Graffiti is a pretty unromantic reality of living in Montreal. Tags of all shapes and sizes clutter up every available surface. Public and private property alike accumulate... » Full Story
When my plane touched down at Austin-Bergstrom Inter-national Airport, I was immediately greeted by the sight of Courtney Love, lead singer of Hole, wearing a torn dress and... » Full Story
Five Star Trailer Park
Dark as the North
Atlantic
Independent
Despite singer Nick Spence’s somewhat-generic voice, Five Star Trailer Park’s... » Full Story
A white-tablecloth dinner with foie gras for the homeless. Hundreds of plastic bags speared on brittle tree branches. A burned-out SUV dumped in the heart of Canada’s biggest... » Full Story
Susil Sharma, bassist for the rock ‘n’ roll outfit Dirty Wedding, leans up against the wall outside his favourite St. Henri haunt, Blackjack, cigarette dangling from his... » Full Story
Sixteen Concordia sculpture students show their work in Place, an exhibition opening at Eastern Bloc this week.
The artists, all from the same class, will each exhibit... » Full Story
You’ve been misled.
You’ve been told that, in an art gallery, touching and prodding, questioning and trying to alter artworks is strictly off-limits. Keep your hands... » Full Story
They’ve got love for Montreal, but the Black Lips used to have trouble getting here. A run-in with a Canadian border official a few years ago threatened to keep the Atlanta,... » Full Story
It’s been a long time coming, but Dizzygoth is finally ready to strike out on its own.
The band first entered the recording studio three years ago—only to emerge with... » Full Story
The Link Volume 31 Issue 01