Jupiter Room is back! Every Thursday, Indie Montreal, Pop Montreal and Passovah bring you New Music Thursdays @ Jupiter! The weekly series will feature the brightest up-and-comers on the Indie Music scene!
The time has come to whittle things down a little! Now that juat over 1/10 of all the bands are left in competition for their spot on the Sirius stage at Pop, we're narrowing down the tracks on the player as we get closer to what you guys think is worth a listen. Here's a random sampling of the top 50 favorites and a link to a page with the top 200! The final 3 will be announced on 08/30, so now's the time to make your vote count!
Pop Montreal and Matrix Magazine have teamed up to establish an innovative and exciting new literary competition. We are looking for the most unique and original voices in literary voices in Canada. So if you're an emerging poet or short story writer or fancy yourself so, isn't it time you take your work out for a night on the town? You could wind up as Canada's newest literary darling, have your work published in Matrix, and come to Pop '08 for a night in your honour.
During the finale of their five night run in Montreal in the hundred candle-lit basement of the Ukrainian Federation and an all acoustic version of “the Well and the Lighthouse” , Win Butler walked into the crowd that had followed the band down the stairs after the first encore. The song was ending, the band yelling ‘the lambs and the sheep ain’t sleeping yet’ and a camera followed him into the mass of people parting. He emerged around the other side a minute or so later with the camera in his own hands, pointing it back at the audience before turning it on himself and disappearing backwards into the crowd.
It doesn’t get more grand or dramatic than the Arcade Fire’s sophomore release, Neon Bible, in terms of the ambition of imagery and the breadth of the gestures. Mirrors and bombs, casting of stones and soldiers and the Church, a golden calf, good Christian men, lambs, the flood, a key. If the Arcade Fire are vulnerable anywhere (though they seem a pretty sudden and stern institution around here) it’s in the question, ‘can they really pull that off?’ Are they really standing up there singing “Neon Bible”, and about the big and obvious but almost embarrassing touchstones of our recent age? You know, like war, religion, the public forum and its spotlight? Who do they think they are anyway?
Why are you still on the fence about getting that 70$ pop pass? It's gonna change your life. For real. Tell us about your really awesome or brutal Pop Moments Past and you could save that money to pay off your student loan or to enable some more good memories! We'll choose the best and worst of what our festival has offered you and compensate your efforts with a pass to the festival. Maybe it went a little something like this?
Note: The views expressed herein are those of Jesse Brown , an independent writer and broadcaster. These opinions do not necessarily reflect those of Pop Montreal.
Sarah Liss can blow me. She's written a whiny, passive aggressive hatchet job on this year's Pop Montreal festival. Though the headline exuberantly reads "Montreal's poppin'" the actual article is filled with snide jabs. Her basic argument is that Pop Montreal's "honeymoon" has ended. And why? Well, according to Liss, the reasons for Pop being so over are as follows:
PopMontreal.com has mostly emerged from its facelift, there's exactly one month until the festival, and episode 25 (a two parter) kicks things off for Pop 06 in earnest.
Did you hear about The Persuasions? The benchmark for a capella ensembles will come to visit the streets of our beautiful city in October. We are really excited about hearing their voices at POP. Check out this movie to have a taste of what's coming:
At this moment, you can send your song requests here, and buy tickets for the show there. Keep in mind that the weird demands that you may want to send in as jokes will still be considered as possibilities. The Persuasions have already made an album only with Zappa covers. Take a chance with your favorite King Crimson or Radiohead song, you never know what could happen.
This unmissable event will take place on October 4 in the magnificent Ukrainian Federation!!!
New Music Thursdays is Here @ Jupiter Room!
Jupiter Room is back! Every Thursday, Indie Montreal, Pop Montreal and Passovah bring you New Music Thursdays @ Jupiter! The weekly series will feature the brightest up-and-comers on the Indie Music scene!
For details, click here!
Sirius Top 200!
