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The name of the festival was inspired by the Halifax Pop Explosion . Since its creation by Daniel Seligman , Peter Rowan, and Noelle Sorbara in 2002, Pop Montreal presented concerts of important rock, Indie-rock , alternative, Hip Hop and Folk artists from North America and Europe as Beck , Billy Childish , Interpol , TTC or Franz Ferdinand along with local favorites The Dears , Les Breastfeeders , We Are Wolves , Arcade Fire and the The Unicorns . In 2006, Pop welcomed the Future of Music Policy Summit and continues to challenge industry standards while staging an incredible array of international and local talent. Highlighted artists in 2006 include Roky Erickson , Vashti Bunyan , Joanna Newsom , Gary Wilson, Gonzales , Dr. Octagon , Spank Rock , TTC, Think About Life , Kid Sister, Sloan , Cadence Weapon , The Russian Futurists , Beirut, Akron/Family , Born Ruffians , Patrick Watson , Handsome Furs, Socalled and more. The 2007 line-up was announced on July 19th, and features Patti Smith , Cody ChesnuTT , Pere Ubu , Half Japanese , Mort Sahl , Ron Sexsmith , Michel Pagliaro , Black Mountain , Oakley Hall, Sunset Rubdown , The National , A-Trak , Kid Sister , Caribou , Born Ruffians , Final Fantasy , Chromeo , Tiga , Bobby Conn , Yelle , DJ /Rupture , Tony Rebel , Jr Kelly, Starvin Hungry, Bionic, Trigger Effect, Lotusland, Magnolia Electric Co., Chad VanGaalen , The Watson Twins, MSTRKRFT , DJ Mehdi , Jay Reatard, Qui, Megasoid , Glitch Mob, The Cool Kids , Gary Lucas , Earlimart, Ndidi Onukwulu, Miracle Fortress , Taqaq, Fujiya and Miyagi, Daedalus, Filastine, United Steel Workers of Montreal, Barmitzvah Brothers, Maga Bo, Georgie James, Tiombe Lockhart, Ted Leo & The Pharmacists , Library Science, Yip Yip, Basia Bulat, and We're Marching On. Staff members and volunteers from the festival in current and previous years have been: Mary-Catharine Anderson , Guillaume Decouflet (of Baile Montreal, and a DJ under the moniker Khiasma), Anna Phelan-Cox, Jay Watts III , photographer Hilary Leftick , Anna Rose, graphic designer Jason Delmarr , Shawn Petsche , provincial wrestling champion Nicolas Jules Robinson , Ezra Soiferman. FILM POP THE POPCAST The Popcast is a podcast hosted by Andrew Rose that previews participating festival artists, local bands, and live festival highlight moments. It began in 2005. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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