue reading Theatre Review: Bloody good under the Marion Bridge
Theatre Preview: Devil of a time
By Paul Jarvey
Haunting fragments of unidentifiable melody introduces Ty Semaka’s freshly resurrected brainchild, In Klezskavania. Beams of light reflect off an electric violin, slicing through the thick air of what will soon become the setting to an overwhelming menagerie of black burlesque, warped fairy tales and is-that-a-tongue-in-your-cheek-or-are-you-just-happy-to-see-me comedy. Smoldering after a seven year sojourn since the play’s… Continue reading Theatre Preview: Devil of a time
Music Interview: Apostle of Hustle
Cuba hasn’t done much for us lately. Once the source of weekly news stories of sinister plots and diabolical dealings with those godless communists to the east, this tropical island hasn’t lived up to its reputation as of late. Cuba may no longer be a political hotspot, but it continues to influence music as evidenced… Continue reading Music Interview: Apostle of Hustle
Music Interview: Music for dark rooms
By Kyle Francis Feat. Alan Cho
What would a movie theatre without a screen look like? A lot like a big, empty room with a bunch of big empty seats. Face it, from a realistic perspective, this question is beyond ridiculous. Despite the unimaginative interpretation of the question, Antoine Bedard (also known by his stage name of Montag) thinks there is… Continue reading Music Interview: Music for dark rooms
Music Interview: controller.controller be 5 by 5
Proverbs, like myths, find their basis in fact. The Portuguese saying, “Girls and vineyards are hard to guard,” plays off the common knowledge of the Portuguese love of wine and promiscuous women. “Method to the mayhem,” refers to the idea of mass randomness, the controlled chaos which created the universe. Or perhaps the chaos from… Continue reading Music Interview: controller.controller be 5 by 5
Music Interview: Death to Snobby
Deciding to play sexy dance-rock tunes in a two piece band might not be the best way to ensure people take you seriously. The possibilities of being described as the White Stripes on crack only increase when insisting on only using bass, drums and the occasional synthesizer. In a two piece band, not only must… Continue reading Music Interview: Death to Snobby