AltWeeklies Wire
Gonna Make You Sweaternew
Leslie and the Ly's rule the web with rhymes, moves and threads.
Montreal Mirror |
Lorraine Carpenter |
02-08-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Leslie and the LY's, Cewebrity
The Fun of the Frenchnew
Xavier Caféïne doesn’t believe in computers or Tommy Lee, he just believes in francophonie.
Montreal Mirror |
Lorraine Carpenter |
12-04-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Gisèle, Xavier Caféïne
Stars is Losing the Battle, Winning the Warnew
In the skirmishes between bitter and sweet, personal and political, and popcraft and punk ethos, Montreal's soft revolutionaries prevail.
Montreal Mirror |
Lorraine Carpenter |
12-04-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
New Young Pony Club Saddle Upnew
The London band rides the new-rave wave.
Montreal Mirror |
Lorraine Carpenter |
10-19-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Acorn Falls Close to the Treenew
Glory Hope Mountain document a hard family history and represent for Honduras
Montreal Mirror |
Lorraine Carpenter |
10-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Glory Hope Mountain, The Acorn
Patrick Wolf is Ambitious, Audacious, and Androgynousnew
He's also on his way to pop-music stardom.
Montreal Mirror |
Lorraine Carpenter |
10-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Patrick Wolf, The Magic Position
We Are Wolves Hardwire Some Hoodoonew
The Montreal band packs everyday wonder and electro-punk panache into its new album Total Magique.
Montreal Mirror |
Lorraine Carpenter |
09-21-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Total Magique, We Are Wolves
Deakin Bowes Out of Animal Collective Tournew
The guitarist also known as Josh Dibb hasn't quit, he's just sitting this one out as the rest of the group tours to support Strawberry Jam.
Montreal Mirror |
Lorraine Carpenter |
09-07-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Animal Collective, Strawberry Jam
Montreal Mirror's Must-See List for Osheaganew
Having proven itself a well-oiled machine, and arguably the most courteous and considerate of music fests, Montreal's Osheaga event returns with an equally impressive line-up this weekend. Acts include M.I.A., Feist, Interpol, Macy Gray, Arctic Monkeys and of course Smashing Pumpkins.
Montreal Mirror |
Rupert Bottenberg, Lorraine Carpenter and Johnson Cummins |
09-07-2007 |
Concerts
Tags: concerts
M.I.A. Turns a Difficult Year into a Strong Second Albumnew
After breaking up with Diplo, being barred from the States and facing the pressures of the "difficult second album" (for a major U.S. label, no less) made for a very turbulent 2006. But it also produced Kala, and a work ethic that's become M.I.A.'s manifesto.
Montreal Mirror |
Lorraine Carpenter |
09-07-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Margaret Doll Rod Plays With Herselfnew
When her co-patriots in the Demolition Doll Rods retired in April, Margaret opted to tour as an one-woman show.
Montreal Mirror |
Lorraine Carpenter |
08-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Margaret Doll Rod
Krista Muir Hangs Up The Hosennew
Muir ditches her alt-ego Lederhosen Lucil for pretty tunes and a baritone ukulele.
Montreal Mirror |
Lorraine Carpenter |
08-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Krista Muir
The Hot Springs: Scream, Sigh, Simplifynew
Libidinous energy and alcoholic anger fuel the band's debut album, Volcano.
Montreal Mirror |
Lorraine Carpenter |
08-17-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Hot Springs, Volcano
Say Hello to Au Revoir Simonenew
The band responds to leering critics, communicates telepathically and latches on to David Lynch.
Montreal Mirror |
Lorraine Carpenter |
08-14-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Au Revoir Simone
Les Handclaps Move from the DJ Booth to the Stagenew
For an act that strives to recapture and remodel the retro-pop spirit of French yeye, go-go dancers and all, les Handclaps came about in quite a novel way.
Montreal Mirror |
Lorraine Carpenter |
07-19-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Les Handclaps
