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POP Montreal Festival preview: Explore the unknown

Fortunately, just as that wretched, summer’s-end sickness trickles over campus, Montreal’s fastest growing festival has come to lift our hearts. POP Montreal is perfectly timed to remind us of our vibrant culture, top-notch venues and seemingly endless repertoire of diverse musical talent, before Jack Frost creeps in to dampen our spirits . . . or lawn chairs.

Yes, there will be names, big and small. David Byrne & St. Vincent, Born Ruffians, Gotye and our own Grimes, Stars and Cadence Weapon to name a few. But you’ve gotta’ dip your toes in unfamiliar waters to fully grasp what POP is all about. Over 400 artists will be settling in our city from Sept. 19-23. Now is your chance to try something different.

Let this mixtape serve as your POP sampler; Side A features the homegrown on their way up while Side B welcomes rising stars from afar.

Side A: Export

1. “Don’t Leave It To Me” – Mozart’s Sister – Dear Fear

2. “Cover Your Tracks” – Young Galaxy – Shapeshifting

3. “Queens” – Yamantaka//Sonic Titan – YT//ST

4. “Knight Moves” – Chilly Gonzales – Ivory Tower

5. “Arena” – SUUNS – Zeroes QC

6. “Don’t Go To Klaksvik” – Leif Vollebekk – Inland

7. “Holding on to Something” – Parlovr – Kook Soul

8. “High Twilight” – Daniel Isaiah – High Twilight

9. “Rings of Saturn” – TOPS – Tender Opposites

10. “Prophecy” – Adam & The Amethysts – Flickering Flashlight

 

Side B: Import

11. “The Blame” – Gonjasufi – MU.ZZ.LE

12. “Now You Like Me How” – Woodpigeon – Treasury Library Canada

13. “Omamori” – Elite Gymnastics – Ruin

14. “Beat And The Pulse” – Austra – Feel It Break

15. “The Weight You Hold” – The Belle Comedians – Autumn Ought To…

16. “I Hate The Kids” – Hot Snakes – Automatic Midnight

17. “Another Year Again” – The Sadies – Darker Circles

18. “Lick the Palm of the Burning Handshake” – Zola Jesus – Conatus

19. “Ashes In” – Railbird – No One

20. “Ambergris” – Snowblink – Long Live

 

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Mix Tape: I’ll never grow up

Last week, we tried to prolong summer with 20 tracks that celebrated the fun and relaxation of the season – all the while ignoring the onslaught of schoolwork on the horizon. I’m sad to report, however, that despite all of our efforts, the dreaded first day of classes has come. So for this week, we’re going to change tacks and welcome the semester by distilling the essence of Montreal’s back-to-school atmosphere: feeling young.

Each side brings a different approach to youth, in order to reflect Concordia’s sizable groups of new and mature students. Side A represents youth from the perspective of those in the thick of it, with artists as young as 19 and no older than 23 at time of recording. Side B is more reflective, with tracks by artists in their late 20’s and 30’s looking back on what it is to be young. Enjoy it while you can!

 

Side A: Young hearts

1. “Fate” – Young Man – Vol.1

2. “Barely Legal” – The Strokes – Is This It

3. “(She’s) Sexy + 17” – Stray Cats – Rant N’ Rave with the Stray Cats

4. “Sex Beat” – The Gun Club – Fire of Love

5. “Bastards of Young” – The Replacements –Tim 

6. “Thirteen” – Big Star – #1 Record 

7. “Cello Song” – Nick Drake – Five Leaves Left 

8. “The Way Young Lovers Do” – Van Morrison – Astral Weeks 

9. “HiiiPower” – Kendrick Lamar – Section 80 

10. “Oliver James” – Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes 

 

Side B: Young at heart

11. “Teen Age Riot” – Sonic Youth – Daydream Nation

12. “Doused” – DIIV – Oshin 

13. “A New England” – Billy Bragg – Life’s A Riot with Spy vs Spy 

14. “All My Friends” – LCD Soundsystem – Sound of Silver

15. “Pink Bullets” – The Shins – Chutes Too Narrow 

16. “Summer Skin” – Death Cab for Cutie – Plans 

17. “Always” – Blink-182 – Blink-182  

18. “Die Like A Rockstar” – Danny Brown – XXX

19. “It” – Rich Aucoin – We’re All Dying To Live

20. “Drunk Teenagers” – Joel Plaskett Emergency – Ashtray Rock

 

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Mixtape: Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day.

