It’s wild outside, huh? So wild that it allows us to segue into talking about Strange Wilderness first, for some reason. It surprises us that the last Happy Madison film that we saw was (the quite sweet, really) 50 First Dates. Strange Wilderness is only of interest to us because it has quite possibly the worst trailer we’ve ever seen on TV. It’s absolutely meaningless. It explains nothing about the (surely) threadbare plot of......

Even though Moss Park dance punk duo MSTRKRFT ">believe that, as dance music artists, "there's much better places for us to be," (this is said right at the 4:16 mark, of all times) Toronto's other homegrown house producers have taken the entire electro world by storm in the last few months. One needs only to point one's browser to the website Beatport, which has quickly become the DJ world's number one website for downloading......

While last weekend saw a number of free, outdoor parties in various legal and quasi-legal locations in the city, the springtime rain has washed out similar aspirations this weekend. No matter, for on these next nights Toronto's underground has prepared a number of special treats for our ears: Tonight at Crosstown, Montrealer Akufen brings his glitchy, techy microbeats to Hogtown for some raw audiophile action at what is increasingly becoming the city's showcase of......

Jim Jones was not your typical self-proclaimed messiah. The man preached love for all races and classes, freedom of speech and socialism through Christianity. In 1978, Jones and more than 900 followers, known as Peoples Temple, moved from California to Guyana. They were going to build the ideal society. Dubbed Jonestown, after Jones himself, it was to be a utopia for the disenfranchised; a place where believers of all races and classes could lead self-sufficient......

This week our attention is almost completely owned by Cinematheque Ontario’s offerings, even with the thought of Christina Ricci chained to a radiator in Black Snake Moan grasping at us. Not only are Cinematheque Ontario hosting the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, they’re also showing From the Tsars to the Stars, a series of Russian sci-fi. How awesome is that? (There’s more to Russian sci-fi than just Solaris, doubters.) Maybe they’ll do a season......

Back in March, we told you about the launch of MTV Canada. Yesterday we were noticing how they've spent their budget on adding fancy lights to give the Masonic Temple, where they film MTV Canada, more prominence. Strangely, it reminds us of the Chum City building, home of Much Music, without all the foot traffic and big windows to see in the studio.......

The year is 5766. Davenport M.P.P. Tony Ruprecht issues free calendars to his constituents. Torontoist decides to use its calendar because wasting paper is bad— worse even than the dismal layout of Mr. Ruprecht’s calendar. Besides, that spot on the wall has been bare ever since the frolicking Daschunds of 2005 went out of style. April. The non-denominational Torontoist consults its calendar for advice about when not to interrupt its Jewish compatriots, mid-Passover. Torontoist is......

Frank Yang. Is there anything you can say about the guy that hasn't already been said? Well, how about this: He does a damn fine weekly gig guide. Let's see if we can pick up where he usually picks up... Thursday September 15: At Lee's 13 & God might turn into a more Notwist crowd, though Themselves have proven themselves to be quite entertaining by themselves. Should be good for the $15 cover. Meanwhile Les......

After reports that Liz Jagger's father Mick and the R. Stones are practicing at in Rosedale's Masonic Temple, it was confirmed today that they'll play the Rogers Centre on September 24. They also announced Moncton, New Brunswick and O-Dot City as part of their Canadian tour stops. Look for Mick, Ron, Keif, Charlie and whoever replaced Bill Wyman in and around Soto Soto.......

With their third proper album (not counting a b-sides comp), Manchester's Doves continue to prove themselves worthy of carrying on the tradition of great music originating from Northern England. Some Cities starts off on a surprisingly un-Dovesish note with the crunchy title track immediately followed by the Motown stomp of lead single, "Black And White Town". For a band that made their name with atmospheric and anthemic songs like "The Cedar Room" and "There Goes......

After the current retro 80's fad dies down, Torontoist believes the next hype decade will naturally be the 90's. But for everyone to start wearing flannel and be nostalgic for Mudhoney and Candlebox, those bands have to first stop touring. This week Toronto welcomes two such alt-rock holdovers in Frank Black and the Pixies and Slash in his G'n'R type-band Velvet Revolver. Even though Black Francis is overweight and bald, and Slash can no longer......