Jay Malinowski, formerly of Bedouin Soundclash, flexes his polymath muscles with his new project: The Deadcoast. It’s a double album inspired by the seafaring life of an ancestor 300 years his senior, Charles Martel. Accompanying the record’s release is a novella, Skulls and Bones, which is both written and illustrated by Malinowski himself. The Main…
Read MoreCitizen Vintage Bridal Editorial
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and whether you celebrate it or choose to ignore it, you have to admit that it’s nice to show some love without using the “like” button. This holiday may or may not be your thing, but daydreaming never hurt anyone. That is exactly what the lovely ladies at…
Read MoreStore Feature: Marché Branche d’Olivier
The Marché Branche d’Olivier has resided on Verdun’s main strip, Wellington Street, for over 20 years now, becoming one of the neighbourhood’s best-loved shops. Before gentrification brought hip restaurants and specialty cafés to the areas, the owners of Branche d’Olivier were offering a panoply of items from the Middle East, North Africa and South America,…
Read MoreMontreal Photographer Brings Ton Métro To Life
It’s hot. It can be sticky. There are new smells and embarrassing sounds. Weird liquids. Sometimes the lights are off, sometimes they’re on. And there’s an inordinate amount of skin-on-skin contact – at least in the summer. To put it mildly, it’s cozy. To put it accurately, it’s the metro. Ah oui, le métro. Notre…
Read MoreTastemakers: Jeremy Wallace on the Art of the Bespoke Suit
It’s hard to miss Jeremy Wallace on the street. How many 20-year-olds do you know who rock an impeccably tailored bespoke suit, every day? From his designer shades to his buckle dress shoes, Jeremy epitomizes dressing for success. But this young Montrealer is more than just a pretty suit – he makes the pretty suits.…
Read MoreReview: Pusha T @ Theatre Telus
Nothing can match the connection you feel with a performer during a live show. Inversely, nothing is capable of breaking that connection more than an unresponsive crowd. One moment the crowd is in complete hysterics, the next they are deafeningly quiet and indifferent. The self-awareness that comes with this, makes for an awkward hand-waving and…
Read MoreStore feature: Lowell
One of the greatest challenges of being an artisan, apart from being original, is finding the perfect space to showcase your designs. For Mathieu Mudie and Rachel Fortin, also known as Rachel F., this task wasn’t easy, but thanks to a little traveling and a lot of researching, they were able to come up with…
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The Tastemakers: Na’eem Adam
Stepping into the dimly lit Café Social on Montreal’s Saint-Viateur Boulevard on a cold winter morning, six-foot-three entrepreneur and social media magnate Na’eem Adam shook my hand and humbly apologized for being a few minutes late. “Sorry, dude. Things have been a little hectic these days,” he said. With the second edition of Poutine Week…
Read MoreHistory Lesson: The Biosphere
Every city has its iconic architecture: London has Big Ben, Paris has the Eiffel Tower and New York’s got the Empire State building. This begs the question, what is Montreal’s most iconic building? Many would point to the Olympic Stadium; however, as any true Montrealer will tell you, the Big-O (as it is called) has…
Read MoreInterview: Mutual Benefit’s Jordan Lee On Their New Album, And Why They’re Not Sufjan Stevens
Web journalists – particularly those that specialize in music – are a very strange breed of people. Huddled into the large, yet shockingly small space known as the Internet, writers from all walks of life dish out their self-righteous opinions, hoping to echo louder than the next person. At its core, the goal of the…
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