By: Staff – Renowned composer and director John Carpenter has announced his first album of non-soundtrack music in nearly five years, Lost Themes III: Alive After Death, is set for a February 5th release via Sacred Bones. Carpenter famously called the first Lost Themes album “a soundtrack for the movies in your mind.”. On Alive … Continue reading
By: Staff – In a new feature to Aesthetic Magazine, we are proud to announce that we are the new presenting partner for Toronto-based film podcast Contra Zoom. Your host, Dakota Arsenault, goes in depth about everything film; from lists, to reviews, and more! Nathan Sizemore and Katey Cottrill return to the show as we … Continue reading
By: Staff – In a new feature to Aesthetic Magazine, we are proud to announce that we are the new presenting partner for Toronto-based film podcast Contra Zoom. Your host, Dakota Arsenault, goes in depth about everything film; from lists, to reviews, and more! In a brand new episode, Dakota is joined by Stephanie Prior to talk … Continue reading
By: Curtis Sindrey – Toronto’s Royal Ontario Museum got a little more spooky recently as Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett introduced his new “It’s Alive!” exhibition. The exhibition, which is set to run until January 5th, 2020, features a vast array of classic horror and sci-fi movie posters and memorabilia that is sure to satisfy any and all … Continue reading
Photos by: Jaime Espinoza – Acclaimed Hollywood horror director John Carpenter, who released his third album, Anthology: Movie Themes 1974-1998, on October 20th, 2017 via Sacred Bones, performed at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night (Nov. 12th).
By: Curtis Sindrey – The Art Gallery of Ontario’s newest exhibition, Guillermo Del Toro: At Home With Monsters, turns the AGO into a haunted house filled with demons, ghosts, ghouls, and the occasional prosthetic leg, and serves as a definitive look into the mind of one of Hollywood’s most celebrated directors. Co-curated by Britt Salvesen of LACMA, Jim Shedden of the … Continue reading
By: Jeff Weiss – John Carpenter is set to release Anthology: Movie Themes 1974-1998, a collection of 13 of his classic movie themes newly recorded with the collaborators that worked on his Lost Themes albums, next Friday, October 20th via Sacred Bones. On the new album, Carpenter is joined by the musicians that accompanied him on his last two … Continue reading
By: Staff – To celebrate the release of John Carpenter’s new album, Anthology: Movie Themes 1974-1998, a collection of 13 of his classic movie themes newly recorded with the collaborators that worked on his Lost Themes albums, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have shared a creepy new version of Carpenter’s iconic “Halloween” theme. Stream the track below. “I clearly remember … Continue reading
By: Lucy Sky – Founded in 2005, Motionless In White has won over audiences worldwide with their aggressive music and arresting imagery. The band – currently comprising of lead singer Chris Motionless, guitarists Ryan Sitkowski and Ricky Horror, bassist Devin “Ghost” Sola, and drummer Vinny Mauro – have proven a ferocious and inventive live act, earning an … Continue reading