Showing posts with label Agenda. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Agenda. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Du bon goût et de la révolution sexuelle

Il y a un an presque jour pour jour, ma collocataire rentrait dans l'appartement en m'annonçant fièrement qu'elle avait trouvé son costume pour Halloween. Elle parti dans sa chambre pour l'enfiler rapidement afin que je lui donne mon avis.
Ma première réaction en la voyant fut de lui demander si elle avait acheté son costume dans un sex-shop. Gabby se tenait devant moi habillée en French maid, ou domestique un peu coquine (pourquoi française, je me le demande toujours,) arborant son tablier blanc et son corset très ajusté. Ma remarque ne la déstabilisa pas vraiment et elle retourna dans sa chambre pour se changer, en s'imaginant déjà le regard des mecs tombant par hasard sur son décolleté.
Le soir d'Halloween j'ai vu quelques autres French maids dans la rue et dans les bars, mais aussi des écolières à jupes ultra-courtes et chemisiers grand ouverts, des prostituées du 18e siècle et beaucoup, beaucoup de peau. Les hommes, eux, devaient pas mal transpirer sous leurs déguisements de superhéros ou de cow-boys.
J'avais l'impression d'assister à la réalisation des fantasmes de tous les mecs de la ville. Alors qu'Halloween est l'une des rares occasions de se transformer en quelqu'un que l'on ne peut pas être le reste de l'année, il semble que beaucoup de gens rêvent d'être acteurs de soft-porns. On peut aborder le sexe de bien des manières, originales ou humoristiques, mais pendant Halloween c'est la manière lourde qui prévaut.

Cette année, je fêterai Halloween bien au chaud chez moi. Je mettrai mon costume de Française râleuse et ouvrirai la bouteille de Sauternes en dégustant un bon petit foie gras.

Sunday, September 9, 2007

Jusqu'ici tout va bien...


Cette photo a été prise par Denis Darzacq, photographe français, dans le cadre de sa série "La Chute." Darzacq a photographié à Paris des danseurs de Breakdance et de Capoeira "en plein vol." Son travail lui a permis de gagner le 1er prix "stories" du World Press Photo 2007, dans la catégorie Arts & Entertainment.
Le World Press Photo est actuellement présenté au Musée Juste Pour Rire, et ce jusqu'au 30 septembre. C'est 5$ pour les étudiants, 9$ pour les autres, et ça vaut vraiment le coup.

Thursday, September 6, 2007

Naomi Klein


Yesterday night Naomi Klein spoke at Concordia. She was there to promote her new book, The Shock Doctrine. I like listening to her (it was the second time, the first being at El Salon, for the launching of The Take in Montreal,) she's so clear and effective.
Klein comes from an intellectual leftist family, she was born and raised among daily debates and arguments and among what could be called an education contestation. After all the ideas of the left are so under-represented in North America that they look like an underground current. After three years spent in Canada I wonder if being a North American educated Socialist is a realistic combination of words.
I also wonder how many years of education I would have saved if I had had the same background. No offense, I'm fine with my background!
Growing up the social ladder is a 20th century invention.

As for the book I really would have like to get a signed copy but I'm a student and this is September. In other words, I'll wait for it to be available at the library!

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

The Free Jazz Festival

Who can afford the tickets for the Jazz Festival anyway? Fortunately, the festival has some free shows, and some good ones. Here's a little selection.

June 28
21h: Carlinhos Brown - Scène General Motors
22h: Nomadic Massive - Scène Bell

June 29
22h: Pawa Up First - Scène Bell

July 1
20h and 22h: Emilie Claire Barlow - Scène Alcan

July 4
20h: Emily King - Scène Alcan

July 6
21h and 23h: Esperanza Spalding - Scène CBC/Radio-Canada/Best Buy

July 7
20h and 22h: Room Eleven - Scène Alcan

Thursday, May 31, 2007

Agenda

Two quick things concerning the music agenda:
- Some very good groups were added to list of Osgeaga, and I'm sure they won't be the last ones: Damien Rice, M.I.A., Explosions In The Sky, Editors, Interpol, Martha Wainwright, Au Revoir Simone...

- Tomorrow starts the festival Suoni Per Il Popolo at La Sala Rossa and La Casa Del Popolo. A lot of strange things, but all very interesting. My roommates and I have special ties to this festival, very very special ties. Just come by our place during the Grand Prix week-end and you'll see...

Monday, April 2, 2007

Scoop

Osheaga will be back next September! Same place, same dates.
The first names are being announced, hold your breath:
The Smashing Pumpkins, Placebo (héhéhé,) Amy Winehouse, Stars, the Sam Roberts Band, Xavier Caféine, Paolo Nutini, Au Revoir Simone, Adam Kesher, Peter Von Poehl.

And I shouldn't be telling you that but you already can buy your tickets online...

Monday, March 26, 2007

Truc de ouf

Eh vous avez vu? C'est pas un agenda musique de malade ça? Comment y va être trop bien le mois de mai! Et le mois d'avril? Il est pas beau le mois d'avril? (Mais comment je vais réussir à me payer tout ça, moi?...)

Translation:
A good concert season we are going to have!

Sinon demain je vais voir Screamers, un documentaire sur le génocide avec System Of A Down sur lequel le Cinéma du Parc ne tarit pas d'éloges.

Tomorrow: press screening of Screamers, a documentary on genocides with System Of A Down.

Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Electrelane + The Blow live

Electrelane and The Blow will be playing at la Sala Rossa on May 17! I know, that's far away in time, far after the exams and all that, and even the day when my mum is coming to town (my mum is cooooomiiiiiing.) But let's bet she'll be jetlagged and will want to sleep while I'll go 50 meters away watch one of my favourite bands play.

Monday, February 5, 2007

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

So Brett Dennen was really nice, the guy is good. But I must say I almost fell asleep. God it's Sunday night and he's playing such a quiet music! I know, this is a horrible review.

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is coming to town. That means you have to go. They will be performing at Place-des-Arts on February 22, 23 and 24. If you're a student, you can have tickets for 25$, which is cheap for such a show.
I don't know much about dance but when I see reviews in the New York Times talking about them as one of the best companies in the world, I just tell myself I can't miss that.
I'll write a review of the show for The Concordian but I will post it here as well.

Friday, February 2, 2007

What's going on?

Sooooo why is the Big Lady back, you wonder? Because I'm booored and I'm lazy and I didn't have the courage to find something to write about this week-end. And it's been the same story for three weeks in a row. Not that I don't like to fill my time with books, actually the books I've been reading were so good that they plunged me into a state of social weirdiness and de-connection. Reading-fucked-upiness might be the right word. Fucked-upiness is a word I invented to describe my general psychological state and it made Matt laugh so I think it's pretty accurate.

So what's the plans for this week-end? Brett Dennen is at the Green Room on Sunday night. She, sorry, he plays a pretty laid-back folk music which quite suits a sunday evening mood. As for the lyrics, I don't listen to them. Which French person understands English anyway? But don't fall asleep.
Grizzly Bear will be playing at the same time a few meters away, at Main Hall, so you'll have to choose.

Josh Ritter is not coming to Montreal cause nobody booked him. WHAT HAPPENED? He comes here every year in February, it's not difficult to remember! He will be playing in Ottawa on February 13 an 14, so whoever wants to go there that night (and just that night cause I have classes the days after) tell me.

Hey, the new album of Norah Jones is CRAP. People, please stop listening to what people tell you to listen to. I think it's cool that she did "My Dear Country" though.