Show Review: Your Renaissance Fest
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Battle of the B-Sides: g.o.d, Red Velvet, GOT7, SF9, Dreamcatcher
K-pop’s title tracks might gain most of listeners’ attention, but many album tracks are worth equal spotlight. I call these “buried treasures.” Beyond this, K-pop’s albums deliver thousands of additional tracks that settle for a more limited audience. It’s these songs that will become a… Read More »Battle of the B-Sides: g.o.d, Red Velvet, GOT7, SF9, Dreamcatcher
Gus Rios (Cold Slither): The Toys That Saved Me
Fresh from his reveal at Zartan, the frontman of the no-longer-fictional-G.I. Joe-inspired act Cold Slither, drummer/guitarist/vocalist Gus Rios (Gruesome, Union Black, Left to Die) provides the following homage to the impact of the toys that defined his childhood and shaped his adulthood. —— Optimus Prime… Read More »Gus Rios (Cold Slither): The Toys That Saved Me
Album Premiere: La Suspendida – “La Suspendida Live”
Out May 30, La Suspendida are dropping La Suspendida Live, the recorded performance of the jazz metal opera at Le Forum (Vauréal, France) on November 16, 2023. The album is out via Excursus Production / Silent Pendulum Records. La Suspendida LIVE by KILTER – ANDROMEDA… Read More »Album Premiere: La Suspendida – “La Suspendida Live”
Bill 5 and the Erasure of Indigenous Consent: A Haudenosaunee Development Institute Perspective
The Ford government’s Bill 5 — dubbed the “Protecting Ontario by Unleashing its Economy Act”— isn’t just a reckless step toward unchecked development. It’s a sweeping attack on Haudenosaunee rights, environmental protections, and democratic governance in Ontario. For the Haudenosaunee, it signals a dangerous regression… Read More »Bill 5 and the Erasure of Indigenous Consent: A Haudenosaunee Development Institute Perspective