When the weather is this shit the best thing to do is either hang out with friends at someone's house and tie one on, or go see a flick or two. Last night was time for the latter and the film was Rock The Bells. The film takes a funny, behind the scenes look at the trials and tribulations faced by a promoter trying to book the entire Wu Tang Clan for a live......

Right. Well, first up, a quick reminder to you about the post which lies a bit below this one – the most pleasing way to say goodbye to the Revue and the Royal will be to check out tonight’s Kung Fu Friday at the Revue (Crippled Avengers, people! The Wu-Tang Clan like it! What’s stopping you?) And then checking out Dion Conflict’s Trailer Trash 2 at the Royal on Saturday. And then cry buckets......

After sifting through the heaps (mounds?) of MIA discussion around the internet over the past few months, Torontoist thought it's about time we came up with some of our own opinions on the Sri Lankan/British, by-way-of-blog superstar. As most conscious MIA listeners already know, there's a growing controversy over MIA's Palestine Liberation Organisation shout-out as well as alleged ties to the Tamil Tigers. As Torontoist interprets it, the MIA debate surrounds the political message of......

Rap superstar and Wu-Tang Clan co-founder Ol' Dirty Bastard has died over the weekend. Russell Jones, 35, collapsed in a New York studio on Saturday after reportedly complaining of chest pains. The cause of death is still unknown. Jones was best known as the Ol' Dirty Bastard (or ODB), but had a number of colourful names, like Unique Ason, Joe Bananas, Big Baby Jesus ("I have always been Jesus"), Osiris, and Dirt McGirt. Though ODB......

What is it with these collectives? Everyone either loves a music collectives, or is a part of one themselves. Pretty soon there will be no bands or groups, just collectives. When there is a group of recognizable musicians playing together, does it sound better? Perhaps it's the sense of familiarity with the members, or just watching the group dynamics on stage or record. Whatever the case, it's popular. Like when the Wu-Tang Clan, one of......