The speed of light is a mind boggling 299,792,458Ā meters per second.Ā In the length of time it took you to read that sentence, light could have travelled the distance from the Earth to the Moon twice.Ā The stuff buzzes around the universe like it owns the place. The challenge of capturing the fastest known substance under just … Continue reading Mark Hemmings: Travelling Light
Five minutes late, I ran into the coffee shop to find a calm, cool, and collected young man dressed in faded jeans, a plain white dress shirt, and shades. Dylan MenzieĀ is the very image of cool: a whispy young James Dean sitting at a windowed table for two, sipping on a latte as if he … Continue reading The Young Dylan Menzie
You are no longer the audience, but the cast and crew of Theatre of Distortionās production of Hamlet. The show has had its first run, and now itās time for the directorās notes.
Penny Blacks’Ā Moleskine WeatherĀ is a suitable offering for this Autumnal Equinox; a four and a half song EP, solemnly opening theĀ procession as we witness Summer’s living funeral. Moleskine Weather is the dirge we’ve been waiting for.
Tian Wigmore has got chops. TheĀ man behind War Horses hasĀ worked as a backing vocalist and touring guitarist with some great Canadian musiciansĀ like Big Sugar, The Trews, Tim Chaisson, In Flight Safety, and Andy Brown. After seeing him perform solo, War Horses‘ debutĀ EPĀ followed me around for twoĀ solid weeks. It becameĀ a constant companion; it lived in my … Continue reading New Music: War Horses’ EP
