Articles by Marko Djurdjić

Chat Pile Won't Look Away from the Horror on 'Cool World'

PUBLISHED Oct 9, 2024

In Ralph Bakshi's 'Cool World,' a femme fatale in a supposedly "created" cartoon world uses her wits and her sexuality to try and overcome...

The Hives Were Electrifying in Toronto

History, September 16

PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2024

When the Hives broke through in the early 2000s with their breakneck take on garage punk, it should have come as a surprise to no one...

Pulp Were Consummate Stars in Toronto

History, September 10

PUBLISHED Sep 11, 2024

Pulp should have been enormous. Monstrous, even. Okay, so they were huge, especially overseas, but here on our side of the Atlantic, they ...

'Deaner '89' Brings Humour, Heart and Headbanging to Stories of Canadian Atrocities

PUBLISHED Sep 5, 2024

Paul Spence is a chameleonic renaissance man. An actor, writer, producer, musician and composer affectionately known as the Governor of Giv...

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds' 'Wild God' Finds Jubilance in the Dark

PUBLISHED Aug 30, 2024

By this point, there isn't much more that can be said about Nick Cave. A post-punk punk who evolved into one of music's elder...

Oasis's Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

PUBLISHED Aug 29, 2024

Earlier this week, Oasis announced a reunion after a 15-year hiatus, one punctuated by the constant squabbling and squibbing and squawking...

BC Metal Explorers Anciients Go Through the Gauntlet and Reemerge Stronger Than Ever

PUBLISHED Aug 29, 2024

All bands go through hardships: broken vans and instruments, arguments, creative differences, losing members, gaining members, getting...

Choose Your Own Adventure to Ascension with Jon Hopkins's 'RITUAL'

PUBLISHED Aug 27, 2024

Jon Hopkins' music is filled with empathy and compassion, even if it often (consciously) struggles with maintaining composure...