One of the best film festivals in existence – Hot Docs – has started here in Toronto,  and here’s the list of documentaries I recommend checking out at the festival this year (all film names link to the schedule for times/locations of screening). Focus on Alan Zweig Hot Docs is having a much deserved retrospective […]

The Pixies finally brought their Doolittle tour to Canada, stopping Monday night – the 22nd anniversary of the release of the album – at Massey Hall here in Toronto. I was lucky enough to be in attendance and I’m still buzzing from how incredible they sounded and how great the show looked. It was everything you could […]

Saturday was one of my favorite days of the year – Record Store Day – aka Christmas for music nerds all around the world. Pictured above are the records I managed to get my hands on at Sonic Boom and Criminal Records without waiting in any line – which means I didn’t get anything too […]

On Tuesday night the party leaders took to CBC to debate the issues that matter to Canadians. I can only imagine how few Canadians my age actually watched the debates. As a passionate supporter of the left, it has always shocked me how little my peers care about politics considering how much the Conservative government […]

This is a great little infographic I found on Flavorwire. It shows the many musical (well lyrical) reasons why New York City is a place I long to be. I wish someone with graphic design skills and Toronto music history knowledge would do one of these for Toronto! Though it might have to be a map of places […]