Reggae at the Jazz Fest: Sly and Robbie and Burning Spear get Metropolis hopping
Legendary reggae artists play to an adoring audience.
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Ultraviolence: Lana Del Rey’s Emotional Roller Coaster of an Album
Emotional album from Lana Del Rey a fan pleaser and sure to be remixed.
Montreal Fringe Festival Reviews : Round 3
Rachel Levine reviews Story Whore, Iredea, Jem Rolls One Man Traffic Jam, Brighella, and My Big Fat German Puppet Show.
Review: Turned on by Glam Gam’s Turning Tricks
Glam Gam’s latest proves that wherever there’s a taboo, it’s time to plow through. Goldie Showers pits her band of witches against an evil secubus who wants to add them to the Book of Faces.
Electro-Dance Innovation: Chromeo Album White Women Reviewed
Chromeo album solid with a fantastic sweep of collaborators on many tracks.
M.I.A.’s New Video Really is Trouble
The controversial new video Double Bubble Trouble shows that M.I.A. is badass.
SAPPYFOREVER VOL. 1: “Nowhere” is where it’s at
Sappyforever Vol. 1 celebrates seven years of Sackville’s Sappyfest with photos and words, evoking the transformative nature of this festival.
Review : Teebs Reminisces On Summers Past with Estara
Hazy, nostalgic album Estara is perfect ambient music for the sensitive soul.
Miraculum : Dramatic But Formulaic
Podz’ new film Miraculum overuses music and intensity, resulting in a bland film.
Review: All Tiny Creatures and Lost in the Trees Give Energetic Show
Indie orchestral folk band Lost in the Trees brings energy and wit to Il Motore.
Family and Tradition Linger On In Bà Nôi (Grandmother)
Vietnamese documentary shows the difficulty and longing that ties a westernized grandson, now filmmaker, and his grandmother who still lives in Vietnam.
Highlights from the Young Guns of Comedy Show 2014
Host Darren Henwood teaches the audience how to speak Scottish, and that’s just the beginning.
Film Review: Jonze’s Her Probes Human Loneliness and its Technological Band-Aid
After a break up with his human partner, Thomas starts a romantic relationship with his phone’s operating system. Can the two wire crossed lovers bridge their differences?
In Beliefs’ New Demo EP is Believably Dynamic
Montreal band In Beliefs’ new demo EP starts off rocky, but soon captures attention with its dynamism.
This is How You Lose Her Won’t Lose You
Never one to shy away from difficult subjects, Diaz’ This is How You Lose Her is a tour de force of language while presenting realistic and complex relationships.
I Choose Rich Every Time. The Wolf of Wall Street Review
The Wolf of Wall Street does not disappoint. DiCaprio shows his range as an actor in this riveting film.
Review: Tidbits from Talk Mackerel
Lyla McQueen Shah finds her way to Tidbits from Talk Mackerel… barely.
Review: Boats Rock the House
Boats were rushed, late, disorganized, and packed onto a stage that barely contained them. And they rocked the fucking house.