Lady Gaga and the church of self
We're living in the age of Gaga. This article is an examination of her curiously religious approach, written in the aftermath of the Guardian interview, her Metro editorship and 'Born This Way'.
"We can’t ignore it any more: the world is infatuated with the ubiquitous Lady Gaga."
"We can’t ignore it any more: the world is infatuated with the ubiquitous Lady Gaga."
I'm Being Taken Over: Popular Music and the Fear of the Impersonal
This article inspired comment across the world in talks and conferences, on blogs and websites. It was featured on the Christian Heritage website, at bethinking.org and in Evangelicals Now newspaper.
"Song lyrics are fast becoming one of the most important windows into the thought-world of our society. [...] One concern resurfaces regularly across the genres - that fear lies at the heart of everything."
"Song lyrics are fast becoming one of the most important windows into the thought-world of our society. [...] One concern resurfaces regularly across the genres - that fear lies at the heart of everything."
Milestones: Rene Laloux
An overview of the life of famous French animator, Rene Laloux. Published in 'Animated', Issue 7 of Side Street Review, a Canadian arts journal which, "profiles artists throughout the creative spectrum."
"It's no wonder that the films of Rene Laloux are obscure to general audiences. Laloux was one of the first great animators, and yet his works were the opposite of everything we tend to associate with the technique."
"It's no wonder that the films of Rene Laloux are obscure to general audiences. Laloux was one of the first great animators, and yet his works were the opposite of everything we tend to associate with the technique."
A chat with Mr. Downchild
An interview with Mr Donnie "Downchild" Walsh about his time in Canada's first and most influencial blues band, and their recent documentary Flip, Flop and Fly. Published by Cadence Canada.
"When Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi sat down to create their famous skit [...] their idea didn't come to them out of the blue, but rather out of the blues and a band called The Downchild Blues Band."
"When Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi sat down to create their famous skit [...] their idea didn't come to them out of the blue, but rather out of the blues and a band called The Downchild Blues Band."
INXS live review
A live review of INXS's recent gig at Sound Academy, Toronto. The article received over 600 'Likes' on Facebook and was featured on the band's own website homepage.
"Part of the brilliance of the gig was that INXS seemed able to bridge the generation gap – they got the young and the slightly older bopping along to the same beat."
"Part of the brilliance of the gig was that INXS seemed able to bridge the generation gap – they got the young and the slightly older bopping along to the same beat."
David Berkley's Travel Through Cambridge
Reviewing David Berkley's guidebook with a twist. Also available on the Evangelicals Now website.
"Open the book on the appropriate page when standing outside Kings College Chapel or Great St. Mary’s Church and you could be forgiven for imagining yourself in a larger-than-life pop-up book."
"Open the book on the appropriate page when standing outside Kings College Chapel or Great St. Mary’s Church and you could be forgiven for imagining yourself in a larger-than-life pop-up book."
