I want my, I want my, I want my HBO
Um, hello? Does anyone else find it ironic that three megacorporations in their own right are up in arms about another megacorporation getting even more megacorporatey?
Otakuthon Style: Cult MTL’s cosplay gallery
Worn editor Serah-Marie McMahon checks out the madcap fashions at Otakuthon last weekend at Montreal, while photographer Daniel Coyle takes you there with a gallery of cosplay costumes and more.
Today’s Sounds: Don Cherry
Don Cherry first rose to fame as the trumpet player in Ornette Coleman’s quartet of the late 1950s, but, like many free jazzers (including Ornette), sought musical and spiritual inspiration from non-Western cultures. Originally a double LP released in 1972, and impossibly rare since, Caprice Records has given the 40th anniversary re-release the royal treatment, packaging it as either one CD or a faithful reproduction of the original vinyl format. Either way, the set will be cherished by Cherry-o-philes for its meditative oms, vocalized drones and earthy world tones.
Fantasia: Aug. 7
Vice Films brings Harmony Korine and Val Kilmer together at last for random but interesting compilation The Fourth Dimension, and Korean child-abuse drama Silenced is harsh but compelling.
More festophobia
Usually I count down the days until the annual Heavy MTL festival, which gets underway early Saturday and ends late on Sunday. Having seen some incredible sets there by Voivod, Mastodon, Iron Maiden, Motörhead, High on Fire, Slayer and more, I’m truly thankful for the organizers who plant this annual two-day event in my backyard. […]
On Now: Xenia Benivolski, Jonathan Peterson, Tom Wesselman and Sean Havas
Cult MTL’s midweek reminder of a few shows of note up on walls around town.
Tuesday, Aug. 7
* La Ronde, park of amusement
* Dirty puppet mockumentary? Fantasia, of course
* Wicked turns the tables on The Wizard of Oz
* Cold Specks at Divan Orange
Quebec, Ink. — Merde
It seems like just yesterday that I was writing a regular rant about the state of politics and society for an alt weekly, but I have to admit that it’s been over 15 years. And, unfortunately, the little that has changed since 1996 has changed for the worse. Jean Charest was a rising young star […]