Articles by Paul Dika
Touché Amoré Find the Centre on 'Spiral in a Straight Line'
PUBLISHED Oct 11, 2024
Post-hardcore titans Touché Amoré still have more to say. Somehow it's already been fifteen years since the five-piece from L.A. made their...
Drug Church Continue Their Ascent on 'PRUDE'
PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2024
Longevity is hard to come by for most hardcore bands, and understandably so. Many struggle to harness and maintain the ethos and style...
Let's Go Blue Jays: Canadian Musicians Share Baseball Memories and Their Hopes for Toronto's 2024 Season
PUBLISHED Mar 27, 2024
There are few events that signify the end of a long dark winter like the beginning of the baseball season. Major League Baseball 2024's...
On Sum 41's Final Album, It's a Long Journey Through 'Heaven :x: Hell'
PUBLISHED Mar 20, 2024
After a long and winding journey, Sum 41 are calling it quits. Since 1996, they've been anything but predictable as they've embraced ...
'Killers of the Flower Moon' Is a Sensitive Look at a Brutal Moment in History
Directed by Martin Scorsese
PUBLISHED Oct 18, 2023
At the age of 80, Martin Scorsese is, perhaps unknowingly, dominating the internet's film discourse. Whether he's endearing himself to Gen...
'The Royal Hotel' Stares Back at the Male Gaze
Directed by Kitty Green
PUBLISHED Oct 5, 2023
Australian writer-director Kitty Green made a splash when her feature The Assistant was selected and shown at the Sundance and Telluride fi...
Angel Du$t Are Onward and Upward with 'Brand New Soul'
PUBLISHED Sep 7, 2023
Justice Tripp may be one of hardcore's most ambitious and intriguing songwriters. After spending his early years crafting iconic breakdowns...
Militarie Gun's Aim Is True on 'Life Under the Gun'
PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2023
Militarie Gun has become one of the more intriguing punk bands in the last couple years, and it shouldn't come as a surprise. Frontperson a...
