Six Things I Learned At This Weekend’s Comic and Toy Show
Last year, my cousin decided to do something about the comic book collection that had been collecting dust in his…
Dead On Arrival, The Flash is Another Nail in the Coffin of the DCEU’s 13-Year Reign of Terror on Moviegoers
Warner Bros. never did figure out what to do with the goldmine in its backyard. The Flash is just the…
Interview with Yellowjackets and The Night Agent star Sarah Desjardins
Vancouver actress Sarah Desjardins talks about her work in the TV series Yellowjackets, Riverdale, and The Night Agent. Continue readingInterview…
Interview with Follow Her actor/writer Dani Barker
BC filmmaker Dani Barker talks about her webseries Starvival, financing her new thriller Follow Her, and casting her lead cat.…
Skye Wallace addresses her younger self on Tooth and Nail
The Toronto-based singer talks about her early days busking on BC's Sunshine Coast and her love of The Weakerthans. Continue…
Styx at Abbotsford Centre: Full Circle
The mighty Styx roared into Abbotsford Centre on Thursday night on its Crash of the Crown tour. Nancy Wilson's Heart…
Batman Returns: a work of genius or utter insanity? Or both…
Tim Burton tries to explain the story logic in Batman Returns to Michelle Pfeiffer and Michael Keaton. For his follow-up…
Going through the lists: Pitchfork’s 200 Best Albums of the Eighties
Did you grow up in the eighties? For me, it was the most formative of decades, musically (and otherwise) speaking.…
‘I was angry at the programmer for getting me in there to see the movie without warning me.’
Filmmaker Kier-La Janisse on her new documentary, Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk-Horror. Continue reading‘I was angry…
Bruce LaBruce: ‘Such a wasteland’
The Canadian filmmaker on Geneviéve Bujold, NFTs, and providential cats. Continue readingBruce LaBruce: ‘Such a wasteland’
The Styx discography—one last journey into the abyss
And thus concludes my deep-dive into the Styx discography.Continue readingThe Styx discography—one last journey into the abyss
Kilroy! Kilroy! KILLROY!
Styx' baffling New Wave concept album Kilroy Was Here offers a treasure trove of weirdness, 1983 style. Continue readingKilroy! Kilroy!…
Styx fires, then rehires, lead singer and records Paradise Theatre
Styx's 10th album offers up the band's biggest surprise yet. Oh, and the record was the band's fourth platinum-seller in…
‘Babe’—the song, not the pig, was a turning point for Styx
Cornerstone, Styx's ninth album, was also its third triple-platinum seller in a row. Continue reading‘Babe’—the song, not the pig, was…
Pieces of Eight—the best of mid-period Styx?
Following the success of The Grand Illusion, Styx releases another triple-platinum monster. Continue readingPieces of Eight—the best of mid-period Styx?
The Grand Illusion is here!!!
Finally, the mighty seventh album, the one that sold over 3m copies in the U.S. alone—ladies and classic rock fans,…
Styx 2.0 debuts on Crystal Ball (1976)
Say "hi" to Tommy Shaw, as Styx enters a new phase that is a lot like its old phase (but…
Light up, everybody! Styx hits its stride (or something) with album # 5, Equinox
The band's fifth album finds it recovering from the blues-rock excess and muddled psychedelia of its previous two.Continue readingLight up,…
The Styx Chronycles: Man of Miracles (1974)
Man of Miracles, Styx' fourth album, finds the Chicago rock band betwixt the craziness of their lowest-selling album, The Serpent…
The Serpent is Rising (1973)
A crime against humanity or the best Styx album? Or both? Join me on this cosmic journey, won't you friends.…