Album Review: Death from Above – “Outrage! Is Now”

In the U.S., Death from Above 1979 is best known for songs like 2004’s dance-punky “Romantic Rights” and “Trainwreck 1979,” a gloriously dramatic 2014 single about the 1979 Mississauga train derailment. Now, the Canadian rock duo has returned under a…

TV Review: AMC’s Preacher 2×13, “The End of the Road”

Well, that was unexpectedly frustrating. Preacher has been a show I’ve championed during its run, and that isn’t about to change. I have issues with “The End of the Road,” the series’ second season finale, but Preacher continues to be…

From the Record Crate: Kanye West – “Graduation” (2007)

Time and time again, I’ve brought up the point of how hard it is to stay consistently relevant for so many years within the music industry.  Really only a handful have the ability to be significant for over five years.…

Interview: Casey Griffin and Nina Nesseth on ‘The Science of Orphan Black: The Official Companion’

Almost a month has passed since Orphan Black signed off for the last time with its series finale. Since then, there’s been a serious lack of clone drama and Cosima science quips filling our lives. But, if you’re like me…

TIFF Movie Review: Stronger

To read further TIFF 2017 coverage, go here.  For the first half of David Gordon Green’s film Stronger, based on the book of the same name by Jeff Bauman (Jake Gyllenhaal), who lost both his legs in the Boston Marathon Bombing,…

The Best Movie Moments of the Summer

We’ve spent a decent amount of time talking about this already, but the summer 2017 movie season has been one to remember. Sure, the box office numbers have been on the…dour side, but the overall quality was remarkable and unusual.…

From the Record Crate: Pet Shop Boys – “Actually” (1987)

The Pet Shop Boys had a hard act to follow. The group’s debut album, Please, has sold around three million copies worldwide and spawned four hit singles, one of which was that inescapable 1980s song “West End Girls.” Not to…