‘80s revivalist group Nümonia makes its live debut
The Montreal-based electronic art project blends music and visuals to tell a story. To thrive in the Montreal…
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A beginner’s guide to C86 music
The short-lived style blended sticky pop melodies with tender poetics Lacking the cosmopolitan cool of the mod revivalists,…
Beginner’s guide to thrash metal
One of the most popular genres of heavy metal music in the 80s Fast guitar riffs, speedy drumming…
Electro Bear Mountain
Singer-songwriter Ian Bevis shares his love for performing in Montreal The Canadian indie band Bear Mountain recently performed…
Women in old-school hip-hop
Some of the first female hip-hop artists to influence a whole generation These influential women made it in…
MNDSGN- Body Wash
MNDSGN- Body Wash (Stones Throw Records, 2016) Body Wash is Mndsgn’s second full length album for Stones Throw,…
Roosevelt – Roosevelt
Roosevelt – Roosevelt (City Slang, 2016) Roosevelt takes the classic ‘80s-electro beats and combines them with soft house…
Quickspins + Retroview
Little Chords – Afterlife (Lefse Records; 2012) When B.C.-based singer-songwriter Jamison is not producing records under his other…
The Box rocks for the young and old
An impromptu snowstorm certainly didn’t scare The Box junkies away from Montréal en Lumière’s downtown festival site Friday…