Mustaine asked the audience if it was the first Megadeth show for anyone, and the display of hands was quite telling – a new generation of metal fans are still keen to see Mustaine’s material live. Mustaine lamented the delays around the release of The Sick, the Dying… and the Dead!, citing the pandemic and…
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Adrian Lyne Interview: ‘Flashdance’ Director Discusses the Film’s 40th Anniversary
…the scene where Alex takes her bra off underneath her shirt was a game-changer for my girlfriend; she didn’t know that was possible and does it all the time now. “It’s funny. That’s it. See, I never worked it out; I never quite worked out how she did it. Beals did it when she was…
The Bobby Lees Cage Lightning at Toronto’s Monarch Tavern with Paste [Photos]
“The Bobby Lees play a raucous style of heavy rock, filled with moxie and in-your-face urgency that can only be described as a catalyst for an aggressive show. Nick Casa’s incredible riffs dominated the small venue. It never got out of control, but given The Monarch’s 120-person capacity, the evening felt like a cherry bomb…
Manic Street Preachers and Suede Enthrall All at Toronto’s Massey Hall [Photos]
“When trying to figure out the last time I saw an artist leave it all on the stage the way Suede’s Brett Anderson did in Toronto, I’m coming up with a pretty short list of names. Anderson was a jumping, gyrating, animated, sweaty, quivering mess after 15 songs. Two songs into Suede’s set, he was…
Jessica Brown-Findlay on Her Role in the Paramount+ Romantic Comedy ‘The Flatshare’ [w/ Audio]
“I drew on a lot of experiences from my own life, rereading diary entries and things that I’d written at the time, dipping back into playlists of when I was feeling, how Tiff was feeling, and kind of putting myself back into that space. And you just hope you can honor that character and someone…
Puscifer Showcases Existential Reckoning to a Captivated Crowd at Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Toronto [Photos]
With Existential Reckoning, Maynard James Keenan’s Puscifer project has transcended from a quirky side project into a musical tour-de-force. The current Puscifer line-up consists of Keenan, Mat Mitchell, Carina Round, Greg Edwards, and Gunnar Olsen – five incredible musicians firing on all cylinders with this latest album and tour. The musical backbone delivered by Greg…
VOLA Brings a Big Show to a Small Room, Selling Out the Hard Luck Bar in Toronto [Photos]
Danish-Swedish quartet VOLA made their first tour across the pond on the strength of their most recent album, Witness. Playing to a sold-out crowd (many of whom sang along to every song), VOLA delivered an up-close-and-personal example of what it’s like to see a stadium-worthy band in a small room. Full coverage on V13 Media
Cancer Bats and Comeback Kid bring the aggression on a Thursday Night at Maxwell’s in Waterloo [Photos]
After a quick changeover, The Cancer Bats took the stage with the title track from their recently released “Psychic Jailbreak.” Liam Cormier, Mike Peters, and Jaye Schwarzer were joined this evening by Like a Motorcycle guitarist KT Lamond. Lamond, filling the space left open by the departure of Scott Middleton last year, sounded right in…
Muse triumphantly returns to Toronto, playing to an exuberant crowd at History in Toronto [Photos]
Matt Bellamy, Dominic Howard, and Chris Wolstenholme took the History stage at 9:00 pm to a hail of cheers and applause from the audience. They performed this evening on a truncated stage set up that surrounded them on both sides and behind them with floor-to-ceiling lighting. Dominic was atop a three-foot steel riser at centre…
The Bobby Lees – ‘Bellevue’ [Album Review]
Bellevue clocks in at 13 songs, tallying just over thirty minutes. The lead (and title) track gives you everything you need to know about The Bobby Lees in under 90 seconds; Attitude galore, howling vocals, a driving rhythm section, and some bad-ass guitar licks. If “Bellevue” doesn’t put some tingle in your taint, then chances…
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