AltWeeklies Wire
Up, Down, Out and Aboutnew

With their sophomore smash A Weekend in the City, U.K. dance-punk darlings Bloc Party rock around the clock, taking in the good times, bad vibes, wasted hours and magic moments.
Montreal Mirror |
Rupert Bottenberg |
03-16-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bloc Party
P.O.'d as an M.O.new
Rapper P.O.S. proves that punk rock and rap are closer than you think.
Montreal Mirror |
Lateef Martin |
03-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: P.O.S.
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
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
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
Momentum In the Sunnew

Malajube have paid their dues and earned their bunnies, straddling the anglo and francophone music scenes in Montreal, and now they're playing to a surprisingly receptive international audience.
Montreal Mirror |
Lorraine Carpenter |
02-08-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Malajube
Gizzy Keeping Busynew
With hot club nights, big-name remixes and a Ninja Tune deal cooking, Ghislain Poirier keeps bouncing higher.
Montreal Mirror |
Rupert Bottenberg |
02-02-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ghislain Poirier
Country Collection Conundrumnew
Hillbilly Night founder Bob Fuller's quarter-million records get him into trouble with city inspectors.
Montreal Mirror |
Tracey Lindeman |
02-02-2007 |
Music
Tier Upnew
The Essex Green divide, with plans to conquer.
Montreal Mirror |
Lorraine Carpenter |
01-25-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Essex Green
Chomp the Chumpsnew

AIDS Wolf bring new bite to their chaotic noise rock.
Montreal Mirror |
Johnson Cummins |
01-25-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: AIDS Wolf
The Gospel Truthnew
Gelb's Sno Angel took shape on a wing and a prayer.
Montreal Mirror |
Lorraine Carpenter |
12-15-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Howe Gelb
Milking Itnew
They may have weaned themselves off garage-rock purism, but Montreal's les Breastfeeders still deliver a mother of a live rock 'n' roll show.
Montreal Mirror |
Johnson Cummins |
12-15-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Les Breastfeeders
The Vinyl Frontiernew
A hopeless record collector meets Warren Hill, the Montrealer who discovered one of rock history's rarest records and almost sold it on eBay.
Montreal Mirror |
Johnson Cummins |
12-15-2006 |
Music
Fortune Favors the Bravenew
DJ battles were their baptisms of fire, but for No Luck Club, turntablism isn't an extreme sport, it's a fine art.
Montreal Mirror |
Scott C. |
11-17-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: No Luck Club