Vanessa Heins “Death country” might seem like an awkward pairing of words, but once you’ve heard the music of Elliott BROOD, you’ll understand how perfectly this self-labeled genre can work. Although the label is descriptive of their older work, the band’s newest album, Days Into Years, strays from this categorization.[Read More…]
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The demon barber gets a haircut
Sam Reynolds / McGill Tribune There are stories that are fun, pleasing, and uplifting to the soul and spirit. Then there are others that are dark, brutal, and challenging to watch unfold. And then there’s Sweeney Todd. One of Stephen Sondheim’s best known works, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of[Read More…]
Guided By Voices: Let’s Go Eat the Factory
The original Guided By Voices lineup has at last reunited for the first time in 15 years, and with the release of Let’s Go Eat The Factory comes the return of their iconic lo-fi, garage band sound. Starting with the electrifying opener “Laundry and Lasers,” it’s clear that lead singer[Read More…]
The Maldives struggle for survival
With the recent dump of snow and freezing temperatures, global warming is probably the last thing on the minds of most Montrealers. While global warming may sound favourable when it’s -21 degrees celcius outside, for some it’s a daily threat. Each year the Maldives loses three of its inhabited islands[Read More…]
Putting the ‘class’ in classical
Given standard music etiquette today, classical music is quite peculiar. Most, if not all people, view music as a natural experience, akin to dance. It causes us to move, jig, and even flail about. At a classical music concert, those would be the last things you would want to do[Read More…]
Four McGill discoveries among Quebec Science magazine’s top 10 of 2011
Four discoveries by McGill University researchers placed in the top 10 discoveries by Quebec researchers in 2011, ranked by Quebec Science Magazine in its February 2012 issue. The discoveries span a range of research fields from earth sciences to medicine. Assistant professor Laura Stone and her team from the faculty[Read More…]
John K. Samson: Provincial
John K. Samson has penned some impressive lyrics as the frontman for beloved folk-rockers the Weakerthans, but none may better capture the heart of his music than the simple refrain of “I hate Winnipeg.” It’s the half-joking lyrical crux of 2003’s “One Great City!” a song about Samson’s love-hate relationship[Read More…]
The Tribune’s 2012 Sports Predictions
1. Tim Tebow loses his starting job in training camp when the league refuses to schedule every single one of the Broncos’ games on Sunday, the only day the Lord has time to help Tebow out. 2. The Toronto Maple Leafs eke out a playoff spot for the first time[Read More…]
The Trib’s January Playlist
January doldrums got you down? Take a look some of the Tribune A&E contributors’ favorite winter pick-me-ups. Azealia Banks feat. Lazy Jay: “212” Off-kilter delivery and confident lyrics make Azealia Banks rap’s most exciting star to watch this year. Take a seat, Nicki Minaj. Split Enz: “I See Red” Because[Read More…]
From Montreal to Washington Washington: A McGill grad runs for Congress
Since Ilya Sheyman graduated from McGill in 2006, he’s returned to his home state to run for Congress as a Democrat in Illinois’s 10th district. The district, which encompasses the northern suburbs of Chicago, elected Republican Robert Dold in 2010. An immigrant from the former Soviet Union, the 25-year-old Sheyman[Read More…]