AltWeeklies Wire
Montreal Punks Make Daring Debutnew

The debut record from local delinquents CPC Gangbangs is sure to turn punk-rock puritans on their ears.
Montreal Mirror |
Johnson Cummins |
06-14-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: CPC Gangbangs, Mutilation Nation
Frog Eyes: At the End of the Daynew
Carey Mercer should get a grant for being so fuckin' artsy.
Montreal Mirror |
Lorraine Carpenter |
05-18-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Frog Eyes
The Gong Show Must Go Onnew
Prog-rock pioneer Daevid Allen explores brave new worlds of psychedelic music with Acid Mothers Temple.
Montreal Mirror |
Johnson Cummins |
05-18-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Daevid Allen
!!!: History in the Makingnew
Only time will tell what tricks and truths lie in !!!'s Myth Takes.
Montreal Mirror |
Rupert Bottenberg |
05-18-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: !!!
Fools’ Gold: Philadelphia’s Plastic Littlenew
Joining the effort to make rap music fun again, Plastic Little deliver a big bounty of bounce and buffoonery.
Montreal Mirror |
Rupert Bottenberg |
05-10-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Plastic Little
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
Mass Appeal: Arcade Firenew
They're a band that needs little introduction, especially in their hometown, where frostbite-baiting fans will line up overnight for concert tickets.
Montreal Mirror |
Lorraine Carpenter |
05-10-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Arcade Fire
Lion's Sharenew
Jah Cutta and his Determination Band have certainly lived up to their name -- for over 20 years, they've been a cornerstone of live reggae music in Montreal, and their new album, Wha Gwan, aims to make a name for them across the country and the globe.
Montreal Mirror |
Erin MacLeod |
05-03-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Trans Am: Starting at the End of the Worldnew
The abstract rockers reunite, break their own rules and bust out a bright, ballsy new album.
Montreal Mirror |
Rupert Bottenberg |
04-26-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Trans Am
Shit Happensnew
Is there any hope for French performance artist and musician Jean-Louis Costes?
Montreal Mirror |
Johnson Cummins |
04-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jean-Louis Costes
Truest G's Eulogynew
With his most recent release, Hip Hop Is Dead, acclaimed MC Nas delivered a bitter requiem for rap -- but is it truly a time for mourning, or is a bright new morning around the corner?
Montreal Mirror |
Narcel X |
04-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Nas
Habeas Corpussenew
The high-haired Montreal legend on metal, mayhem and meditation.
Montreal Mirror |
Johnson Cummins |
04-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Corpusse
Mike Patton's Peeping Tom Pop Peek-a-boonew
If James Brown was the hardest working man in show business, Patton is definitely the most omnipresent.
Montreal Mirror |
Lateef Martin |
04-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Peeping Tom
Fancy That: Q&A with Dave One of Chromeonew
On matching Michael Jackson, the Ed Bangers hook-up and the elusive Daryl Hall.
Montreal Mirror |
Scott C |
04-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Chromeo
Poster Boynew
One Percent Free takes his no-pay policy to the streets -- literally.
Montreal Mirror |
Rupert Bottenberg |
03-29-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: One Percent Free