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What's Felix da Housecat's Sign?new

This time around, with Virgo Blaktro & the Movie Disco, Felix stirs a welcome dollop of electrofunk a la P-Funk into the retro-futuristic glam house that he and his ilk brought to prominence earlier in the decade.

Montreal Mirror | Jack Oatmon | 11-02-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Felix da Housecat, Virgo Blaktro & the Movie Disco

The National Parcs: Grooves From the Great Outdoorsnew

The Montreal band breaks new ground with Timbervision, an audio-visual album of hinterland harmonies and beats from the bush.

Montreal Mirror | Rupert Bottenberg | 11-02-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: The National Parcs, Timbervision

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

Picastro Dig the Darknessnew

The Toronto band certainly stands out amid the bleating sounds coming out of Toronto the Good these days -- Whore Luck is as dark and somber as it gets, with a sense of despair that burrows deep.

Montreal Mirror | Johnson Cummins | 10-19-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Picastro, Whore Luck

New Young Pony Club Saddle Upnew

The London band rides the new-rave wave.

Montreal Mirror | Lorraine Carpenter | 10-19-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Fantastic Playroom, New Young Pony Club

High on Fire Strokes Metal's Flamesnew

With its fourth record, Death is This Communion, the Oakland, Calif., trio hit new heights of heaviosity, but never stray too far from their true essence -- a heavy-as-fuck metal band.

Montreal Mirror | Johnson Cummins | 10-12-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Death is This Communion, High on Fire

Brother Ali's Appetite for Instructionnew

As hard as it is to be a white albino Muslim in the States, Ali never backs down in the face of pressure. With his latest release, The Undisputed Truth, he quenches his thirst for knowledge while nourishing his fans with undiluted honesty.

Montreal Mirror | Narcel X | 10-12-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Brother Ali, The Undisputed Truth

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

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

Patti Smith on Everythingnew

Protean punk poetess Smith offers answers on late-'70s New York and domesticity in Detroit, covering Kurt Cobain and the looming post-Bush clean-up job.

Montreal Mirror | Chris Barry | 10-01-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Patti Smith, Twelve

The Resurrected Turbonegro Never Wanted to be Lovednew

Now that the band are in their post-apocalyptic days, they're finding out that no matter how hard they try to offend, it seems that too many people are in on their joke.

Montreal Mirror | Johnson Cummins | 09-21-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Turbonegro