The time has come to whittle things down a little! Now that juat over 1/10 of all the bands are left in competition for their spot on the Sirius stage at Pop, we're narrowing down the tracks on the player as we get closer to what you guys think is worth a listen. Here's a random sampling of the top 50 favorites and a link to a page with the top 200! The final 3 will be announced on 08/30, so now's the time to make your vote count!
Matrix Litpop Award: Submissions closed!
Pop Montreal and Matrix Magazine have teamed up to establish an innovative and exciting new literary competition. We are looking for the most unique and original voices in literary voices in Canada. So if you're an emerging poet or short story writer or fancy yourself so, isn't it time you take your work out for a night on the town? You could wind up as Canada's newest literary darling, have your work published in Matrix, and come to Pop '08 for a night in your honour.
Heaven is only in your head: The Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
During the finale of their five night run in Montreal in the hundred candle-lit basement of the Ukrainian Federation and an all acoustic version of “the Well and the Lighthouse” , Win Butler walked into the crowd that had followed the band down the stairs after the first encore. The song was ending, the band yelling ‘the lambs and the sheep ain’t sleeping yet’ and a camera followed him into the mass of people parting. He emerged around the other side a minute or so later with the camera in his own hands, pointing it back at the audience before turning it on himself and disappearing backwards into the crowd.
It doesn’t get more grand or dramatic than the Arcade Fire’s sophomore release, Neon Bible, in terms of the ambition of imagery and the breadth of the gestures. Mirrors and bombs, casting of stones and soldiers and the Church, a golden calf, good Christian men, lambs, the flood, a key. If the Arcade Fire are vulnerable anywhere (though they seem a pretty sudden and stern institution around here) it’s in the question, ‘can they really pull that off?’ Are they really standing up there singing “Neon Bible”, and about the big and obvious but almost embarrassing touchstones of our recent age? You know, like war, religion, the public forum and its spotlight? Who do they think they are anyway?
POP FREE PASSES CONTEST!: I'll show you mine if you show me yours | Closes the 30th
Liss' Diss.
A response to this week's NOW Magazine story on Pop Montreal.
Note: The views expressed herein are those of Jesse Brown , an independent writer and broadcaster. These opinions do not necessarily reflect those of Pop Montreal.
Sarah Liss can blow me. She's written a whiny, passive aggressive hatchet job on this year's Pop Montreal festival. Though the headline exuberantly reads "Montreal's poppin'" the actual article is filled with snide jabs. Her basic argument is that Pop Montreal's "honeymoon" has ended. And why? Well, according to Liss, the reasons for Pop being so over are as follows:
PopCast #25 (Side A): What the Future Tapes Might Be
IN THIS EPISODE:
PopMontreal.com relaunched, Think About Life, Professor Murder, Plants & Animals, Krapp, Tapes n' Tapes
PopCast #25 (Side A): What the Future Tapes Might Be (enhanced)
PopCast #25 (Side A): What the Future Tapes Might Be (mp3)
PopMontreal.com has mostly emerged from its facelift, there's exactly one month until the festival, and episode 25 (a two parter) kicks things off for Pop 06 in earnest.
The Persuasions are taking requests!
Did you hear about The Persuasions? The benchmark for a capella ensembles will come to visit the streets of our beautiful city in October. We are really excited about hearing their voices at POP. Check out this movie to have a taste of what's coming:
At this moment, you can send your song requests here, and buy tickets for the show there. Keep in mind that the weird demands that you may want to send in as jokes will still be considered as possibilities. The Persuasions have already made an album only with Zappa covers. Take a chance with your favorite King Crimson or Radiohead song, you never know what could happen.
This unmissable event will take place on October 4 in the magnificent Ukrainian Federation!!!
SAVE FROSTY THE SNOWMAN with Murray Lightburn, Socalled, Sam Roberts, Jorane members of Stars, Think About Life and more !
frosty final final
PopCast #36: Turduckens! (SXSW 2007)
In this episode: Miracle Fortress, Frog Eyes, Andrew Bird, Dan Deacon, Ponytail, Amon Tobin, and an old-school legend.