MEG Fest Preview and Free Tickets
July 31st, 2012 | by Heidy Pinet
We’re giving away passes to MEG fest! We’ve got two passes for Elsiane & Doom Squad, playing Divan Orange this
Monthly Archives: July 2012
4 Knots fest New York, ahoy matey!
July 31st, 2012 | by Jerry Gabriel
New York's Village Voice put on an excellent free concert called the 4 knots festival last weekend and I was lucky enough to almost catch the whole day of events while on vacation in the Empire State
Best of the Fest: Toad Road
July 30th, 2012 | by Pamela Fillion
Toad Road is a film that speaks directly to a generation of youth exploring the limits of reality, of what it all means, of themselves. It isn’t a film that sits comfortably in one genre or another
London Calling to the Faraway Clowns
July 30th, 2012 | by Quiet Mike
With 204 nations taking part, nothing seems to bring the world together like the Summer Olympic Games. Nowhere was that symbolism better demonstrated than during the lighting of the Olympic cauldron last Friday night. During the parade of nations, each country had a child carry out with them a “petal” that was later attached to a branch of the cauldron. When the individual petals were lit, they lifted up and came together to form one. Truly breathtaking
Shakespeare in the Park: Taming of the Shrew
July 29th, 2012 | by Stephanie Laughlin
As Montrealers we are very lucky that there is always something fun and exciting for us to do any time of year, but in the summer the options seem endless. Sitting out on a beautiful patio and enjoying a nice cold beer. Head down to the old port for a lovely stroll. Go check out one of the million festivals that invade our fair city every summer. And of course there's Shakespeare in the Park. I haven't been to Shakespeare in the Park for years, so I was excited
Fruity Sorbets and Popsicles
July 29th, 2012 | by Maria Amore
Is there anything we love more than frozen treats in the summer? Vegans have no trouble finding non-dairy frozen dessert options with the many delicious coconut and soy ice creams on the market. Sorbets are naturally dairy-free, but often the store bought varieties contain a lot of processed sugar and preservatives. When it’s this easy to make your own, why not? Let me tell you how! This will be one of the easiest recipes you’ve ever put together!
Nothing to Worry About: Best Coast @ Le National
July 28th, 2012 | by Beth Luscombe
Just a few hours before Best Coast was scheduled to walk on stage at Le National last Friday night, lead singer Bethany Cosentino tweeted, “All remaining cities on this tour, you gotta sing extra hard cus my voice is trashed.” With a setlist full of songs that are made for sing-a-longs and a pack of excited fans pushing towards the stage, they had nothing to worry about
Gold Medal Orgasms & Bronze-Worthy Blowjobs
July 28th, 2012 | by Jessica Klein
Some of the competitors at the London Olympic Games are lusting for more than just a gold medal. Sex in the Olympic Village certainly isn’t a recent phenomenon. It’s hard to imagine that you could gather together 10,000 of the world’s fittest bodies in one sweaty space and not expect them to want to “unwind”. When the athletes ran through the supply of 70,000 condoms at the Sydney 2000 Games, organizers ordered another 20,000, prompting a new standing order of 100,000 at subsequent Summer Games
Plants and Animals et Little Scream
July 28th, 2012 | by ftbstaffposts
ForgetTheBox wants to welcome a new music site to the Blogosphere: www.Laboitamusique.info. This new site is being run by IndieMontreal and will focus on cool shows and concert going on outside of Montreal. We don't normally publish much french content on FTB but we thought you should know, so here is one of their first articles. They will also be operating an awesome listing section to find out what hot bands will be playing in le banlieue!
DJ Food
July 27th, 2012 | by Tariq Jeeroburkhan
As the annual anticipation for the Osheaga festival heats up again here in Montreal, the pre-festival line up of shows is helping to fuel that anticipation. DJ Food and the SAT Satosphere presented the North American-debut of The Search Engine last night at the Dome 360 in collaboration with a bevy of sponsors and an array of the latest technology that has already seemed to render last years’ shows obsolete
Yelp Helps!
July 27th, 2012 | by Stephanie Laughlin
This Saturday, July 28th, Forget the Box is excited to be attending Yelp Helps! An event which is organized by the social media website Yelp and Indyish co-founder Risa Dickens. With a goal to raise awareness about Montreal's non profit organizations such as Head and Hands and The Leukemia and Lymphoma society of Canada, Yelp is throwing a giant party from 4-6 at Les Deux Gamins on Prince Arthur
Fantasia Goes On: Propaganda and Missing Dogs
July 27th, 2012 | by Thomas O'Connor
Well, the Fantasia Film Fest is well under way, and your Forgetthebox film crew are working tirelessly to cover as much of this thing as possible, toiling away like those kids in the Temple of Doom. Stephanie Laughlin ripped someone's heart out and dropped them in a lava pit the other day, it was quite a show. But in between all the dark sacrifices, we are still sitting in air-conditioned theatres
Forget The Box?
July 26th, 2012 | by Rana Alrabi
I am Palestinian, Lebanese, Abu Dhabi-born, Montreal-raised, fluent in Arabic, English, French, Spanish, and sometimes Italian, and am a public relations activist who spurs initiatives from neighbourhood clean-ups to dialogue dates between Palestinian and Jewish Montrealers. In my constant search for excitement, I learn of Forget The Box's call for writers! Intrigued, I invite founders Jason C. McLean and Chris Zacchia to meet. And meet we did on a stormy Monday evening at a McGill ghetto café
London Olympics
July 26th, 2012 | by Taymaz Valley
Looming on the skyline of London as you head east to Stratford is the Olympic Orbit designed by Anish Kapoor and Cecil Balmond. This horrid tower twisting up made of cold brutal steel, supposedly represents the spirit of Londoners as well as the harmony of the games. It does nothing of the sort
Blood, Sweatsocks and Punchlines: an Interview with Mick Foley
July 25th, 2012 | by Jason C. McLean
Call him Mankind. Call him Dude Love, Cactus Jack, the hardcore legend, even a bestselling author. Call him a standup comedian? Mick Foley would very much like you to. "It's been a real challenge," the iconic wrestler said in a phone interview before his upcoming gig at Zoofest, "trying to get the same people who will gladly wait in line two hours for my autograph to try one of my comedy shows." For inspiration in trying to break his own mould
Cora and Candy at Il Motore
July 25th, 2012 | by Emily Hoge
The night of Cora Kim’s CD launch was a classy affair, with a sense of quiet, composed beauty filling the
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