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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

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

Boys Noize Gets Skull-Fuckednew

Berlin's Alex Ridha releases a cranium-crushing new album, doesn't give a damn about copycats.

Montreal Mirror | Jack Oatmon | 09-14-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Boys Noize, Oi Oi Oi

Freakin' and Tweakin' with Dan Deaconnew

The sublime and the ridiculous collide in the work of the Baltimore musician.

Montreal Mirror | Rupert Bottenberg | 09-14-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Dan Deacon

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

?uestlove Discusses Hip-hop, Party Music & Flavor Flavnew

"Hip-hop isn’t really allowed the range that rock music and other types of music are allowed to get away with," he says.

Montreal Mirror | Scott C | 09-07-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: ?uestlove

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

Tags: M.I.A., Kala

Metal in Montrealnew

When the underground metal scene first reared its acne-infested head with a windswept mop on top, Montreal was a top contender for metal supremacy. Sunday's concert brings it all back home.

Montreal Mirror | Johnson Cummins | 08-30-2007 | Concerts

Tags: Metal Made in Quebec, concerts