At the risk of being ex-communicated from my hometown, I have a confession: I’ve never been a fan of Broken Social Scene. It’s hard to … Read More ›
Author: Ryan McNeil
Despite playing things straight down the middle, SEARCH AND DESTROY is a pretty interesting watch. The reason for this is to hear how Iggy Pop … Read More ›
Rock & roll is both vicious and ridiculous. It’s vicious in its dark undertones that permeate through the chord changes and vile words that have … Read More ›
It’s amazing to see what happens to rock stars through the lens of passing time. At the time they can seem like no talent hacks … Read More ›
“You can bomb the world to pieces; You can’t bomb the world to peace.” Let’s wind the clock back ten years. The world was enjoying … Read More ›
Today begins my coverage of Toronto’s North By Northeast music festival. While the music geek in me does indeed long to go to many of … Read More ›
There’s a reason why man isn’t supposed to play God.
Today, I Feel Like This…
Somebody needs to explain to me why this week felt so long despite me only spending three days at the office. Hopefully today will fly, … Read More ›
Seems like it’s somewhat of a week of self-reflection here at Dark of The Matinee. Might not be such a bad thing given the amount … Read More ›
So while I found much of this past weekend’s MTV Movie awards to be a long exercise in publicity stunts and teen-voting nonsense…I was quite … Read More ›
So last week, Ross and Ross debated the pros and cons of being a movie blogger. Admittedly, reading this post gave me quite a grin … Read More ›