July, 2013

Melodic Summer Series: July

This summer has given way to several surprising releases from bands old and new. From the Arctic Monkeys, Kings of Leon, Babyshambles and Franz Ferdinand getting back onto the charts, to TEED and SBTRKT making cameo appearances with new remixes, these past two months have seen their fair share of…

Review: The Planets - An HD Odyssey

New York Philharmonic’s Summer Classic series came to a spectacular end Sunday night, concluding the second part of their five-day-long performance with something that was, as wittily phrased by British conductor Bramwell Tovey, “truly out of this world.” “The Planets – an HD Odyssey,” and its remarkable combination of interplanetary…

Retrospect: Mural Festival, Montreal, 2013

On the weekend of June 13-16th, the first Mural festival was held in Montreal. Two kilometers of the Main were closed to traffic in order to host 35 artists from around the world. Their charge– to transform the look and feel of Montreal’s Main for a year. Among the locals,…