Les Insoumises

1- Where is the band from and what's the best thing to do there? We're from a little hill in the middle of nowhere near a village called Tomintoul in the North of Scotland. It's pretty remote, and there isn't really much to do in the actual village. There's no music scene or anything. I think the population is about 700 people or something. The village has 3 shops, a little museum and a pub basically, haha. But, there's a lot of nice walks here. We also really like foraging for food and it's great for things like that up here! 2- What does your band name stand for and what was the runner up? The word Bratakus is totally made up. It was a jokey name our Dad would call us if we were behaving badly when we were younger. So, it just means the same as 'brat'. We get a lot of people asking if it's German or Latin or something! There were actually no runners up because we decided on it kind of spur of the moment. We hadn't been a band very long and

  1- Where is the band from and what's the best thing to do there? Doylestown, PA, USA, we like to watch breaking bad and go to the record store 2- What does your band name stand for and what was the runner up? Froggy was a name Fiona came up with as a joke but it stuck ! And I don't remember having any other runner ups 3- Describe your sound using a movie title. Scott Pilgrim vs the world   Sopa de Elote by Froggy 4- What song would describe each member of the band? Would? (Alice in chains)- Morgan Bad Reputation (Joan Jett)- Brooke I was made for dancin (Leif Garrett)- Fiona 5- Name 3 bands who would headline your dream fest? Joan Jett, System of a down, The Garden 6- Your opinion on being described as "female fronted"? Fact. 7- Are you signed on a label and why? No, we like to do all that stuff ourselves #diy 8- What's the most punk thing you've seen on tour/in a show? The dead milkmen speaking up against authority/politicians who abuse power 9- The bes

  1- What does this album mean to you? It means everything. It’s our first full-length album and we chose to go 100% DIY, an amazing decision in the end because we got to choose who we wanted to work with and we took part in all the different steps. We all have other projects but this one is our baby and we made it sound exactly like we wanted. 2- Why "Forever Is Now"? Because it reflected the present mood of the world and the feeling we were in when we wrote the album. It’s a feeling of living in the now and to the fullest. It just made sense, the songs just came without second thoughts. 3- Where was it recorded and who produced it? We decided to isolate ourselves in the deep of St-Zénon, Quebec at Wild Studio. We worked with the amazing Marc Chartrain and Simon Kearney as co-producers. Guillaume Chartrain was on the board, sound engineering. We wanted their insight on the production and for them to bring fresh ideas and new sounds to our demos. Because of COVID, we had to

  Photo: Manon Touffet Par Ariane Coutu-Perrault Si la pandémie semble avoir d’énormes répercussions sur les femmes, personnes trans et non binaires, notamment avec le 9e féminicide depuis le début de l’année, les militant.es se mobilisent et se font entendre à travers diverses formes, pour que justice se fasse. Alors que certain.es manifestent pour leurs ‘’libertés’’ en réaction au couvre-feu qui est repassé à 8h à Montréal, on vient de confirmer une 9e victime de violences conjugales, et ce, en 9 semaines. Une des vraies raisons de se révolter contre le couvre-feu est effectivement la violence conjugale, autant physique que psychologique, qui a grandement augmenté durant la pandémie. Les différents groupes féministes, inquiets de la situation, militent haut et fort depuis plusieurs semaines. On a notamment pu voir dans les dernières semaines le mouvement #papauqam, né de l’indignation face à la poursuite de l’UQAM pour une somme de 125 000$ envers une étudiante se dénudant lors de sa