- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 19 Mai, 2010 - 17:18
Glass Candy: sweet tooth for synth
Glass Candy: sweet tooth for synth

Portland-based Glass Candy have been sharing hushed synth sweets since 1996, running the gamut from new wave coos to disco-punk murmurs.

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 19 Mai, 2010 - 17:04
Tiga: you still gonna want him
Tiga: you still gonna want him

Montreal’s electronic preacher man gave us a thorough techno schooling in the early nineties and yet he still remains pretty darn relevant almost 20 years later.

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 14 Mai, 2010 - 11:28
NIGHTLIFE NOISE 5 dans tes oreilles!
NIGHTLIFE NOISE 5 dans tes oreilles!

La compilation numérique de Nightlife.ca, amplifiée par Rogers, est maintenant disponible en ligne!

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 13 Mai, 2010 - 18:09
Class of 2010: Dana, the warrior
Class of 2010: Dana, the warrior

Dana Michel is fearless. She’ll throw herself with frenetic precision up against walls of concrete, perform striking athletic solos sans shirt in outdoor pools and travel everywhere from Salt Lake City to Serbia to share her visceral, rhythmic work.

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 12 Mai, 2010 - 10:49
Jacob Tierney: the tale of the breakout director
Jacob Tierney: the tale of the breakout director

Jacob Tierney is painting the town red (literally) and loving it. He was but a wee one when he got an early break on YTV’s long-running after-school spook fest, Are You Afraid of the Dark?

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 11 Mai, 2010 - 17:00
Class of 2010: Montreal’s got talent, and we’ve got 20 emerging performers to prove it
Class of 2010: Montreal’s got talent, and we’ve got 20 emerging performers to prove it 6

Our yearbook salute to a class of graduating local heroes.

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 5 Mai, 2010 - 14:01
Culture Vulture: Banksy, L'amour à trois & Elektra
Culture Vulture: Banksy, L'amour à trois & Elektra

Why are so many of us downright fascinated by street art? Is it its raw, unsullied, frameless nature? The illegality of the creative act, with the need to express oneself greater than its potential repercussions?

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 1 Mai, 2010 - 00:00
Vie de quartier : Maison Indian Conscience
Vie de quartier : Maison Indian Conscience

"What everyone needs is love." The sticker on the kitchen door feels more like a mantra than a decorative quirk.

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 30 Avril, 2010 - 15:54
Culture Vulture: Miles Davis, Passenger Side and Exchange/Échange
Culture Vulture: Miles Davis, Passenger Side and Exchange/Échange

We were so wrapped up in, well, wrapping up our May issue here at NIGHTLIFE that we somehow missed the boat on that impromptu slush storm that dampened our spirits on Tuesday. Seeing a snow-covered Mount-Royal from our offices just killed my appetite for all those anticipated outdoor summer happenings.

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 28 Avril, 2010 - 12:29
Herman Kolgen: dust never looked so good
Herman Kolgen: dust never looked so good

Herman Kolgen is the kind of guy who’ll readily provide sound effects to give you a feel for what clusters of dust dispersing into the air to create a “beautiful chaos” look like.

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 27 Avril, 2010 - 14:01
Hearty Magazine: groove is in the hearty
Hearty Magazine: groove is in the hearty

Hana May brings print credibility to the online realm with Hearty Magazine.

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 23 Avril, 2010 - 15:06
Bernard Adamus: get your East End Montreal fix
- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 21 Avril, 2010 - 15:14
Culture Vulture: Blue Met, Cock-Pit and The Betweeners
Culture Vulture: Blue Met, Cock-Pit and The Betweeners

Is it just me, or did a handful of big-name celebs bogart all the space allotted to arts coverage in this city over the past week?

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 20 Avril, 2010 - 14:01
Busy P: Are you a Hardy or a Banger?
Busy P: Are you a Hardy or a Banger?

Two Frenchmen have been instrumental in shaping youth culture of late...

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 15 Avril, 2010 - 14:48
MoMA: the remote control generation hits up famed museum 3
- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 14 Avril, 2010 - 10:01
Culture Vulture: The Wild Hunt, Macbeth and Other Space Odysseys
Culture Vulture: The Wild Hunt, Macbeth and Other Space Odysseys

On Monday night, an estimated 17 Canadians tuned in to the Independent Film Channel to watch local hero Denis Villeneuve’s gut-wrenching Polytechnique make mincemeat of the competition at the 30th Genie Awards, walking away with no less than 9 wins.

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 12 Avril, 2010 - 12:32
M.I.A. dismisses Gaga and her "20-year-old Ibiza disco" in latest NME cover story
M.I.A. dismisses Gaga and her "20-year-old Ibiza disco" in latest NME cover story
- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 11 Avril, 2010 - 13:54
Sunglasses at Night (#01): Ziad Touma
Sunglasses at Night (#01): Ziad Touma

Sunglasses at Night est une chronique bimensuelle qui donne carte blanche à un collaborateur du magazine – ancien ou actuel – pour partager une date, un endroit et un souvenir du nightlife montréalais tiré de leur scrapbook personnel de virées nocturnes.

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- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 8 Avril, 2010 - 17:06
Music fan of the week: Mia Parang, equal opportunity music lover
Music fan of the week: Mia Parang, equal opportunity music lover 4
- par Michael-Oliver Harding publié le 7 Avril, 2010 - 14:45
Sophie Limoges: Lending a lustrous glow to the Montreal underground
Sophie Limoges: Lending a lustrous glow to the Montreal underground

Montreal’s metro system: a maze of tunnels, foul smells, raucous rail symphonies and urban crackpots. Everyone champions it as a green, cost-effective way to get from point A to B or C, but few commuters dawdle away time marveling at its structural beauty.

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