​Sir Torquil Norman, who has died a few weeks short of his 92nd birthday, was a passionate aviator, inventor, philanthropist and arts patron who revived the derelict Roundhouse in ...

Stars, co-led by Torquil Campbell and Broken Social Scene’s Amy Millan, are most known for their earnest, indie rock that’s been featured on shows built for that exact type of music: “Your Ex-Lover Is ...

I live in Vancouver. We trade a lot on our beauty and serenity, but in fact we have one of the highest overdose, addiction and poverty rates in the western world. We treat poor people and people ...

Montreal band Stars returned with From Capelton Hill, their ninth full-length album and first in five years, back in May. They told us about some of the influences behind it when it came out, and now, ...

Sad Robot, the latest EP from Stars, will probably be the focus of the band’s performance at UCSB this Friday evening. And with fun, soft new beats, a nostalgic message, and a collection of delightful ...

On September 14, 2004 a Montreal indie rock collective released a bombastic, ambitious, era-defining orchestral opus, full of open-hearted epics about death and trying to cling onto ...

Torquil Campbell: Meany who looks like Ben Linus from “Lost.”In her interview yesterday with Torquil Campbell, Reverb’s Erin Thompson danced around the idea that Stars’ frontman might be a bit ...

Toymaker and philanthropist who led the restoration of the Roundhouse arts centre in north London Torquil Norman, who has died aged 91, was successively a naval pilot, banker and businessman, ...

Canadian outfit Stars started out as an electro-pop bedroom project manned by Torquil Campbell and Chris Seligman, but it's since blossomed into a solid quintet that isn't afraid to occasionally rock ...

Swim Good Now -- fka Swim Good, aka Toronto producer Jonathan Lawless -- is putting out a new album next month on Ryan Hemsworth's Secret Songs label. Lawless is an inveterate collaborator who's ...

With the remarkable infusion of whimsical melodies and cutting lyrics, Stars has created a long history of fiercely bright pop. The kind of pop songs that lift you up with the beauty of their melodies ...

Torquil Campbell has been a songwriter for hire before. But this time it’s personal. The thespian and singer of the Canadian indie-pop band Stars is now accepting commissions to write and record songs ...