Michael Thomas: Hey there, how’s it going? Since I will be pursuing a Bachelor of Journalism at Ryerson University this fall, I thought I would need to sharpen my skills by reviewing mainly films, music and video games. Besides writing for SHARP OBJEX, I also maintain a WordPress blog (http://glasspaperweight.wordpress.com/) which focuses mainly on the Canadian independent music scene. I also am the co-founder of the Eco-Awareness League, an environmental group which is currently only on Facebook.

It wasn’t really until earlier this year that I started to discover the independent side of the world, mainly because I started listening to CBC Radio 3. Simply because of that radio station I am now a huge fan of Canadian indie acts such as Tranzmitors, Beast and Winter Gloves. Aside from my independent musical tastes, I also love to listen to Radiohead, Muse and Queen before Paul Rodgers came along.

As far as movies go I have a lot to learn. Over the past few months I have been watching a mass number of movies, my favourites among them being Everything is Illuminated, The Motorcycle Diaries as well as Sin City. My favourite video game of all time to this day is definitely Prince of Persia: Sands of Time for the PlayStation 2.

My other interests include crosswords, wandering aimlessly on my mountain bike and practicing my acoustic guitar.