About Myles Herod
Traveller, image maker, pop-culture seeker, storyteller, a guy you want around when things go south. Tastes range from Kubrick to Krautrock, Wu-Tang to Wiseau. Currently resides in Toronto, Canada.
Sluka, who’s real name is Christopher Sluka, is a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist from San Diego, California. Through a bit of research, his story reveals a self-proclaimed “enigmatic” musician whose robust and international career has run roughly 40-years. Raised around the…
To celebrate 2021’s Pride Month, the Toronto International Film Festival’s digital streaming platform has curated a selection of Queer films with a slight twist. Entitled Queer Becoming, the month-long event aims to refocus the narrative trope of “coming out” –…
I’m here to report that I’ve seen the face of Anonymous. And well, he’s a bit much. The man in question, noteworthy “hacktivist” Christopher Doyon (aka Commander X), sits front-and-centre of Gary Lang’s The Face of Anonymous – a documentary exposing…
Would you want to live forever, given the chance? Better yet, what about the idea of uploading your life’s memories to a computer so your grandchildren’s children can meet you one day? Well, director Ann Shin’s exploration of technology and the…
Some say music is the soundtrack to our lives. If that’s in fact true, then the weird and wonderful sounds of Sparks (brother iconoclasts Russell and Ron Mael) have certainly found their way onto more than one Spotify playlist. Commencing their careers…
With the stage set and Toronto’s twinkling cityscape filling the night sky, the grounds at the OLG Play Stage filled up on Sept. 30 to watch Montreal’s Sam Roberts Band put on a show that had everyone honking their…
Country music singer-songwriter Dean Brody performed at the OLG Play Stage in Toronto on Saturday night (Sept. 26th). Hailing from Smithers, British Columbia – and the recipient of 16 CCMA Awards and 2 JUNO Awards – the Canadian country…
Gary Topp has had quite the life. As one of Toronto’s premier rock promoters and tastemakers of the 1970s and 1980s, he along with his business partner, Gary Cormier (known as The Garys), introduced Toronto audiences to acts like The…