- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 9 Septembre, 2010 - 10:13
NIGHTLIFE in Toronto: movie industry gears up for 10 days of red carpet glamour and first-rate films
NIGHTLIFE in Toronto: movie industry gears up for 10 days of red carpet glamour and first-rate films

Arts & Culture Editor Michael-Oliver Harding is in Toronto to give us the lowdown on what international film folk should be getting all hot and heavy about over the next 10 days.

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 30 Août, 2010 - 13:36
World Press Photo: photojournalist Adam Ferguson captures humankind at breaking point
World Press Photo: photojournalist Adam Ferguson captures humankind at breaking point

"The buildings on both sides of the road were destroyed. The bomb was big one, it had devastated the entire corner."

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 30 Août, 2010 - 13:09
Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette: her debut novel reminds us that "HoMa" is just a silly buzzword
Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette: her debut novel reminds us that "HoMa" is just a silly buzzword

To her credit, the book’s potent dialogue practically jumps off the page and into your eardrums, with its dynamic inflections and distinctive East end vernacular.

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 18 Août, 2010 - 10:35
Toddla T: old enough to feel the vibrations
Toddla T: old enough to feel the vibrations

Sheffield-bred producer Tom Bell, alias Toddla T has been criss-crossing dancehall, dubstep, electro and West Indian sounds, both perched atop DJ booths and in the studio, since the tender age of 14.

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 30 Juillet, 2010 - 09:57
Jordan Dare: music is the message
Jordan Dare: music is the message

In the midst of a continual stream of parties and his recently wrapped Voyeur residency at Foufs, Jordan Dare has found the time to release the You Fade Out EP on Toronto’s My Favourite Robot.

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 21 Juillet, 2010 - 13:42
Class of 2010: Maxime LeFlaguais, the patron of the arts
Class of 2010: Maxime LeFlaguais, the patron of the arts

Affable, humble, handsome and a natural funnyman, all the metaphorical arrows point in one direction: an impending film career marked by leading man roles.

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 17 Juillet, 2010 - 10:22
Peepers: voyeurism takes a turn for the funny in clever Montreal comedy

Peep this sharply written farce about lowbrow dudes who'll brave stormy weather to carry out their binocular-assisted shenanigans: spot “big booty buffets” and “hottie hookups” on city rooftops.

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 16 Juillet, 2010 - 10:43
Hovatron: supplying the thumps and bumps on Nightlife Noise 5
Hovatron: supplying the thumps and bumps on Nightlife Noise 5
- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 14 Juillet, 2010 - 10:22
Sterling Downey: Under Pressure bombs, tags and thinks its way into the next generation
Sterling Downey: Under Pressure bombs, tags and thinks its way into the next generation

Downey has defied all odds by keeping UP afloat for 15 years.

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 13 Juillet, 2010 - 17:17
Black Sheep: heroes of the underground pay tribute to their loved ones
Black Sheep: heroes of the underground pay tribute to their loved ones

This is a celebration of families that relish in their own understanding of the American dream, and who rock out with their wee ones.

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 6 Juillet, 2010 - 18:29
Bo Burnham: nothing's off limits for this Lil' Bo Wow of viral funniness
Bo Burnham: nothing's off limits for this Lil' Bo Wow of viral funniness

NIGHTLIFE invited the barely legal Massachusetts teen, who’s “got more lines than Whitney Houston’s coffee table”, to a rapid-fire email exchange.

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 21 Juin, 2010 - 12:18
HARD Tour: it's a hard knock life for us
HARD Tour: it's a hard knock life for us

If you’re not a clued-in Angelino, the moniker “HARD Tour” might leave you slightly puzzled. Hard rock? Hardcore punk? Perhaps a porn convention?

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 16 Juin, 2010 - 18:23
Class of 2010: François Arnaud, the valedictorian
Class of 2010: François Arnaud, the valedictorian

With key roles in the eyebrow-raising “Les grandes chaleurs”, the no-preamble-needed “J’ai tué ma mère” and on TVA’s “Yamaska”, François Arnaud’s profile is rapidly soaring.

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 9 Juin, 2010 - 23:46
Green Velvet: holy rhythm!
Green Velvet: holy rhythm!

There aren’t many techno DJs who’ll unabashedly advertise their religious beliefs, describing their sound on MySpace as “techno/funk/Christian”.

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 7 Juin, 2010 - 17:10
Young artist of the week: Drew Barnet, the independent thinker
Young artist of the week: Drew Barnet, the independent thinker 1
- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 7 Juin, 2010 - 15:35
Justin Giarla: visionary Bay Area curator on the future of street art
Justin Giarla: visionary Bay Area curator on the future of street art

The Yves Laroche Galerie d’Art has invited the SF’s premier art provocateur to present Looking East – his first-ever Canadian show – to officially usher in the gallery’s spacious new digs in the Mile End.

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 4 Juin, 2010 - 16:04
Class of 2010: Emmanuel Schwartz, the mastermind
Class of 2010: Emmanuel Schwartz, the mastermind

Although NIGHTLIFE isn’t inclined to jump on buzz bandwagons and hail those everyone is raving about, we can’t help but tip our hat off to an enterprising young talent with a fertile mind and a fascinating worldview.

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 1 Juin, 2010 - 14:57
Side Stage: handsewn anarchy reigns in Golpe
Side Stage: handsewn anarchy reigns in Golpe

Tammy Forsythe and her punk rock crew of improvised musicians / riot grrrls / militant multidisciplinary artists let Marco and I peer into their DIY jam space.

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 1 Juin, 2010 - 00:00
Vie de Quartier : shear madness at La Switch
Vie de Quartier : shear madness at La Switch

Montrealers ought to thank Gunther’s French-Canadian sweetheart, who stole him away from SoHo’s famed Mudhoney Hair Salon. Their loss; Griffintown’s gain.

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 25 Mai, 2010 - 18:19
Class of 2010: Jesse Camacho, the whiz kid
Class of 2010: Jesse Camacho, the whiz kid 1

For as far back as he can remember, Jesse Camacho wanted to act. He grew up watching his parents – well-respected thesps Mark Camacho and Pauline Little – grace our city’s stages and jumbo screens, but they were initially reluctant to let him have a go at it.

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