Music

The Weeknd announces a Greatest Hits album

January 26, 2021 by Mr. Wavvy

For now, the project is only available on CD.

Igloofest 2021 line-up includes Jacques Greene, CRi, Lou Phelps, Misstress Barbara

January 25, 2021 by CultMTL

“The world’s coldest festival invites itself over.”

WATCH: Planet Giza get spacey on “When the Moving Stops”

January 22, 2021 by Mr. Wavvy

The Montreal trio’s new music video has a Lovecraftian feel.

REVIEW: A Funky Bad Time, the Du-Rites

January 22, 2021 by Darcy MacDonald

“They specialize in the type of now-obscure ’70s AM radio funk that future rappers’ grandparents grinded to at the afterparty.”

WATCH: Quadracup makes possibly the perfect Montreal rap video

January 20, 2021 by CultMTL

“What happens when you distill the essence of the area between Montreal-Est and the Point into a music video.”

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Justin Trudeau: “If you have a booked trip: cancel it”

January 26, 2021 by CultMTL

New travel restrictions are coming.

The homeless are officially exempt from the Quebec curfew

January 26, 2021 by Lorraine Carpenter

A Superior Court judge ruled that the curfew “discriminates and disproportionately hurts” the homeless.

Trudeau spoke with Rabbi Scheier from Shaar Hashomayim after vandalism earlier this month

January 26, 2021 by CultMTL

“Antisemitism has no place in our country, and we stand in solidarity with the Jewish community against this hate.”

The new Denzel Washington film The Little Things misses a few big things

January 26, 2021 by Alex Rose

There’s mood to spare but not much else in this sleepy, curiously blank procedural.

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PHOTOS: The M for Montreal music fest

November 25, 2019 by CultMTL

See the striking stage images captured by Cindy Lopez.

PHOTOS: POP Montreal 2019

October 2, 2019 by CultMTL

Cindy Lopez got the shots you want to see at this year’s festival.

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4 reasons to attend Cabaret Berlin’s virtual Halloween party tonight

October 30, 2020 by Lorraine Carpenter

For one, the Lunatic Asylum theme is timely.

Montreal music venue Diving Bell Social Club is reopening

August 27, 2020 by Lorraine Carpenter

…with safety measures that go above and beyond.

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WATCH: Planet Giza get spacey on “When the Moving Stops”

January 22, 2021 by Mr. Wavvy

The Montreal trio’s new music video has a Lovecraftian feel.

REVIEW: A Funky Bad Time, the Du-Rites

January 22, 2021 by Darcy MacDonald

“They specialize in the type of now-obscure ’70s AM radio funk that future rappers’ grandparents grinded to at the afterparty.”

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Will Donald Trump pardon Lil Wayne?

January 19, 2021 by Mr. Wavvy

Snoop Dogg is also reportedly trying to secure a pardon for a Death Row Records colleague.

Montreal producer DRTWRK earns #1 Rhythmic radio single

January 19, 2021 by Mr. Wavvy

DRTWRK produced Saweetie and Jhene Aiko’s “Back to the Streets” alongside Timbaland.

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Great books about two very different underground music scenes

December 22, 2020 by Johnson Cummins

Ft. Texas punk pics by Pat Blashill & essays by Richard Linklater, David Yow etc / Cleveland proto-punk and the downfall of a scenester.

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Start as you mean to go on

January 25, 2021 by Ryan Alexander Diduck

Fresh tracks and deep thoughts on COVID chic, the “short sharp shock” and more!