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Neo-mod Brit Brats the Arctic Monkeys are Slowing Down, Growing Up and Branching Outnew
A crusty British music scribe whose name I am unable to recall recently theorized that no one likes the Arctic Monkeys—until they actually listen to one of their records. But as soon as they were built up as the saviors of British rock music, they were knocked down.
Montreal Mirror |
Erik Leijon |
12-11-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Dave Gossage and the Annual Saint Patrick's Mindwarpnew
Known to local Celtic music buffs as Montreal's most prominent pied piper, and to a recent influx of young Irish pub-goers as "flute guy," Hurley's and Old Dublin mainstay Dave Gossage is one of Montreal's go-to musical performers when it comes to traditional Irish and Scottish reels and jigs.
Montreal Mirror |
Erik Leijon |
03-13-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Islands Sail into 'Arm's Way'new
Islands have transformed from Nick Thorburn and a revolving door of guest stars into a cohesive group with a stable future.
Montreal Mirror |
Erik Leijon |
05-23-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Kool, It's the Kinks Konvention!new
Some of Montreal's most passionate guys and gals -- including the Besnard Lakes, Bionic, Sunday Sinners, along with members of the Stills and Apostle of Hustle -- are getting together to pay tribute to the dark brown voices of the British Invasion during the first-ever Kinks Konvention.
Montreal Mirror |
Erik Leijon |
05-09-2008 |
Music
Robyn Returns in Command of Her Own Careernew
While many of her tabloid-bait contemporaries have crashed and burned, today the 28-year-old Swede is a comeback queen.
Montreal Mirror |
Erik Leijon |
05-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Robyn
Putting Your Finger on Fuck Buttonsnew
The U.K. duo finds the fine line between fear and fun.
Montreal Mirror |
Erik Leijon |
03-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Fuck Buttons, Street Horrrsing
Saddle Up With Band of Horsesnew
For lead singer/guitarist Ben Bridwell, stroking his ever-growing beard in the Palmetto State is working better for him than the eternal dampness of the dreary Pacific Northwest.
Montreal Mirror |
Erik Leijon |
11-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Band of Horses, Cease to Begin
Dragonette's Martina Sorbara Talks Dirtynew
Although three of the group's members hail from Toronto, sultry synth-pop quartet Dragonette's flamboyant and provocative debut record Galore was cultivated in London.
Montreal Mirror |
Erik Leijon |
10-26-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dragonette, Galore
The Pipettes Connect the Dotsnew
For a group that prides itself on attempting to recapture the ideal girl group sound of the 1960s, Brighton’s Pipettes have a very modern take on striving for pop perfection.
Montreal Mirror |
Erik Leijon |
10-01-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Pipettes, We Are the Pipettes
Out of Their Tree: Arctic Monkeysnew
The lads follow up their smash hit debut record in record time.
Montreal Mirror |
Erik Leijon |
05-10-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Arctic Monkeys
