Despite the overabundance of media buzz and self-righteous criticisms, GIRLS is a clever, well-written, admittedly addictive show. Here’s why.
plus »After tinkering with covers on 2008's Jukebox, Chan Marshall powers through with new sounds and songs showcasing a more modern approach.
plus »Muzak prodigy Ariel Pink’s sophomore effort avoids the typical “more mature album” descriptor right in its title.
plus »Zach Condon of Beirut takes his extended tour full-circle in support of 2011’s The Rip Tide.
plus »The New York outfit appears at the Montreal International Jazz Festival days before the release of its new album.
plus »This bestselling faux-memoir, about a spoiled, offensive, shallow shopaholic, parodies the lives of celebrity It-girls like Paris Hilton and Mary-Kate Olsen. But WHO is Babe Walker?
plus »“I feel the clearest direction, when we were preparing the record, was to be as honest as we can among the three of us,” says Nic Basque, “to be as transparent as we can with everything, so that we feel something when we play these songs.”
plus »Plants and Animals discuss their third full-length, The End of That, out this week.
plus »Fusing refined vocals, pop melodies and abrasive instrumentation, Strange Mercy is St. Vincent’s most accomplished album to date.
plus »The campaign has grown a lot since its inception: in 2009, Quebec had just 1,368 registered “Mo Bros and Sistas” who raised $263,042; last year the number of registrants jumped to 7,266, who raised a staggering $944,528.
plus »One can find gems ranging from the ‘50s to late ‘80s, including silky blouses, floral dresses (with and without shoulder pads), knit
lace button-down crop-tops and an ample supply of high-waist shorts perfectly suitable for stylish terrace lounging.
Spencer Krug follows up 2010's experimental EP with a first full-length and a tour.
plus »The Seattle veterans seize the summer with new album Codes and Keys and a slot on the Osheaga main stage
plus »After having gone from a duo to a trio, indie folk-pop duo The Dodos return focus onto their core duo for their new effort, No Color.
plus »This year’s Fringe Festival will be the end of an era. Uncalled For, the award-winning improv troupe that has been mainstay of the Montreal Fringe Festival for nine years, will be moving on to greener and more hilarious pastures after they put on 'The Trial of the Century': a totally improvised courtroom comedy-melodrama that will boast all that is archaic and ridiculous.
plus »You probably know Yassin Alsalman as The Narcicyst, the local hip-hop artist whose songs attack cultural controversies, like the Islamophobia that has surrounded Arabs in North America since 9/11.
plus »The brains and fingers behind Think About Life reveals the dark side of the hypersocial lifestyle on his solo project's new effort.
in the interim, Graham managed to find the time to create Was I the Wave?, an electropop-influenced follow-up to his 2007 breakthrough effort.
plus »The band offers a polished, masterful incarnation of their enigmatic aesthetic on their new effort, Creep On Creepin’ On.
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