Last night my home PC started making an unruly death rattle of a noise (likely the hard drive), so there might be a slight slow-down … Read More ›
Tag: docs
Saturday night I happened upon a documentary that I’d been meaning to see. The film is called MANUFACTURING DISSENT, and is a Canadian documentarian’s look … Read More ›
Sometimes you find heroes and villains in the strangest places. Take for instance THE KING OF KONG – A FISTFUL OF QUARTERS. It’s a well … Read More ›
When I was young, I remember having a story book of Aesop’s Fables. As I sit and write twenty-something years later, I can remember many … Read More ›
As a huge fan of a largely-commercial band, you can sometimes feel like you’ve seen it all. Then you get surprised and end up seeing something special.
Say what you will about this band being “so old” – they still put on a kick-ass show.
If you’ve ever listened to rock and roll, at one point you’ve played an imaginary guitar to an imaginary audience. You might be a geek, … Read More ›
It’s Thanksgiving Weekend here in Canada, which for me means lots of time spent with my family. Going back to the house I grew up … Read More ›
What a difference a week makes. Last Saturday, I sat down to watch Anton Corbijn’s CONTROL knowing precious little about Joy Division. This week, I … Read More ›
After a while, you need to reset. After a string of exposing yourself to all sorts of new information, you find yourself needing to go … Read More ›
Tonight I attended a screening that will join the ranks of my all-time greatest film festival memories. At 9pm tonight, I took my seat in … Read More ›
There are two types of “Rock Docs”: the linear and the creative. The linear is by far the most popular – soundbites and interviews stitched … Read More ›