Articles by Jill Langlois

The Ting Tings

We Started Nothing

PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2008

Whoever’s picking songs for iPod ads sure knows what they’re doing. First, they managed to pick up on CSS, then they latched onto our alrea...

Bonjour Brumaire

De la Nature des Foules

PUBLISHED May 26, 2008

The four men and a lady hail from Montreal and have had considerable recognition in their hometown. Leave it up to the English-speaking wor...

The Wet Secrets

Rock Fantasy

PUBLISHED May 26, 2008

An ear-licking photo taken after the consumption of one too many alcoholic beverages is what initially gave us the Wet Secrets, but somethi...

Uh Huh Her

Common Reaction

PUBLISHED May 20, 2008

I’ve got to be frank: usually when I come across an all-girl band, it spells trouble for my auditory senses. But everything deserves a fair...

American Princes

Other People

PUBLISHED Apr 27, 2008

There’s no question that Other People is a rock record, but American Princes’ other musical influences — possibly the titular other people...

The Carps

Waves and Shambles

PUBLISHED Apr 26, 2008

Scarborough, ON duo the Carps are back with their second EP, Waves and Shambles, and they haven’t strayed too far from last year’s debut, T...

The Coast

Expatriate

PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2008

Coming from neither the west nor the east side of our country, the Coast — actually named after the Paul Simon song — have got to be one of...

Winter Gloves

PUBLISHED Mar 26, 2008

The unintentional brainchild of Charles F., Montreal’s newest outfit, Winter Gloves, is catching the ears of music lovers and critics alike...