The emo stylings of Socratic place them as something akin to the suburban Californian version of My Chemical Romance, complete with all the heart-wrenching but half the intensity. Lunch for the Sky has all the heart-on-sleeve appeal of emo, but the vocals often stumble clumsily around the rhythm, as if the band is still trying… Continue reading Spun: Socratic
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2005: Best in tunes
Sufjan Stevens–IllinoisEven in its most accessible moments, Illinois is an overwhelming album in every sense. 22 tracks, 75 minutes and some of the song titles are dangerously close to being paragraphs. On top of this, the arrangements of each song are complex enough to be albums in their own right. Choirs, bells, horns, and banjos… Continue reading 2005: Best in tunes
Music Interview: Quirky brooders
Quirkiness is at an all time premium in today’s music scene. Bands continue to experiment with stranger and stranger approaches to their music as everyone strives for a new and unusual sound, leading to some truly bizarre moves such as Elliott Brood’s choice of setting for the recording of their new album, Ambassador. “We recorded… Continue reading Music Interview: Quirky brooders
Spun: Bryan Adams
As the holiday season approaches, the real question on everyone’s mind isn’t ‘do they know it’s Christmas?’ but rather, ‘who’s due to release a best-of compilation?’ Among the many is Bryan Adams, who releases what seems like his millionth career retrospective with Anthology. A two-disc affair, Anthology displays Adams at his best (“There Will Never… Continue reading Spun: Bryan Adams
Spun: Al Franken
With Jon Stewart’s consistent brilliance on The Daily Show, it’s easy to take left-wing humour for granted. Enter Al Franken, who is so reliably unfunny on his new album, The Al Franken Party Show Album, it’s like the proverbial car crash: it’s so awful you can’t turn away. You must find out if Franken is… Continue reading Spun: Al Franken
Music Interview: Arbuckle’s kind of country
We’re desperate to be a country band!” Neville Quinlan, the brains behind NQ Arbuckle excitedly says. Among the many lofty goals bands strive for, being a country band is not usually chief among them but Quinlan has anything but a conventional outlook when it comes to his music. Most would categorize NQ Arbuckle as country… Continue reading Music Interview: Arbuckle’s kind of country
Music Interview: Super Furry darlings
“Our band has always had a healthy disregard for what’s fashionable,” Daf Ieuan, drummer of Super Furry Animals explains why his band refused to lend one of their songs to Coca-Cola. “We’re a rock and roll band, not jingle writers. I mean, they offered us a £1,000,000 and that’s a lot of money to turn… Continue reading Music Interview: Super Furry darlings
Music Interview: Success by Default
It can be heard everywhere. From Lite-FM radio to hard rock stations, from football stadiums to supermarkets. No matter where you go, it will follow you. It’s called “Wasting My Time,” a song released by Vancouver band Default almost four years ago. In 2001, it was one of the biggest singles in North America, and… Continue reading Music Interview: Success by Default
Music Interview: Sylvie does it the old way
In the olden days–a whopping decade or so ago–the only way a band could break was through hard work, dedication, and touring, touring, touring. These days, with file-sharing’s ability to spread music to internet savvy people in the blink of an eye, you’d think getting your music to the masses would be easier than it… Continue reading Music Interview: Sylvie does it the old way
Thatre Preview: Fall Bill won’t fall down
The weight of society’s expectations is something we all deal with but rarely talk about. With the presentation of the upcoming double bill, Fall Bill Volume 2, THEATREboom artistic directors Joel Smith and Evan Rothery bring the topic to centre stage–literally. Both plays on the bill this year centre around characters unsatisfied with their positions… Continue reading Thatre Preview: Fall Bill won’t fall down