The always euphoric Brooklyn-based art rock band Yeasayer have released their first record since 2012. With each new record they reach out to a new and broader audience. Yeasayer know how to make a statement with their art. They live it, breathe it, and play it. They are not just a musical experience but their presence
Explosions In The Sky coming out with a new album was a huge surprise and a huge relief for many across the world. Explosions were part of my daily routine as a young 16-year-old kid. I would wake up every morning for class, and immediately turn on “Be Comfortable, Creature” and it would quickly make
Jake Gyllenhaal has found a sympathetic artistic partner in a second Quebec filmmaker, Jean-Marc Vallée, in Demolition. Gyllenhaal’s two films with Denis Villeneuve (Prisoners and Enemy) showed how far he was willing to go beyond the mainstream to find richly meaningful projects. Demolition takes him even further. It’s a stunning piece about Davis Mitchell, a
For years, the palindrome Tacocat has been circulating the internet as a meme and similarly the Pacific-Northwest band has been a reflection of that. Fun, young, colorful, a mishmash of culture with simple snippets of feminism, summer anthems and guitars that can’t decide if they want to be Green Day or Buddy Holly on a
For sheer force of writing, direction acting and story, British television simply can’t be beaten. For all the slick, soon-forgotten artificial sludge including reality that dominates North American prime time TV, there are British series to be celebrated and admired. My current favourite is the BBC’s Prisoners Wives, a superior limited series that sounds like
Heartbeat is a comedy drama series based on the real life of Dr. Kathy Magliato, as described in her book Heart Matters. Australian actress Melissa George is Alex Panttiere, a world-renowned heart-transplant surgeon and Chief Innovation Officer (CIO) of St. Mathews hospital who struggles to get things right. Blessed with a can-do attitude and a
This week’s edition of Vikings was a real bummer. For Ragnar, but not Rollo. Fimmel’s acting chops are insanely good this season as he processes loss and betrayal by Lagertha, Rollo and even his own health. Linus Roache’s King Ecbert however is in fine fiddle and healthy as a horse as he artfully extracts Mercia
Michael Shannon does the heavy lifting in Jeff Nichols’ sci-fi yarn of Alton (Jaeden Lieberher), a child with peculiar abilities. Nominated for the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, Nichols is racking up an enviable record of awards with only his first four films. The smartest thing Nichols does in making this film a
Zev Guttman is a man on a mission, but suffering such severe dementia at an advanced age he can hardly remember what it is. Guided by a written letter, he relies on those around him to refresh his memory. The memories are those of his family killed by the Nazi SS in the death
Famed Toronto underground band Odonis Odonis have announced a new album titled, Post Plague that will be released through Felt Records on June 17th. Along with this exciting news the band has also given us a little gift in the form of a new single that will hopefully highlight what to expect for the new album. ‘Needs’ is