Music Makers
The Lovely Feathers return to fantasyland. Plus, will Away We Go be the soundtrack of the summer?
By Ingrid Randoja
Feathers flock together
Keeping a young band together is like trying to juggle jello. That’s what Montreal’s The Lovely Feathers discovered in 2006 when their debut CD, Hind Hind Legs, garnered so much attention that the group lost its focus and disintegrated.
“Our lives were basically falling apart,” says
The Lovely Feathers founder and lead singer Mark Kupfert on the line from Montreal. “We loved making music, but there were so many issues that we forgot why we loved making music in the first place. But now that we’re more stable we’re ready to f--k up our lives again.”
Kupfert and bandmates Richard Yanofsky,
Mark Shortt and Ted Suss decided to give the group another go, and their second album, which is available June 2nd, proves once again this quartet has a knack for producing poppy electro gems.
And the CD’s title, Fantasy of the Lot, acts as a reminder to Kupfert that rock star ambitions come with a price.
“Music is my fantasy,” he says, “and I keep pursuing it even though it keeps hurting me, and a lot of us choose things because they are our fantasies, and they screw us over. I’m interested in the people who feel they have to choose these fantasies.
“Like, I’m amazed I’m doing music again — it really screwed up my life — but I have to do it again. It’s this strange thing and hopefully it won’t hurt me as much this time.”
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Reneé Fleming
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Singers On Screen
When not belting out arias, opera star Renée Fleming hosts the
Metropolitan Opera broadcasts seen in select Cineplex theatres. She
adds to her hosting duties on June 6th when she presents The Audition,
a documentary that takes a behind-the-scenes look at the 2007
Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, which lead to one young
opera singer winning the chance to perform on the Met’s stage and
kickstart his/her operatic career. Go to Cineplex.com for participating
theatres and to buy tickets.
Your Summer Soundtrack
Away We Go director Sam Mendes was so wowed by the
stripped-down songs of soulful British singer/songwriter Alexi Murdoch
that he handpicked his tunes for the film’s soundtrack. It’s an
inspired choice, and we predict the Juno-esque soundtrack will be playing in cars, backyards and cottages all summer long.
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Out this month
June 2
Jets Overhead - No Nations
Ryan Star - 11:59
June 9
Black Eyed Peas - The E.N.D.
Sonic Youth - The Eternal
June 16
Jonas Brothers - Lines, Vines and Trying Times
Twista - Category F5
June 23
Alexisonfire - Old Crows/Young Cardinals
Regina Spektor - Far