The Best (And Worst) Of Osheaga 2012
Contrary to popular belief, Eminem isn’t all it takes to pull in a historic audience. In another hot Montreal summer, the OSHEAGA MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL shattered its previous attendance records, and for the first time in its seven years, sold out tickets to each of the three days. While a total number of around 120,000 fans posed quite a few challenges with water availability, bathroom lineups and cell phone service (a Twitter addict’s... Read More
GOING LIVE: Osheaga 2012 (Day Three)
Strike a chord and someone will listen. Play a song and time has a chance to stand still. As much as the first two days of OSHEAGA thrashed around with excitement, the Sunday brought the Canadian festival to an emphatic close despite a little bit of rain that turned the Montreal grounds into a muddy, Europe-like mess. Blending everyone’s favourite bands together – THE BLACK KEYS, BLOC PARTY, METRIC, PASSION PIT, TAME IMPALA and SANTIGOLD... Read More
GOING LIVE: Osheaga 2012 (Day Two)
In Canada, OSHEAGA is a huge festival but it uses its expansive nature as its greatest strength. Though last year tipped the scale with record-setting numbers, the festival sold-out its entire weekend in Montreal with fans of all ages flocking to Parc Jean-Drapeau to take in the heat and the music coming through the speakers. Saturday especially ramped up the intensity as powerful sets from THE BLACK LIPS, YOUNG THE GIANT and FEIST set off a fistful... Read More
GOING LIVE: Osheaga 2012 (Day One)
Grinding it out at a new festival is like a Choose Your Own Adventure book and instead of having abrupt endings, you have enough music to feed on to keep you through an unknown territory. Such was the case for this year’s OSHEAGA MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL in the heart of downtown Montreal. Taking on the seven-year-old festival for the first time was a rush but how Parc Jean-Drapeau’s scenery tinted opening sets by artists like Justice,... Read More
INTERVIEW: Cursive
The group CURSIVE switches up their sound more often than teenagers change ringtones. With a catalogue that includes songs varying from the fury of “A Gentlemen Caller” to the more reserved, introspective “From The Hips”, their language of music has harnessed several tongues, presenting listeners less heard quadrants of alternative and folk. Frontman TIM KASHER met up with Blare at the London Music Hall before their trek to... Read More
CONTEST: Osheaga 2012
THE PRIZE: ONE PAIR OF WEEKEND PASSES + MUSIC One of Canada’s biggest festivals gets ready to rock Montreal. Seriously. The Osheaga Music & Arts Festival this year is in a way, visually enthralling with a chart full of artists spread across five stages and three days in the heart of Montreal. If you haven’t already tried to sell your vinyl collection or your spouse to see the likes of The Black Keys, Bloc Party, Brand New, Feist, The... Read More