The shortlist for the Charles Taylor Prize was released January 5th, and it consists of four books: The Boy in the Moon: A Father’s Search …

It’s easier than ever to come across as though you are always watching, but not without being willing to spend a substantial chunk of your …

Montreal seen from Mile End, 1840 One of the old Gazette articles I referred to in my post about the revival of the name Mile …

It’s that time of year, dear readers. So, here it goes… 1. Slaughterhouse, Slaughterhouse My favorite album of the year is the collaboration between four …

10. J.Tillman - Vacilando Territory BluesWhen not releasing albums with Fleet Foxes, Joshua Tillman works on his own brand of low key folk. This was …

Last night I left a movie theatre at ten past three A.M., soused on root beer and spectacle, and ambled home with my roommate Lee, …

Shannon StewartBeing an alliterative enthusiast myself (and a big fan of the letter P...pen, paper and poetry!) my vote goes to  a little treasure of …

  The Montreal Gazette recently reported  that the Hasidic community in Outremont and Mile End is suffering from a housing shortage. In 2002, there were …

Pop culture generally knows better than to try and tackle topical tragedy, which is why with a couple of  exceptions, the September 11, 2001 terrorist …

When Kanye West sampled “Young Folks” on a 2007 mixtape – and later performed the track with Peter Bjorn and John on-stage in Europe – …

I’m curious to see if Justice has a long career ahead of them, because they seem to have been a classic case of right band/right …

I’ve fluctuated awkwardly around my yearly “singles” list each year, at one point keeping a steadfast commitment to only including legitimate, record-company approved releases. Last …

What does music mean to you? I grew up a good 20 minute drive away from any record stores. Though I went to school in …

I am ashamed to admit Russell Banks's essay "On Research" in the PEN anthology Writing Life might be the first thing of his I've ever …

Not long ago I met a woman who, recently divorced, was looking forward to the "cougar" trend, whereby women of a certain age date younger …

Surfing at Big Wave Bay. Photo by Tom Booth Hong Kong isn’t known as much of a place for surfing — it doesn’t even come …

I hate guitar magazines. I hate almost everything about them. I hate the cover shots of guitarists holding their “axes” like weapons, the same stupid …

Maisonneuve is pleased to announce that A. J. Somerset has won the  2009-2010 Metcalf-Rooke Award for his unpublished novel Combat Camera. Somerset, an Ontario-based freelance …

Photo by Tommy Wong Stroll along one of the many beaches that are not regularly cleaned by the government and one thing is clear: Hong …

I would call this self-promotion if I weren’t hyping someone else’s baby: this week in Montreal, a musical ensemble called the Coal Choir (I am …