“There’s no point writing about the past unless there’s some sort of contemporary resonance.” These may seem like strange words coming from Irish novelist John Boyne, who has almost exclusively written about the past and achieved worldwide renown for his book The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, which was set during the Holocaust. But during … Continue Reading
Interviews, Writers
An interview with Cindy Bullens When I was eight or nine, my pre-pubescent boy crushes included Suzi Quattro, Lena Zavaroni and Bonnie Langford. I also appreciated the music of Gary Glitter and Joan Jett. Clearly I empathized with the precocious and the glamorous. I’d like to say that changed as an adult, but probably it … Continue Reading
Interviews, Musicians, The Elliott Murphy Papers
Bradley Baker is new to the photography world but, with that said, he has captured a surrealism that invokes your imagination. Whether he is on tour around Europe or witnessing something majestic, he has his camera on the ready. He has a documentary-style approach. First off with the most basic question, how did you get … Continue Reading
Art, Art Shots, Interviews, Musicians
Zouch Magazine caught up with one of Toronto’s up and comers in the music video world, Diana Pop, to speak about her work with rapper Peps C and the Canadian music video industry in general. First, take a look at Diana’s video for Peps C’s “Truth”: Z – Where did the idea come from for … Continue Reading
Artists, Interviews
The Dears returned last year with the release of Degeneration Street, their fifth studio album. The refreshing track list ignites remembrance to former years, indulging listeners with Brit-rock noise and smooth appeal. Each song—from Omega Dog to Tiny Man rings immediately with bluesy-bass resonance; rooted in ballads and rhythms. This dark pop-rock outfit has held … Continue Reading
Interviews, Musicians
by Bjorn Gabriels Some thirty years after The Fly, which won him an Academy Award for short animation in 1981, Hungarian animator Ferenc Rofusz has a new short, Ticket. It tells the life story of a man from birth to grave, entirely told from his personal perspective. Rofusz stresses that Ticket is his first non-political … Continue Reading
Artists, Film, Interviews
Lovers In A Dangerous Time may already resonate with you thanks to Mr. Cockburn and the Barenaked Ladies, but the story line and unique musical maze from JBM may push the nostalgia further back than anticipated. The film, directed by May Charters and Mark Hug, is cleverly adaptive of tempo context and the music speaks … Continue Reading
Entertainers, Interviews
‘Time Capsules II’ features charming love-rock ballads, pulled from a former serious bond and the adoption of moving to New York to attend school. The record talks about the simple tendencies, the daily occurrences and offers a brevity of realism that exists in deep-rooted relationships. “Well I was in love with a girl for my … Continue Reading
Musicians, Uncategorized
An interview with Elliott Murphy This is the third part of a series of four articles dealing with “Strings of the Storm”, Elliott Murphy’s epic and surreal double album from 2003. Because the album covers so much ground it’s about time to ask Mr Murphy some pertinent (and not so pertinent) questions about where “Strings … Continue Reading
Interviews, Music, The Elliott Murphy Papers
Why did you start Indiecan Entertainment? A: It’s important to me that Canadian audiences watch Canadian film. Indie films matter. These are emerging filmmakers for the most part that are making their first or second films and in order for them to continue to make films people need to see these early films. And some … Continue Reading
Entertainers, Interviews
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