The holiday named for Saint Valentine, the patron saint of overpriced lingerie.
It is a day couples revel in. A chance to atone for 364 days of sexless bickering. Fellas, time to purchase a $17.99 box of mass-produced chocolates at the pharmacy, and whichever three-pack of condoms offers the best comfort-to-price ratio. Ladies, appreciate the B-effort your lad is giving and wear that sexy nurse outfit your friend bought you as a joke four years ago and enjoy Side A.
Single people, I know this day hasn’t been too kind to you ever since that boy/girl you liked in third grade didn’t put a card in that wondrously decorated paper bag on your desk, but don’t let that get you down! Think of all the discount chocolate you can eat tomorrow! Until then, enjoy listening to Side B while eating a microwavable burrito alone in the bathtub.

Side A – Tied down

1. “Sunshine” – Lupe Fiasco – Food and Liquor
2. “Girlfriend” – Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
3. “S&M” – Rihanna – Loud
4. “Lovelier Than You” – B.o.B – B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray
5. “Right Thru Me” – Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday
6. “Feel Good Inc.” – Gorillaz – Demon Days
7. “Stadium Love” – Metric – Fantasies
8. “Angel” – Shaggy – Hot Shot
9. “Downtime” – The Gandharvas – Sold for a Smile
10. “Sexual Healing” – Marvin Gaye – Midnight Love

Side B – Ridin’ solo

11. “Us Remains Impossible” – Matthew Good – Vancouver
12. “Black” – Pearl Jam – Ten
13. “Amsterdam” – Coldplay – A Rush of Blood to the Head
14. “Heartless” – Kanye West – 808s and Heartbreak
15. “Like Spinning Plates” – Radiohead – Amnesiac
16. “The Passenger” – Iggy Pop – Lust for Life
17. “Wonderwall” – Oasis – (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?
18. “Mr. Brightside” – The Killers – Hot Fuss
19. “Friend of the Night” – Mogwai – Mr. Beast
20. “Under the Bridge” – Red Hot Chili Peppers – Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Listen to this week’s mixtape here on 8tracks.com

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Mixtape: Gettin’ Jolly With It

Ah, the holidays. So it turns out there are – and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise – two kinds of people in the world: those who enjoy Christmas music and those who don’t. The latter will find themselves with hefty dentist bills for grinding their teeth whenever they enter any commercial establishment in the month of December, while the former don’t need to down a bottle of wine to belt out about what Santa does when you’re sleeping.

Side A is meant to make Christmas bearable for those who’d run over Rudolph (and not call the SPCA) any day of the week, but who just can’t resist the call of Freddie or Zooey. Side B is for, frankly, everyone, including the grumpiest little Grinches.

Listen to the mixtape here: http://8tracks.com/the_concordian/gettin_jolly_with_it

SIDE A: I’m a Grinch, get me outta here

1. “Merry Christmas Darling” – The Carpenters – Christmas Portrait (1978)
2. “Sleigh Ride” – She & Him – A Very She & Him Christmas (2011)
3. “Up On The Housetop” – The Jackson 5 – Jackson 5 Christmas Album (1970)
4. “(It’s Gonna Be A) Punk Rock Christmas” – The Ravers – Punk Rock Xmas (1995)
5. “Blue Christmas” – Elvis Presley – Blue Christmas (1992)
6. “Thank God It’s Christmas” – Queen – Single (1984)
7. “December” – Regina Spektor – Gift Wrapped II: Snowed In (2010)
8. “O come, O come, Emmanuel” – Belle & Sebastian – It’s a Cool Cool Christmas (2000)
9. “Pretty Paper” – Willie Nelson – Pretty Paper (1979)
10. “Frosty the Snowman” – Fiona Apple – The Hotel Café presents…Winter Songs (2008)

SIDE B: Oldies (and nothin’ but goodies)

