SIRIUS stage is going to be nuts!

Here are the top 3 bands, as selected by the public & jury of Pop Montreal musical pundits:

Lucy & the Popsonics / The Craft Economy / Les Handclaps

Congratulations to everyone who got into the top 200 as well!

The SIRIUS Satellite Radio stage will be at the Jupiter Roomon Saturday, October 4th. Our full schedule will be out in a week, so check it out for more details and to see some other great artists & legends!

Here is some more information about the winners...

Shad K's coming to Pop!

Shad is an MC from London, Ontario who just got nominated for the 2008 Polaris Prize. His last album, The Old Prince, got awesome reviews from both Okayplayer and RapReviews. 89/100 and 10/10 respectively. "As far as Okayplayer accolades, I'd place Shad somewhere in the Blu/Kweli continuum, a deft lyricist with Exxon-deep rhyme pattern reserves." He also got noticed on Pitchfork, where they posted this awesome video:

Shad's albums are critically acclaimed and rumored not to be as good as his live show. So don't miss him at Pop Montreal on October 3rd at Jupiter Room!

French music legends to attend Pop Montreal

Pop Montreal and l'Institut des métiers de la musique,
with the support of the Consulat Général de France à Québec, present:



Dominique Grange in concert
with illustrations by Jacques Tardi
+ Alden Penner, Millie Croche

Saturday, October 4
Ukrainian Federation
5213 Hutchison
Tickets $20-25 on sale at Ticketpro www.ticketpro.ca, at Cheap Thrills and L'Oblique.
www.popmontreal.com
In May '68, Dominique Grange dropped everything: theatre, singing, her record deal, touring, her "career," to sing for the Revolution in worker-occupied factories, and the courtyard of the Sorbonne. A true muse of the movement, her songs have become incorporated into the counter-culture musical canon. Generations later, her song, "Les Nouveaux Partisans," is still a protest anthem. Grange's inspiration comes from social unrest, racism, poverty, inequality, prison, exile, emancipation and revolutionary utopia...

Forty years after May '68, France's President has vowed, amongst other things, to "turn the page" on what Grange and Jacques Tardi (her long-time companion) responded to in their publication "1968...2008: N'effacez pas nos traces!" (2008, Casterman/Institut des Métiers de la Musique), a collection of 15 songs accompanied by an exceptional selection of gouache drawings by Tardi.

Tardi is one of the most important French illustrators alive today. Best known for his series, "Adèle Blanc-Sec," he's also won critical acclaim for his series based on the First World War. His illustrations for Louis-Ferdinand Celine's "Voyage au bout de la nuit," are universally hailed as masterpieces. Tardi has also masterfully adapted works by Léo Malet (Nestor Burma), Daniel Pennac, and Jean Vautrin (Le Cri du peuple).

With the same gusto and conviction she's had since the beginning, 40 years after May '68, Grange remains "committed...for life." Tardi's brush, as well, continues to provoke and inspire hope today, as always, with the breathtaking images he's created to accompany these 15 songs. The images, which are projected live in concert, alternately blend frenetic energy, tenderness, lyricism and violence.

For Tardi, this visit marks the end of a decade-long absence from Quebec, and for Grange, her Pop Montreal appearance is a North American premiere!

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BONSOUND, URBANIA AND POP MONTREAL PRESENT
Jean-Jacques Perrey
Dana Countryman
The Unireverse
DJ Otis Fodder

Friday, October 3, 2008
Cabaret Juste Pour Rire
2111 Saint-Laurent
Doors 8PM
Tickets $23-$27 on sale on Admission and at Atom Heart, Cheap Thrills, L'Oblique and Phonopolis.
www.popmontreal.com
For the first time in Montreal history, the electronic music pioneer Jean-Jacques Perrey with Dana Countryman. Jean-Jacques Perrey is a legendary "space-age pop" producer. Kitsch is his game, and he will not disappoint with his influencial french touch/musak/cartoon/ring tone music. Get ready for some "freestyle" dancing.

Sister Nancy's riddim

Sister Nancy is not only a pioneer woman Mc, she's one of the best and most enduring. To her credit, she was also the first woman to become a famous dancehall DJ, and the first to fly out of Jamaïca for world tours. This world class reggae singer has been the award-winning queen of the caribbean sound systems of the 80s. Hardcore dancehall fans have endless respect for her and she has worked with Kid 606, DJ/Rupture and Thievery Corporation. Here is one of her great appearances with the Killamanjaro Sound System, who were known to dominate clashes.

Pop is honored to welcome Sister Nancy to Montreal. Check her out on Saturday, October 4th with Montreal's Mossman Live Sound System @ Club Lambi. You can buy tickets here.

Earlier the same day, be sure to head over to the Pop Montreal SYMPOSIUM to hear Nancy talk about her role in the traditon of MCing on I'm A Lady Not A Man: MCing is My Ambition.

Pop Mtl & The Matrix announce the winners of the Matrix Litpop Award!

 

The summer has come and nearly gone, and all the while, we've been on the edge of our seats awaiting word from the judges. The suspense is now over.

The judges, Christian Bok, poetry, and Zoe Whittall, fiction, have delivered their choices, from a field of well over 100 manuscripts, and were thrilled with the quality and quantity of exemplary new writing from Canada.

Here are the winners:

In the category of poetry, the winner is Jonathan Ball of Calgary, Alberta. A special honourable mention goes to Jennifer Still of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

In the category of fiction, the winner is Ian Roy, of Ottawa, Ontario for his story Clouds. A special honourable mention goes to Shane Neilson for his story, Sitting. 

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