Articles by Nadia Blostein
Halloween Playlist
Plotting your party at home for Halloween? Here’s some tracks you’ll want to get on your playlist.
Frosh week: Bitter Ending to Obnoxious Festivities
An incident involving drunken freshmen men and two women reveals some of the fault lines in mixing too much alcohol with complicated changing sexual values.
Getting Out of Montreal: KGB Headquarters in Estonia
Visiting the old KGB Headquarters reveals horrors from Estonia’s past.
Pouzza’s Pounding Sixth Edition
Strong showing all nights of Pouzza Fest with great performances by The Suicide Machines and The Planet Smashers.
Caravan Palace Will Swing Their Way Thru’ Montreal
One group that has vigorously propelled electroswing would be Caravan Palace, from Paris. Heavily influenced by artists ranging from Cab Calloway and Django Reinhardt to Vitalic and Daft Punk, Caravan Palace have made a name for themselves throughout Europe and North America
The Inkmaster Strikes Again : Interview with Tattoo Artist SmAshley Dale
Tattoo artist SmAshley Dale talks about the increased popularity of the tattoo and how she developed her own signature style of dot work.
Sweet Dreams Are Made of… The Sandman Series
Graphic novel series by one of the world’s most prolific fantasy writer should make your list of must gets this year.
Film Review: Deep Web, Heading Deep Into the Silk Road Trial
Immerse yourself in a movie about the futuristic war on a virtual drug market (the Silk Road), with a lot of insight regarding the controversial Ulbricht trial.
The Just-Costa Siblings Just Rock Out L’Alizé
Sometimes a duo, sometimes a four-piece set, Juliana & Jesse is an “urban folk” project led by two musically impassioned siblings. Interview with these Montrealers here.
The Dybbuk: A Haunting Yiddish Tale On Love & Exorcism
The Dora Wasserman Yiddish Theatre brings a legendary Yiddish tale of love and demon possession to the Montreal Segal Center in quite a chilling production.