11.  ”Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer” – Gene Autry – Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer And Other Christmas Classics (2003)
12. “It Came Upon A Midnight Clear” – Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Fitzgerald’s Christmas (1967)
13. “Baby It’s Cold Outside” – Margaret Whiting and Johnny Mercer – Capitol Collectors Series (1989)
14. “Winter Wonderland” – Johnny Mathis – Merry Christmas (1958)
15. “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” – Judy Garland – The Judy Garland Christmas Album (1995)
16. “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” – Jimmy Boyd – First Christmas Record For Children (1999)
17. “Silent Night” – Bing Crosby – Merry Christmas (1947)
18. “All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth” – Spike Jones & His City Slickers – Single (1948)
19. “Jingle Bell Rock” – Bobby Helms – Single (1957)
20. “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” – Brenda Lee – Single (1958)

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Mixtape

I only have 150 words to write what this week’s mixtape is all about. There are three or four words I could use that would perfectly explain the whole thing, but unfortunately they are part of a lost language etched into pillars that lie in the Indian Ocean, leaving me only with English to inadequately describe the theme behind this mix. It is intended to capture the feel of a long night of cigarettes and wine and taxis, the capitulation of the day to the fever dream of drinks, dances and moonlight. From the ecstatic opening of “You” to the delirious climax of “OCAD Flu,” the first half is all about the rise of midnight empires, while the second is intended to embody the slow descent of last night into tomorrow during the pre-dawn hours when the serotonin is exhausted, ending with the dreamy embrace of Heathered Pearls and M83.

Listen to the mixtape here: 8tracks.com/the_concordian/rise_and_fall 

SIDE A: THE FIRST SOUND

1. “You” – Gold Panda – Lucky Shiner
2. “Biddies” – Mo Kolours – Drum Talking EP
3. “Abducted” – Cults – Cults
4. “Nightcall” – Kavinsky – Single
5. “Suffocation (Los Campesinos! Remix)” – White Ring – Suffocation
6. “Stockholm Syndrome” – Goose Hut – Money Money Love Love
7. “Lofticries” – Purity Ring – Ungirthed 7″
8. “Police” – Gold Panda – Companion
9. “Time Code”- Bright Eyes – Digital Ash in a Digital Urn
10. “OCAD Flu”- Foxes in Fiction – Alberto

SIDE B: RESURRECTION REPRISE

11. “Safety” – tUnE-yArDs – BiRd-BrAiNs
12. “Amazing and Wonderful” – Peaking Lights – 936
13. “Peace in the Valley” – Rev. Lonnie Farris – Single
14. “Ringing Temple (Deceased Version)” – Heathered Pearls – Mother Pearl
15. “My Angel Rocks Back and Forth” – Four Tet – Rounds
16. “May You Never” – Land of Talk – Fun and Laughter
17. “Brokendate” – Com Truise – Galactic Melt
18. “A With Living” – Do Make Say Think – You, You’re A History in Rust
19. “Major Spillage” – White Rainbow – New Clouds
20. “Midnight Souls Still Remain” – M83 – Saturdays=Youth

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Time Is On Our Side

Twenty-seven issues and 26 weeks, and we’re at the end of another school year. I’d wax-poetic about the past year and all its up and downs, but mostly I just feel like tuning out from school with a pair of headphones around my skull. Here’s our eclectic list of top, time-themed songs, when it seems like all you need is a few more hours to finish that essay or project, or wrap up your studying. (We’ve spared you all the cloying pop classics like “TiK ToK” and “Time Goes By So Slowly”). Peace out, ConU.

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Purple Haze

In the druggie universe, there are two types of people: those who like to move and those who like to talk. The first may or may not wear tight fitting neon outfits covered in glitter, and are most comfortable in strobe light-infused spaces. On the other hand, the latter prefers the safety of an old couch, perhaps framed by a poster of neon swirls, in a circle of like-minded friends who enjoy discussing the importance of this moment RIGHT NOW.

Although I am obviously being facetious, it is undeniable that there is a difference between the enthusiasts of uppers vs. downers. So no matter what you like to do on your Friday night, this mixtape has got you covered. Start with Side A to find the meaning of life, then flip to Side B to get the party started.

