After two long years, on April 23rd, Toronto welcomed back iconic rock band, The Last Dinner Party, to the city. The quintet brought their ‘From The Pyre’ tour to Massey Hall, one of Toronto’s historic venues. From The Pyre is The Last Dinner Party’s second studio album. The project directly follows the theatrical elements the band had laid out in their debut, Prelude to Ecstasy. That being said, From the Pyre is not a simple copy and paste of their previous sounds, but rath

I’ll never forget my introduction to Lily Allen. Back in 2012, I was living in the dorms at Georgia State University. One of my good friends came over, and she put on “F**k You,” the impossibly catchy singalong from 2009’s It’s Not Me, It’s You. Naturally, my first impression was, “Oh, this is fun, catchy, and abrasive!” After a few listens, I was absolutely hooked- What I’d actually discovered was a pop record unlike anything I’d ever heard before. It was clever, tongue-in-c