CHINO KINO

Toronto is officially the most sport-crazed city in Canada, boasting big-league franchises in hockey, basketball, baseball and football (bot...

Illustrated by Andy Partridge (Published by Ape House) review by Allan Tong ChinoKino score: A Simply put, this large hardcover collects the...

Directed by Nick Broomfield ChinoKino score : A Review by Allan Tong Mick Jagger and Keith Richards are household names in 2023, but not Bri...

  The Red and Blue albums (officially 1962-66 and 1967-70 ) are out...again. These were the Beatles' first official greatest hits compi...

  review by Allan Tong ChinoKino score: A-         In 2023, a first-pressing of the Sex Pistols' one-and-only studio album, Never Mind...

  by Allan Tong Beatle fans around the world released their collective breath this morning at 10:00 am EST to hear the new--and last--Beatle...

Review & photos by Allan Tong ChinoKino score: A- I grew up in the eighties and have been trying to forget them ever since. Yuppies, pas...

  Virtually everything has been written about The Beatles by now, but their impact on fashion has been largely overlooked. Renown Toronto ar...

Local blues veteran, David Deacon, unveiled his latest album at the fabled Rivoli Toronto last week. He previewed a handful of songs from Go...

Directed by Rudy Valdez ChinoKino score: B- Review by Allan Tong Though directed by Rudy Valdez, Carlos  is really Carlos Santana's film...

Story and photos by Allan Tong The Polaris Prize, honouring Canada's best recorded music, announced this year's long list of 40 nomi...

  Directed by Anton Corbijn ChinoKino score: A Review by Allan Tong Atom Heart Mother, Band on the Run, Peter Gabriel 2, Houses of the Holy,...

 by Allan Tong The ICFF is back, or shall I say the Lavazza IncluCity Festival, organized by the ICFF? Once Toronto's Italian film fest...

Ross Bonfanti's Concreatures     Story & photos by Allan Tong   The Artist Project returned to Toronto's CNE Grounds at the Bett...