AltWeeklies Wire
Norwegian Moodnew
Of Montreal's Kevin Barnes finds his happy place on stage.
Montreal Mirror |
Lorraine Carpenter |
03-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Of Montreal
Loud, Lew, Loathed ... and Loving Itnew
A lot of bands claim to tear their audiences a new one -- Montreal's Trigger Effect can proudly claim they actually have.
Montreal Mirror |
Johnson Cummins |
03-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Trigger Effect
'Ace' in the Holenew
David Matthews interweaves tales of Baltimore blacks, Jews and blues in his memoir.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
03-12-2007 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Ace of Spades, David Matthews
Sex Workers Back in the Shadowsnew
Decriminalization of prostitution isn't on the agenda for the feds or feminist groups.
Montreal Mirror |
Samer Elatrash |
03-12-2007 |
Sex
Voice, Activatednew
As tough as she is tender, this Louisiana MC raps about Southern comfort and northern exposure, deflecting triviality and reflecting reality.
Montreal Mirror |
Erin MacLeod |
03-02-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Voice
Not Exactly the Oscarsnew
Readers pick the year's sexiest, nastiest and lousiest movies in our 11th annual Alternative Academy Awards.
Montreal Mirror |
Hanako Hoshimi-Caines and Mark Slutsky |
03-02-2007 |
Movies
Mum on the Mindnew
Toibin captures exquisite Irish misery in his new collection of shorts.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
03-02-2007 |
Fiction
Tags: Colm Toibin, Mothers and Sons
The ACT UP Oral History Projectnew
Veteran AIDS warrior Sarah Schulman remembers fighters passed.
Montreal Mirror |
Patrick Lejtenyi |
03-02-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
What Americans Don't Know About Canadanew
"I once had a guy in New Orleans say to me, 'Oh, you're Canadian, I heard you guys put mayonnaise on everything, even in your hair.'"
Montreal Mirror |
Raf Katigbak |
03-02-2007 |
Commentary
'The Astronaut Farmer' Doesn't Get Off the Groundnew
It may be most self-consciously old-fashioned and straight-up corny motion picture to come out of Hollywood in years.
Montreal Mirror |
Mark Slutsky |
02-22-2007 |
Reviews
Rocking the Rinknew
Roller derby mania hits Montreal.
Montreal Mirror |
Andrea Zanin |
02-22-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Boreal Rousenew
Punk teens flee Canada's northern nowhere in Bozak's dark and violent debut.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
02-16-2007 |
Fiction
Tags: Nadia Bozak, Orphan Love
Betting On the Dark Horsenew
Harnessing a potent brew of psychedelic splendour and classic-rock cool, the Besnard Lakes launch a sophomore album that's likely to make them Montreal's next to win, place or show.
Montreal Mirror |
Johnson Cummins |
02-16-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Besnard Lakes
Hipster-izing Democracynew
Apathy Is Boring celebrates three years of trying to reach the youth vote.
Montreal Mirror |
Michael-Oliver Harding |
02-16-2007 |
Politics
No Shame in Slaughternew
Turkish scholar Taner Akcam confronts the 1915 massacre of Armenians as his native country continues to deny it.
Montreal Mirror |
Stefan Christoff |
02-16-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: A Shameful Act, Taner Akcam
