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Concert Review: Paul Weller, May 21, Sound Academy

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Allison in Concerts, Everything | 2 Comments

Monday night marked Canada’s celebration of Victoria Day or Fête de la Reine for our Francophone friends (an explanation of the holiday is available here). Considering it was a holiday schedule, going to the dreaded Sound Academy was probably twice as bad as usual. I looked up the 72B bus from Pape Station beforehand and timed my trip out accordingly. When I asked the bus driver from the 72 when the next scheduled bus for the B was, he said … →

Concert Review: Thomas Dolby, April 2, Mod Club

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Allison in Concerts | 2 Comments

With age comes wisdom, and so I would argue, does showmanship. It has been 30 years since Thomas Dolby first became a household name across North America with the Magnus Pyke-sampled “She Blinded Me With Science“, and his loyal fanbase shows no signs of waning or fatigue. In fact I’d say the opposite–that Dolby has captured an audience ravenous for his quirky wit as well as his first album in 20 years (A Map of the Floating City). Let me … →

Concert Review: Psychedelic Furs, March 29, Lee’s Palace

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Allison in Concerts | Leave a comment

Like the lure of the siren song, the Psychedelic Furs are the latest in a never-ending renaissance of 80’s acts that are touring extensively again. Widely advertised as a SOLD OUT show, IDVDK braved the cold for a 30-minute line-up at Lee’s palace and got some of the reserved door tickets, but the mounting line-up at 8:30 PM suggested that this was a hotly billed show. I suppose those in the more mature age brackets peg a lot of sentimentality … →

Best of 2011: Top Classic Albums I Listened To (and will continue to listen to in 2012)

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Allison in Article Series, Classic Albums, Year End Reviews | Leave a comment

It’s pointless to pretend that I listened to 10 albums that were released in 2011, so I’m going to write about 10 classic albums that got a lot of airtime in my waxy ears this past year.