Articles by Ian Gormely

Elvis Costello and the Imposters

Sony Centre, Toronto ON, July 20

PUBLISHED Jul 21, 2017

"Masterpiece" is how Rolling Stone described Imperial Bedroom when it was first released in 1982. Yet, in the years since, critical consens...

Metallica

Rogers Centre, Toronto ON, July 16

PUBLISHED Jul 17, 2017

"Metallica does not give a fuck," announced James Hetfield two songs into the Toronto stop on Metallica's current 'WorldWired' Tour. Regard...

Japanese Breakfast

Soft Sounds from Another Planet

PUBLISHED Jul 14, 2017

The first Japanese Breakfast album, Psychopomp, was an anomaly, a necessary funnel for Michelle Zauner's emotions as she tended to her aili...

Allie X

Being Allie X

PUBLISHED Jul 5, 2017

"Identity is something that I explore in all my work," says L.A.-based Canadian pop singer Allie X. "This project is a way for me to naviga...

A Distorted Revolution: How Eric's Trip Changed Moncton, Music and Me

By Jason Murray

PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2017

"Cult heroes" isn't the aspiration for most bands, but looking back at the short, inspirational life of Eric's Trip, it's hard to view the...

​At the Drive-In

Interpolating Relations of Complexity

PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2017

From their inception, At the Drive-In were never a band built to last. Formed by singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala and guitarist Jim Ward in 1993...

Allie X Quits Writing Hits For Others and Charts Her Own Path on 'CollXtion II'

PUBLISHED Jun 16, 2017

"Identity is something that I explore in all my work," says Allie X, explaining the concept behind her full-length debut, CollXtion II (out...

An Essential Guide to Chris Cornell

PUBLISHED Jun 14, 2017

Chris Cornell contained multitudes. A wailing banshee who would transform into soulful crooner — sometimes across just a few bars of music...