The Shins and Viva Voce

Last night, I caught yet another concert while in Montreal (this city is filled to the brim with awesome live shows – I wish I lived here all the time!). This time, I saw The Shins, a great band that’s recently gotten a lot of mainstream exposure from the Garden State soundtrack, as well as [...]

300 Movie Review

I’ve just returned from seeing 300, a film based on Frank Miller and Lynn Varley’s graphic novel of the same name:

I’m of two minds about this film. On the one hand, the cinematography was quite impressive at a number of moments. The fight scenes were brilliantly choreographed, and the rich scenery and digitally created beasts [...]

Of Montreal and Grand Buffet

Hello! I’m writing from Montreal, where I’m staying at my sister’s apartment for the week. Last night, we went to see Of Montreal, an alternative band that I’ve recently become quite fond of:

Their opening band, Grand Buffet, was nothing special – essentially a very poor man’s Beastie Boys, whining about politicians drinking children’s blood. If [...]