AltWeeklies Wire
Hank of America: Henry Rollins, Punk’s Musclebound Man of Lettersnew
Since his days leading the charge as the singer of Black Flag and the Rollins Band, Henry Rollins has hardly had a wink of sleep through the majority of his adult life. He has become equally known as a spoken-word performer.
Montreal Mirror |
Johnson Cummins |
03-19-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Montreal Mirror, Henry Rollins
The Oral History of Toronto’s Punk Rock Scene is Retold in 'Treat Me Like Dirt'new
Liz Worth’s oral history Treat Me Like Dirt proves to be long overdue, finally exposing Toronto’s influential but often forgotten punk rock scene between 1974 and 1981.
Montreal Mirror |
Johnson Cummins |
02-26-2010 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Liz Worth, Treat Me Like Dirt
Nathan Williams of Wavves Likes His Rock Served Rawnew
Whether Nathan Williams, the multi-instrumentalist behind San Diego's Wavves, likes it or not, his musical vehicle has been shoved under the ever-widening umbrella of lo-fi, or "no-fi" or, to use my new personal favorite term from the blogosphere, "shitgaze."
Montreal Mirror |
Johnson Cummins |
09-18-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Atlanta's The Black Lips Cook Up Garage Rock Chaosnew
Atlanta, Georgia's flower punks the Black Lips have taken lysergic garage rock around the globe. The band's even been forced to flee India. Here bassist Jared Swilley discusses the group's instigation nation by nation.
Montreal Mirror |
Johnson Cummins |
08-07-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Black Dahlia Murder Keeps Death Alivenew
Michigan's the Black Dahlia Murder have been trying to shake the metalcore tag ever since they first got started in 2001. A shame, really, because they are about as molten metal as it gets.
Montreal Mirror |
Johnson Cummins |
12-15-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Volatile Voyage of Toronto's Fucked Upnew
Sure, they've been hyped to holy hell, but not only do they give yer gut a kiss with a mitt full of nickels, they actually challenge the listener.
Montreal Mirror |
Johnson Cummins |
10-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Welcome to Alice Cooper's Nightmarenew
The riginal shock rocker talks about on outrocking the kids and reconciling the biblical with a bloody good time.
Montreal Mirror |
Johnson Cummins |
10-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Alice Cooper, Along Came a Spider
AIDS Wolf Sticks to Principlesnew
The Montreal band changes and deranges as Cities of Glass arrives.
Montreal Mirror |
Johnson Cummins |
09-12-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: AIDS Wolf, Cities of Glass
Rock Reflections from Silver Jews' David Bermannew
Berman talks about touring, faith, and fighting with Frank Black.
Montreal Mirror |
Johnson Cummins |
08-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Miami's Torche Take Heavy Music to a New Extreme ... of Popnew
The recent Hydra Head signees have hooks in spades. Their new record, Meanderthal, lets their Beatles-esque harmonies come more to the fore, hovering over their downtuned onslaught of noise, doom, hardcore and pop.
Montreal Mirror |
Johnson Cummins |
07-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Megadeth is Not Dead Yetnew
Frontman Dave Mustaine on life after 25 years of Megadeth.
Montreal Mirror |
Johnson Cummins |
04-25-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Luke Doucet Settles Downnew
For the uninitiated, it may sound like Doucet is one of the new fret-shredders taking up the torch from neck-wringers like Steve Vai, but nothing could be further from the truth. Doucet's solos are kept on a leash and never overstay their welcome, and the one thing you should really know about Doucet is that the man is an expert songwriter.
Montreal Mirror |
Johnson Cummins |
03-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Blood's Too Rich, Luke Doucet
Thee Silver Mt. Zion Reaches its Promised Landnew
The towering tunes on Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band's fifth album are rich and raucous, monumental and very Montreal.
Montreal Mirror |
Johnson Cummins |
03-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Sum 41: Older but Wiseguysnew
With a proven track record that continues to propel the band, Sum 41 has been rewarded with what few bands on major labels can boast, the freedom to call its own shots.
Montreal Mirror |
Johnson Cummins |
03-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sum 41, Underclass Hero
Menace Ruine Are Darker Than Thounew
Ominous, chaotic, brooding, violent and punishing are all adjectives befitting the music of this Montreal duo.
Montreal Mirror |
Johnson Cummins |
02-22-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Cult of Ruins, Menace Ruine