Side A: Downers

1. “Mohammed” – The Dandy Warhols –Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia – 2000

2. “Shadowplay” – Joy Division – Unknown Pleasures – 1979

3. “Venus in Furs” – The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground & Nico – 1967

4. “Classic Rock in Spring/Freeway in Mind” – Kurt Vile – Constant Hitmaker – 2008

5. “Gold Dust Woman” – Fleetwood Mac – Rumours – 1977

6. “Been Smoking Too Long” – Nick Drake – Time of No Reply – 1986

7. “Terrapin” – Syd Barrett – The Madcap Laughs – 1970

8. “Pink Frost” – The Chills – Kaleidoscope World – 1986

9. “666 Conducer” – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Baby 81 – 2007

10. “All My Hate and My Hexes Are For You” – Crocodiles – Sleep Forever – 2010

 

Side B: Uppers

11. “Super-Sonic” – The Brian Jonestown Massacre – Give It Back! – 1997

12. “Fire” – Kasabian – West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum – 2009

13. “The Equaliser” – Clinic – Walking With Thee – 2002

14. “Hallelujah (Club Mix)” – Happy Mondays – Hallelujah – 1989

15. “Deceptacon” – Le Tigre – Le Tigre – (1999)

16. “Bang Bang Rock & Roll” – Art Brut – Bang Bang Rock & Roll – 2005

17. “T.R.O.U.B.L.E” – We Are Wolves – Non-Stop Je te Plie en Deux – 2005

18. “Wolf Like Me” – TV on the Radio – Return to Cookie Mountain – 2006

19. “She Bangs the Drums” – The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses – 1989

 

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Songs for the modern, empowered slut

In honour of International Women’s Day, here are some songs sung by some exceptionally bold women who, combined with being self-aware, feature a mindset typically associated with masculinity. Wherever you are between monogamy/polyamory, homosexual/heterosexual, masculine/feminine, let yourself be open and accepting of others positions and confident in your own unique place, without feeling the need to adhere to any categories.

 

 

SIDE A:

1. “In These Shoes?” – Kirsty Maccoll – Tropical Brainstorm – 2000

2. “Jique” – Brazilian Girls – Talk To La Bomb – 2006

3. “Pile of Gold” – The Blow – Paper Television – 2008

4. “Tight Fit” – New Young Pony Club – Fantastic Playroom – 2007

5. “I Get Around” – Dragonette – Galore – 2007

6. “Art Bitch” – Cansei De Ser Sexy – Cansei De Ser Sexy – 2005

7. “Fuck the Pain Away” – Peaches – The Teaches of Peaches – 2000

8. “Stripper” – Sohodolls – Ribbed Music for the Numb Generation – 2007

9. “It’s Getting Boring by the Sea” – Blood Red Shoes – Box of Secrets – 2008

10. “U.R.A. Fever” – The Kills – Midnight Boom – 2008

 

SIDE B:

11. “Jerk It” – Thunderheist – Thunderheist – 2009

12. “Mediocrity Rules” – Le Tigre – From The Desk of Mr. Lady – 2001

13. “Les Femmes” – Yelle – Pop Up – 2007

14. “Lovertits” – Feist – Open Season – 2006

15. “I’m Good, I’m Gone” – Lykke Li – Youth Novels – 2008

16. “No Regrets” – Sohodolls – Single – 2006

17. “Cold Hands! Hot Bodies” – You Say Party! We Say Die!- Hit The Floor! – 2005

18. “Kiss Kiss” – Yeah Yeah Yeas – Is Is – 2007

19. “Make it Hott” – Crystal Castles vs. Uffie – Demo – 2008

20. “Lust” – The Raveonettes – Lust Lust Lust – 2007

 

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Covers

I have two simple rules when it comes to covers: it must be different or it must be better. Why redo a classic if only to hear it done by you? They have a word for that, and it’s “narcissistic.” These musicians know better, and have provided some pretty unique takes on others’ songs.

