Texas-born rapper Travis Scott has been cultivating hype for his debut LP for more than a year now. His earlier mixtape, Days Before Rodeo (2014), showcased a 12-track warm-up with a title that promised that this was only the beginning, which only makes the hit-or-miss[Read More…]
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Album Review: What a time to be alive – Drake & Future
Drake and Future are two established hip-hop artists who have had massively successful years. Both released critically acclaimed albums earlier this year, with Drake cementing his position in the upper echelon of rap with his platinum album If You’re Reading This it’s Too Late. Both[Read More…]
Album Review: Man of the City – Reno McCarthy
When you retrospectively listen to the unpolished early material of a band that has since progressed and evolved, it’s clear that there is an unrealized potential in the sound and a foreshadowing of what’s to come. Some bands never get any better, or fall apart[Read More…]
Vittorio brings posters to life
Montreal Through The Eyes of Vittorio celebrates Vittorio Fiorucci (1932-2008), an Italian poster artist who established himself in Canada in the early ‘50s and whose work is now internationally renowned due to its iconic artwork and designs. The exhibit opens with a statement from Vittorio dated shortly before his his[Read More…]
Zimbel finds excitement in every moment
Earlier in September, The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts debuted a retrospective of photographer George S Zimbel, an artist famous for his high-profile portraits of icons such as Marilyn Monroe, John F. Kennedy, Helen Keller, and Billy Graham. Zimbel has displayed his work everywhere—from New York’s Museum of Modern Art[Read More…]
Pop Dialectic: Modern Family
Modern Family just finished its long run of consecutive victories at the Emmy Awards earlier this year. Two writers take a look at the show and its legacy. Click each perspective to read more Modern Family was always stuck in the past Arielle Garmaise When Modern Family premiered in 2009,[Read More…]
Unearthing Marlon Brando
Despite being a great actor Marlon Brando was a human being who struggled with his past and career. Listen to me, Marlon brings viewers into Brando’s mind and captures his tormented search for meaning and internal peace. Brando is often cited as the most influential actor of all time. He[Read More…]
Beyond street dance
An amber glow cut through the darkness, illuminating only part of the stage between floor and ceiling. Music began to thunder, and hands suddenly shot up, puncturing the glow, writhing on their own for a few moments before their bodies joined. This is not contemporary dance; this is dance in[Read More…]
Hidden venues of Montreal
Le Cagibi Located in the Mile End, Le Cagibi is a coffeehouse and vegetarian restaurant by day and a bar and concert venue by night. Shows are held in the back room where listeners can settle into a cozy armchair with a drink and, depending on the night, enjoy a[Read More…]
When a sketch comes to life
Since the middle of the 20th century, Arthur Erickson’s buildings have modified Canada’s physical, cultural, and architectural landscape. Université du Quebec a Montréal’s (UQAM) Centre du Design is currently bringing his work to light in Arthur Erickson: Lignes topographiques / Sight Lines, a showcase of previously unseen sketches that would[Read More…]
