Lewis Lapham lecture – Eye Weekly (10.28.09)

Former Harper’s editor Lewis Lapham talks about the culture of celebrity at the ROM.

Metallica live – Eye Weekly (10.27.09)

It’s been 15 years since I last saw Metallica in concert. They are still some kind of monster, but not the one I remember. Here’s what happened at the ACC.

Metalocalypse interview – Eye Weekly (10.21.09)

A chat with the voice and mind behind Dethklok, the world’s most brutal metal band (on the animated Adult Swim show Metalocalypse anyway).

Ad Hawk Activism – Eye Weekly (10.7.09)

A cover story profile on activist Rami Tabello and the state of illegal billboards in Toronto.

Wilco live – Eye Weekly (10.15.09)

Wilco playing Massey Hall was more than just a chance to see the fabulous Nels Cline tearing it up — Wilco (the band) is something that you simply have to see live.

Them Crooked Vultures live – EYE (10.13.09)

Them Crooked Vultures are Dave Grohl, Josh Homme and John Paul Jones. As one would expect, they rocked pretty hard at the Sound Academy.

Flaming Lips: Embryonic review – EYE (10.7.09)

“Finally, the punk rockers are taking acid… again!” At least that’s what The Flaming Lips’ double disc worth of epic weirdness Embryonic sounds like to this critic.

Meet: Monotonix – Eye Weekly (9.30.09)

The roving DIY punk rock party that is Monotonix return to Toronto in support of their new album Where Were You When It Happened?

Nick Cave (the book) – Ashgate (June 2009)

This summer, Ashgate and La Trobe University in Australia put out a book called Cultural Seeds: Essays on the work of Nick Cave for which I wrote one of the chapters. It’s available at Amazon.ca, but you can also read my chapter in full at GoogleBooks.

Nick Cave interview – Eye Weekly (9.24.09)

A face-to-face chat about the Death of Bunny Munro with the Black Crow King himself, Nick Cave.