Hear
Muse Wows Crowds For Two Sold Out Nights
English rockers offer impressive Pink Floyd-ian show [read on]
Month: January 2016
Review
Pig Girl : An Empowering Face For the Marginalized
Pig Girl explores the emotional strength of a kidnapping victim and the sister who wants to rescue her. [read on]
Hear
Montreal Festivals and Events for Feburary 2016
There’s a reason to get out every night in Montreal in February with festivals from day 1 to day 29 (it’s leap year!) [read on]
& Other Quebec Curios
The Royal Bank Tower & Other Quebec Curios
As we continue exploring architecture of Montreal, we follow RBC to its original Montreal location: the RBC Tower on rue Saint-Jacques ouest. [read on]
Hear
Steven Wilson’s new EP “4 ½” scores that out of 5
Compiled from different sessions, new EP a worthy listen. [read on]
Do
Don’t Tilt with North Star Pinball
New game bar in Plateau opens with buzzers, beeps, balls, and bevvies. [read on]
Pop Culture
Hélène et les animaux: animals and humans find their happily ever after
Forget Netflix binges, turn the dial to this warmhearted show about animals and animal care every Wednesday. [read on]
Hear
Turn It Up! A Love Letter to the Electric Guitar
Watch and be warned you will be scrolling for a new Telecaster tomorrow. [read on]
Hear
Sold Out Igloofest Doesn’t Stop Us
It was a beautiful night when US techno DJ MAceo Plex played a three hour set while Pierre Kwenders held the side stage. [read on]
Interview
Interview with Simon Pitaqaj on L’Homme du Sous Sol
Adaption of Notes from the Underground revisits Shakespeare’s question “to be or not to be” and what it means to be human. Interview with director Simon Pitaqaj. [read on]
Hear
Veterans Megadeth Back with a Vengeance on Dystopia
New album from thrash metal legends is their best in years [read on]
Hear
Milk and Bone Planning Tour
Montreal duo Milk and Bone may have began playing as part of other people’s bands, but now are headliners in their own right. [read on]
Interview
Late Night Cookies by Bicycle with Baekt
For about nine months, Baekt has been supplying local cafés and lucky people with its amazing cookie delivery service, available late at night. [read on]
Review
Review of 45 Years: Saving a Relationship
Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay deliver impressive performances as a couple reaching a difficult place in their marriage. [read on]
See
#OscarsSoWhite: Controversy at the Academy Awards
Our authors offer their opinions on the outrage surrounding the recent Oscar nominations. [read on]
Consider
100 artworks in 1 week?
That’s what artist Aquil Virani set out to do in celebration of his 25th birthday last Friday. Sounds crazy? That’s because it is. But impossible? Not at all. Some of you may remember Virani from [read on]
Hear
The Besnard Lakes: A Coliseum Complex Museum Review
New album by Montreal local indie band reviewed here. [read on]
Hear
Review of New Album “Adore Life” by Savages
New album has its strong tracks and weak ones. Review here. [read on]
& Other Quebec Curios
47 Floors of Emphyteusis & Other Quebec Curios
Ever wonder why the Royal Bank of Canada has its Montreal headquarters in 1 Place Ville-Marie? It started, like most business plans do, with a contract. In fact, they’re not allowed to move, at least [read on]
Hear
A Night of Noise: Dark Circles and Godbless America at Turbo Haus, January 7 2016
Two local bands go past 11 on their amps. Earplugs recommended. [read on]