If Mozart lived in Yaletown he might have written an opera about a 30-something year old yuppie on a quest to rescue a damsel in distress from the clutches of the evil bartender at the Brickhouse, who once you got to know him, isn’t such a bad guy after all. Not living in a perfect […]
Two weeks ago, I would have told you I was going to this show exclusively to see Martha Wainwright. But that was before AroarA (pronounced “aurora”), a new Montreal-based duo comprised of core Broken Social Scene member and Apostle of Hustle-founder Andrew Whiteman and his wife Ariel Engle, were announced as the openers. Ideally, it’s […]
How would you react if your neighbour of ‘X’ amount of years suddenly took his own life? Death of a Man in the Balkans depicts that exact situation with some humorous, albeit some uncomfortable, results. The film opens with a man moving about in his apartment while his web camera captures every moment. In the […]
[youtube]http://youtu.be/DpVfF4U75B8[/youtube] This experimental alt- rock supergroup consists of Thom Yorke and Nigel Godrich (of Radiohead fame), Flea (the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ bassist), drummer Joey Waronker (who’s played with Beck and R.E.M.) and Brazilian percussionist Mauro Refosco. “Ingenue” is the newest video off the band’s debut album, Amok, which arose out of jam sessions spent […]
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[youtube]http://youtu.be/J64oDnOYY6w[/youtube] The Howlin’ Brothers are a trio of multi-instrumentalists who between them play the banjo, fiddle, harmonica, mandolin, and upright bass (AKA bass violin), along with the more conventional guitar. These Nashville natives are continuing the tradition of Music City with their old time country blues in their new video for “Big Time”, fittingly shot […]
You know that story of an English-speaking, “mid-life crisis approaching” woman who wants to inject her stale and placid life with inspiration? You know, she visits Italy, falls in love, and re-awakens her inner-passion and purpose? This film is probably the exact opposite of that. I do not mean the above in a negative way. […]
If Mozart lived in Yaletown he might have written an opera about a 30-something year old yuppie on a quest to rescue a damsel in distress from the clutches of the evil bartender at the Brickhouse, who once you got to know him, isn’t such a bad guy after all. Not living in a perfect […] 