Over the course of his thirty-year career, writer-editor Geordie Greig has interviewed some of the most high-profile living artists. But perhaps larger than any of those interviews – perhaps more revealing and hotly anticipated – comes his portrait of a portraitist Breakfast with Lucian. Many have called the late German-born British artist Lucian Freud one of the […]
Evolution is a tricky word when discussing current trends in music, especially when it comes to sophomore albums. The critically lauded “BLOUSE,” the 2011 debut from the Portland band of the same name was a lush, melodic and dreamy affair spiked with whoozy synths and delicate vocals. For their 2nd LP for Captured Tracks, Blouse […]
Informant Director: Jamie Meltzer Genre: Documentary; Biography Cast: Scott Crow, Brandon Darby, Michael T. Stewart Release date: 13 September 2013 Brandon Darby rose from the waterlogged debris of Hurricane Katrina to solidify himself as a charismatic activist for the American Left. Later on, during the 2008 Republican National Convention, he was exposed as an FBI […]
Vancouver-based multimedia artist Crystal Dorval may have just recently started attracting international nods from the likes of SPIN and The Fader for her work as White Poppy, but she’s been a part of the city’s thriving DIY scene since she transplanted here from Victoria in 2010. Steeped in personal projects, which include her own album […]
It has been five years since the last Nine Inch Nails record, 2008’s The Slip, was released. The band’s principal member, Trent Reznor, has been otherwise occupied in the past half-decade with numerous other projects, including How To Destroy Angels (an apparently more collaborative effort than NIN) and The Social Network, the film soundtrack project […]
Crimes of Passion by Crocodiles is a conflicting experience. By that, I mean all the elements are there: the fuzz, the ego, the classic cool, all the best worst parts of a rock band. However, the connection is similar to that of a cable that only works half the time, and every so often must […]
It’s been a busy week and will be for a while, so I wasn’t planning to review The Breeders’ Vancouver show on their Last Splash 20th anniversary tour, especially since I was still wrapping up a Gary Numan/Cold Cave review from the previous night. But although I realize it’s a bit unconventional, even backwards, to […]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUrQuB2oUa4[/youtube] The new video for “Stylin” features a couple of Canadian hiphop heavyweights having fun over some funky basslines. The first single off of Shad’s upcoming Flying Colours album finds the Juno award-winning, SFU grad teaming up with fellow MC Saukrates, to touch on everything from his Kenyan roots and using chopsticks, to East Van […]
Over the course of his thirty-year career, writer-editor Geordie Greig has interviewed some of the most high-profile living artists. But perhaps larger than any of those interviews – perhaps more revealing and hotly anticipated – comes his portrait of a portraitist Breakfast with Lucian. Many have called the late German-born British artist Lucian Freud one of the […] 