CD Review : The xx “The xx”
There’s something undeniably refreshing about a group of 20-year-olds writing and self-producing one of the best albums of 2009. I’m referring here to The xx,…
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Arrival of the fittest
Departures and Arrivals, the opening play of The Black Hole Theatre Company’s 2009-10 season, is one production where you get a lot of play for…
CD Review : Ultra Mega “Black Wu Jackets”
Certainly an album of lo-fi indie rock covers of the Wu-Tang Clan could be seen as gimmicky. But local act Ultra Mega manages to walk…
CD Review : Everytime I Die “The New Junk Aesthetic”
If you listen closely to his lyrics, Keith Buckley, the screaming front-man of Every Time I Die, certainly seems to be a proud man. Yes,…
CD Review : Saosin “In Search of Solid Ground”
California-based post-hardcore outfit Saosin has always had a lot of pressure on them. And, whether it’s been following up the success of their debut EP,…
CD Review : Air, “Love 2”
The French duo, Air, has been celebrated for their unique melding of futuristic synth-pop beats and nostalgic seventies references. In 1998, their debut LP, Moon…
Very Special Ed.
An Education is set in 1960s suburban London and tells the story of a teenage girl whose life is changed when she falls in love…
CD Review : Civet “Hell Hath No Fury”
Is Civet the greatest female rock group since the Runaways? No. Their official bio calls them, “the hottest all-girl rock n’ roll band (both literally…
CD Review : Grant Davidson “Tired Limbs For Ashes”
Local fellow Grant Davidson’s album, Tired Limbs for Ashes, is a quiet affair, evoking a dusty late-summer afternoon spent reflecting on life’s highs and lows,…
CD Review – fun, “Aim and Ignite”
This band is fun. And, in what can only be described as a triumph of literal representation, they are also actually named “fun.” Finally! What…