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‘The Music We Hate’ Issue Launch: July 8 at Cagibi
June 24, 2010 Hot Montreal bands cover songs they can’t stand.
Thursday, July 8
Le Cagibi (5490 St. Laurent, Montreal)
9 p.m.
$5
To celebrate the launch of Maisonneuve’s “The Music We Hate” issue, three gnarly Montreal acts cover songs they can’t stand.
PAT JORDACHE (Islands, Tune-Yards, Sister Suvi)
http://www.myspace.com/mountainmanpatjordache
CHARLOTTE CORNFIELD (“The next it-girl of folk-rock.”—the Montreal Mirror)
http://www.myspace.com/charlottecornfield
CARL SPIDLA (“One of the country’s most promising singer-songwriters.”—Said the Gramophone)
http://www.myspace.com/carlspidla
PLUS Ben Verdicchio spins tunes we all hate, all night.
$5 cover gets you a copy of Maisonneuve Issue 36 (Summer 2010), in which seven top music critics take on the worst bands in the world: Carl Wilson on Radiohead; Sean Michaels on Sufjan Stevens; Michael Barclay on Animal Collective; Chandler Levack on Broken Social Scene; Sarah Liss on Neon Indian; Dave Morris on Sonic Youth; Ryan McNutt on Joanna Newsom.
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ISSUE 42 Winter 2011
online content:
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Our Tar-Sands Man in Washington
Gary Doer was hailed as one of Canada's greenest leaders. Then he became ambassador to the US—and started shilling for Alberta oil. [full text] -
Against the Memory Industry
Is the cult of remembrance holding us back? In an era of Google archives and tragedy tourism, we need to relearn how to forget. [full text] -
Someone Has to Save Us From This
The first-place story from the 2011 Quebec Writing Competition. [full text] -
Kingers
One of two second-place stories from the 2011 Quebec Writing Competition. [full text] -
A Photo Examination
One of two second-place stories from the 2011 Quebec Writing Competition. [full text]
also in this issue:
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Getting Plowed
In this exclusive investigative report from Montreal, Maisonneuve exposes the bid-rigging, violence and sabotage at the heart of an unlikely racket: snow removal. -
In the House of the Lord
The Jackson Avenue Housing Co-operative and the religious battle raging in one of Canada's poorest neighbourhoods. -
After Jack
Last May, Jack Layton led the NDP to the greatest victory in party history. Now that he's gone, will the party be able to maintain its momentum? - [see full issue contents]