Month: May 2020
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The Best Albums of 2020 (So Far)
Noah ranks the ten best albums of the year so far. Genres included punk, folk rock, EDM, and whatever the hell you call Fiona Apple’s latest. This year has been a clusterfuck for the music industry. And its going to stay a clusterfuck for a while. But we can consider ourselves blessed to have these albums…
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Cats
Jeff loses a bet and has to watch and review Cats, which sends him spiraling down a horrifying, pain-fueled hole of existential fear and loathing. Within the first 15 minutes of 2019’s Cats, you pick up on a daunting, inescapable fact that all but the least astute viewer will almost instantly realize: Cats is not…
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Oldie of the Week – Portrait of Jennie (1948)
Taylor Cuddihy begins a new series on his favorite Classic Hollywood gems. First up, a supernatural romance with a beautifully shot backdrop of New York. One of the joys of delving into classical Hollywood films is appreciating the gorgeous black and white cinematography that has all but vanished from mainstream movies since colour took hold…
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The Lovebirds
Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani lead a familiar but funny new Netflix romp. The pair have chemistry in spades, but is that enough to sustain the flick? “This is like The Amazing Race but with dead people.” It’s precisely these blithe, throwaway similes that give The Lovebirds its clever but vapid charm. The characters, Leilani (Issa Rae)…
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Ron’s Pandemic Picks – Plan 9
Ron’s back with another album recommendation to get you through that Coronavirus induced ennui. This week, 80s band Plan 9, who boast four unique guitarists. As mentioned in last week’s column, during these self-isolation days I’ve been listening to some of my fave albums from the past 35 years or so. My selections are culled from…
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I Am Not Okay With This
Kim takes a look at Netflix’s latest teen genre series, which is just as angsty as it is exhilarating. But who is this show for…? I am so far from my high school days that it’s becoming increasingly difficult to remember them. Not the people I went with or the classrooms, the football games or…
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Moodymann – TAKEN AWAY
Detroit’s cool, unclassifiable Moodyman throws down another brilliant piece of work, TAKEN AWAY, which includes one of his top tracks of all time, Do Wrong. So much of the new music that I have enjoyed in the past decade has obscured the notion of genre. If I look back 10-15 years in my listening habits,…
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Ron’s Pandemic Picks – The Sinners
Ron has had a lot of free time lately to listen to music and has decided to pass along his favorite quarantine albums to you. Recently one morning, taking advantage of the opportunity to spend some free time to kick back and listen to some genuine rock’n’roll from my record collection, I found it next…
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‘There She Goes’ by The La’s Is Our Classic Track of the Week
This week we take a look at The La’s classic single from their one-and-done 1990 LP. Is its clever simplicity the secret to its longevity? Everyone has a cool story about discovering a great song. Everyone remembers where they were when their eyes were opened, and that switch got flipped in their brain. And all…
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Patton Oswalt – I Love Everything
Patton Oswalt is back with another amusing hour of material. But does his comedy still possess the sharp, satirical teeth of older classics like ‘Werewolves and Lollipops?’ Patton Oswalt is my idol. I remember vividly listening to classic albums like “Werewolves and Lollipops” and “My Weakness is Strong” on the long bus ride to Saskatoon’s historic Roxy Theatre where I worked…