Today’s Sounds
Listen to already-over-the-top Brits Muse take a hilarious nosedive into dubstep, and contemplate what the Kanye West/Skrillex collab will sound like. Or just kill yourself.
East Meets Best: Japanese Classics at the Parc
Tatsuya Nakadai in The Human Condition. Fantasia is done, but those with an appetite for the more refined side of Asian cinema can take heart with a series starting tonight at the Cinéma du Parc. The Parc’s programmers have organized a series of classic Japanese cinema, running through Aug. 23. The series launches with […]
A poll walks into a bar…
This week, a buttload of polls came out, proving the only sure thing about a buttload of polls is that it smells like butt.
Quality Control: Norwegian Wood’s Angie Johnson
Norwegian Wood feels entirely organic. A lot of it is, in the material sense of the word: designer Angie Johnson tries to use bamboo and organic textiles wherever possible, outsources knit and detailing work to small local suppliers, and recycles existing fabric, vintage and old surplus leather stock in her clothing.
Her business model is equally organic: she finds collaborators and suppliers through personal relationships and shared workspaces, and she sews and assembles each piece herself, only occasionally contracting friends to deal with a particularly large order. Even after releasing collections with Silver Jeans, Top Shop and Anthropologie, her own flagship boutique is a little joint you might have heard of called Etsy.
2-QTPOC brings new spirit to Divers/Cité
When CultMtl asked me to write an article about the upcoming 2-qtpocmontréal, I nearly spit out my sandwich. I am a 2-QTPOC fanqueer if ever there was one — I read the blogs, buy the cupcakes, and my apartment is littered with zines and posters produced by the culture’s many talented and dedicated artists and activists. Since receiving invitations to support and participate in the 10-day (August 10-19) program of art exhibitions, workshops, lectures, performances, and dance parties back in June, I have been looking forward to Pride in Montréal like never before.
L’incrédule: Immigrant Song
Latin American immigrants in Montreal struggle with their sense of place in this low-key but well-acted and thought-provoking drama.
Smif-n-Wessun bring the blast to Under Pressure
Smif-n-Wessun (aka Cocoa Brovaz, aka rappers Tek & Steele, of East Coast underground rap posse Boot Camp Clik) are nearing “day 400 of celebration” since the release of Monumental, their incandescent 2011 collab LP with legendary producer Pete Rock. I caught up to them by phone Thursday night as they prepared to send off Under Pressure.
Five graffiti writers who’ve left their mark on Montreal
Montreal has long been a hub of graffiti culture. With the 17th edition of Under Pressure set to get under way this weekend, we asked Patrick O’Connor, who has been documenting the scene for nearly two decades, to compile a list of five writers who have really left their mark on the city.
Head Trip: Six Mil Antennas
Local filmmaker Johnny Ranger talks about his new immersive film experience, Six Mil Antennas, screening this month at the SAT.
Cancer Bats descend on Heavy MTL
Each year, lesser known yet often heavier bands take the smaller stages at Heavy MTL — and lucky for you, one of them happens to be Toronto’s Cancer Bats. Just off a tour across the U.S., singer Liam Cormier checks in with Cult MTL on the eve of the heaviest weekend of the year.