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SIDE A:

1. “Bitches Ain’t Shit” (Dr. Dre cover) – Ben Folds – Songs for Silverman (LP) – 2005

2. “Superstition” (Stevie Wonder cover) – Stevie Ray Vaughan – The Essential Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble – 2002

3. “The Passenger” (Iggy Pop cover) – Siouxsie and the Banshees – Through the Looking Glass – 1987

4. “Hurt” (Nine Inch Nails cover) – Johnny Cash – American IV: The Man Comes Around – 2002

5. “Such Great Heights” (Postal Service cover) – Iron & Wine – Around the Well – 2009

6. “Sexual Healing” (Marvin Gaye cover) – Ben Harper – Live From Mars – 2001

7. “Hot In Herre” (Nelly cover) – Jenny Owens Youngs – The Take Off All Your Clothes EP – 2007

8. “Wonderwall [BBC Radio 1 Session]” (Oasis cover) – Cat Power – 1998-1999

9. “My Love [BBC Radio 1 Session]” (Justin Timberlake cover) – Klaxons – 2007

10. “Rock Lobster” (B-52s cover) – Botch – 061502 (concert DVD) – 2006

 

SIDE B:

11. “Young Folks” (Peter, Bjorn and John cover) – The Kooks – War Child Compilation – 2009

12. “Naive” (Kooks cover) – Lily Allen – Alright Still – 2006

13. “Just” (Radiohead cover) – Mark Ronson featuring Alex Greenwald – Single – 2006

14. “Wish You Were Here” (Pink Floyd cover) – Sparklehorse featuring Thom Yorke – Lords of Dogtown: Music from the Motion Picture – 2005

15. “Seven Nation Army” (White Stripes cover) – Nostalgia 77 featuring Alice Russell – The Garden – 2005

16. “Walking with A Ghost” (Tegan and Sara cover) – The White Stripes – Walking with a Ghost EP – 2005

17. “Turnaround” (Devo cover) – Nirvana – Incesticide – 1992

18. “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” (Rolling Stones cover) – Devo – Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! – 1978

19. “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door” (Bob Dylan cover)” – Antony and the Johnsons – I’m Not There (Soundtrack) – 2007

20. “Mississippi [Version #2]” (Sheryl Crow cover) – Bob Dylan – The Bootleg Series, Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs – Rare and Unreleased 1989-2006 [Deluxe Edition] – 1989-2006

 

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Love Mixxx

Love was in the air last week as stores displayed their most romantic, erotic, or red-coloured merchandise in honour of Valentine’s Day sales. Skip the monetary exchange and make something for your loved one, like, say, a mixtape. Here’s an example to get your creative juices flowing.

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SIDE A: (Honeymoon phase)

1. “I Bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor” – Arctic Monkeys – Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not – 2006

2. “Fancy Footwork (D.I.M. remix) – Chromeo – Fancy Footwork EP – 2007

3. “Heartbeats” – The Knife – Deep Cuts – 2003

4. “I Wanna Make It Wit Chu (acoustic)” – Queens of the Stone Age – Desert Sessions Volume 9: I See You Hearin’ Me – 2003

5. “Always Where I Need To Be” – The Kooks – Konk – 2008

6. “Just Like Heaven” – The Cure – Galore – 1987–1996

7. “Engine Heart” – Mirah – You Think It’s Like This But Really It’s Like This – 2000

8. “Is This Love?” – Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – 2005

9. “La Ritournelle (Metronomy Mix)” – Sébastien Tellier – Politics – 2004

10. “Yours to Keep (Ft. Neneh Cherry)” – Teddy Bears – Soft Machine – 2006

SIDE B: (It’s for real)

11. “Love You Madly” – CAKE – Comfort Eagle – 2001

12. “Fell in Love With a Girl” – The White Stripes – White Blood Cells – 2001

13. “Love Rollercoaster (The Ohio Players cover)” – Red Hot Chili Peppers – Beavis and Butt-Head Do America: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – 1996

14. “Let it Be Love” – Plants and Animals – La La Land – 2010

15. “Bold As Love” – The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Axis: Bold As Love – 1967

16. “This is Everything” – Tegan & Sara – Under Feet Like Ours – 2001

17. “Love, Love, Love (Love Love)” – As Tall As Lions – As Tall As Lions – 2006

18. “Fuck it, I Love You” – A Brighter Beat – Malcolm Middleton – 2007

19. “You Are The Best Thing” – Ray LaMontagne – Gossip In The Grain – 2008

20. “Deputy of Love” – Don Armando’s Second Ave Rhumba Band – Don Armando’s Second Ave Rhumba Band – 1979

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