by Suzy Malik
Here’s one from the archives: This was an review/interview with Esthero when she released her 2006 disc Wikked Lil’ Grrrls. This interview appeared in the Xtra! paper back then, it also appeared on xtra.ca. ’20s swing for the 21st century. Esthero‘s latest disc Wikked Lil’ Grrrls was a long time coming. It had been seven [...]
Categories: Entertainment, Interviews, Reviews • Tags: Esthero, Interview, Music, Suzy Malik, Wikked Lil' Grrrls, Writing, Xtra
by Suzy Malik
Here’s one from the archives: This was a review/interview of Sleater-Kinney’s The Woods back in 2005 for the Xtra! paper, it also appeared on xtra.ca. Riot Grrls Rev-up the Guitar Solo. Sleater-Kinney’s new CD The Woods rocks. That’s what the enthusiastic guy at the CD store said when I bought it. He is right. When [...]
Categories: Entertainment, Interviews, Reviews • Tags: From the Archives, Interview, Music, Review, Suzy Malik, Writing, Xtra
by Suzy Malik
Here’s another one from the archives: This was a 2008 Xtra! cover story / interview with the ever talented Brenley MacEachern and Lisa MacIsaac of Madison Violet. Face to Face with Madison Violet. Madison Violet’s forthcoming album No Fool For Trying, is the love child of Lucinda Williams and Gillian Welch if they had Steve [...]
Categories: Entertainment, Interviews • Tags: Brenley MacEachern, From the Archives, Interview, Lisa MacIsaac, Madison Violet, Music, Suzy Malik, Writing, Xtra
by Suzy Malik
Here’s one from the archives: This was a piece I did after interviewing Kinnie Starr back in 2006 for the Xtra! paper, it also appeared on xtra.ca. It was my first feature cover story. Anything goes – Kinnie Starr’s bright & fiery rhymes If your first introduction to Kinnie Starr‘s music was hearing it accompanying [...]
Categories: Entertainment, Interviews • Tags: From the Archives, Interview, Kinnie Starr, Suzy Malik, Writing, Xtra
by Suzy Malik
Here’s one from the archives: This was a review I did of Justine Pimlott and Maya Gallus’ doc, Girl Inside in 2007 for the Xtra! paper, it also appeared on xtra.ca. All in the family. With Girl Inside, filmmaking duo Justine Pimlott and Maya Gallus present a sweet, compassionate account of 26-year-old Madison’s transition. The doc [...]
Categories: Entertainment, Reviews • Tags: Documentary, Film, From the Archives, Girl Inside, Justine Pimlott, Maya Gallus, Review, Suzy Malik, Writing, Xtra
by Suzy Malik
Here’s one from the archives: This was a review I did of Cassandra Nicolaou’s first feature film, Show Me waaaay back in 2005 for the Xtra! paper, it also appeared on xtra.ca. Toronto Filmmaker Escapes the Thriller Genre. Cassandra Nicolaou is best known for her hilarious short Interviews With My Next Girlfriend, but this well-loved [...]
Categories: Entertainment, Reviews • Tags: Cassandra Nicolaou, Film, From the Archives, Review, Show Me, Suzy Malik, Writing, Xtra
by Suzy Malik
Here’s one from the archives: This was review of Imagine Me And You starring Piper Perabo and Lena Headey. This review appeared in the Xtra! paper back in 2006, it also appeared on xtra.ca. Sweet, sweet romance. I’m coming out of the closet, the Romantic Comedy closet that is. Imagine Me And You has inspired [...]
Categories: Entertainment, Reviews • Tags: Film, From the Archives, Imagine Me And You, Lena Headey, Lesbian, Piper Perabo, Review, Suzy Malik, Writing, Xtra