All’s been quiet on the Ladyhawk front since the Vancouver rockers released Shots in 2008 on Jagjaguwar. A 2010 solo album by frontman Duffy Driediger, meanwhile, did little to dispel worries that the band was over (nor does the fact that Jagjaguwar’s website currently lists them as “alumni” rather than “active” artists).

Less than six months ago, BADBADNOTGOOD played the cramped back room of The Red Light on Dundas West.

Every year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces the nominees for its animated and live-action short-film prizes. And every year, people scratch their heads and say, “Well, those sound like interesting titles, but I’ve never heard of any of them. Oh, wait, was that last one from Pixar?”

The dreams of youth can always engage an audience, whether the viewers are young or old.