Articles by Michael Edwards

Little Girls

Cults

PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2011

A couple of years ago, Little Girls (the solo project of Josh McIntyre) was the talk of Toronto, with their hypnotic, fuzzed-out sound. It...

Spectrals

Bad Penny

PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2011

As Spectrals, Louis Jones writes about the angst of being a 21-year-old in love, but with wit and charm. Plus, he does it all pretty much s...

Penny Blacks

Harbour

PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2011

For many songwriters, the end of a relationship is more inspirational than an ongoing, happy one, as was the case for Jason Ogden. It not o...

Paul Simon

Songwriter

PUBLISHED Oct 24, 2011

As a year slowly slips away, there's that inevitable shift towards the type of releases that supposedly make great gifts for the music love...

Coldplay

Mylo Xyloto

PUBLISHED Oct 24, 2011

No matter what you think of Coldplay, they can't be accused of phoning it in. Despite having a distinctive sound, the band have actually gi...

Deer Tick

Divine Providence

PUBLISHED Oct 24, 2011

Divine Providence is the distillation of all the things that Deer Tick have been doing on their past three albums, but not necessarily in a...

Forest Fire

Staring At the X

PUBLISHED Oct 18, 2011

Those fortunate enough to stumble upon the first Forest Fire album back in 2008 were rewarded with a great collection of songs that blended...

The Mentalist: The Complete Third Season

PUBLISHED Oct 14, 2011

After three years and quite a few attempts to emulate its quirky take on cop shows, that The Mentalist is still kicking around the top ten...