Most people buy a car, get laid or quit their jobs when they have a mid-life crisis. Instead, Brian Wilson of Beach Boys fame performed the entire classic Pet Sounds album for a live audience and recorded his efforts. Sadly, Brian Wilson sounds old. To our non-baby-boomer, nostalgia-less ears, it sounds like a cash grab… Continue reading Brian Wilson, Pet Sounds Live
Month: June 2002
Wilco, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
The $50,000 price tag Wilco paid to obtain the rights to this album from Reprise was a small price to release such an amazing record in their own vision. Produced with the help of experimental pop star Jim O’Rourke, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot is a contemporary indie-rock masterpiece from the second the spacey keyboards and light… Continue reading Wilco, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Diana Palmer, Circle of Gold
By Eric Fung
Diana Palmer’s latest Harlequin novel, Circle of Gold, is a charming example of society gone wrong. From the purple-tinged mountain peaks on its cover to the multiple advertisements for eHarlequin.com within its pages, Palmer and her ghost-writing cronies make me want to vomit. Or, to use a word of the day, will me to defenestrate.… Continue reading Diana Palmer, Circle of Gold
Parkside Jones, Dream of Being Orange
Catchy pop tunes with a light jazz flavour make Parkside Jones’ latest release the amazing catch that it is. Ranging from the instrumental horn track “After X” to the thumping rhythm line of the discs’ first track, Dream of Being Orange takes the cake for new indie albums. Singer Rhyna Thompson guides the band through… Continue reading Parkside Jones, Dream of Being Orange
I hate everyone…and jazz.
By Falice Chin
Minority Report Report
By Jeff Kubik
Accused of a crime he didn’t commit. On the run from the law while fighting to uncover the truth. Sound familiar? Don’t fear, this movie is about a brand new kind of fugitive.Steven Spielberg’s Minority Report is a complex assortment of various genres; it’s a sci-fi, action, whodunit that explores the ethical implications of sacrifices… Continue reading Minority Report Report
Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra heads to Jazz Fest
By Heath McLeod
We’re going back in time, folks. Hacking through the jungles of bad hair in the eighties and strutting past disco in the seventies, we end our journey in the anti-war music of the sixties. Listening to the likes of Joan Baez and Bob Dylan in North America, Bob Marley in Jamaica, and the Beatles worldwide,… Continue reading Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra heads to Jazz Fest
Spelunkers caught, Campus Security makes plans for G8
A bizarre incident occurred one early morning in May, when Campus Security nabbed three men in their early 20s with flashlights and goggles around 2 a.m."It is a new trend, first identified in Toronto about two years ago: urban cave exploring," said Campus Security Manager Lanny Fritz. "They try to penetrate tunnels on different campuses.… Continue reading Spelunkers caught, Campus Security makes plans for G8
Behavioural economist’s lab gets funding
By Вen Li
The Canadian Foundation for Innovation and the Alberta Science and Research Investments Program announced the establishment of a new economics lab last week.Scheduled to open in January 2003, the $415,000 lab will enable researchers to study how behaviour in the financial marketplace and towards the environment are affected by gener, culture and social norms, according… Continue reading Behavioural economist’s lab gets funding
Research and Creative Excellence Awards
By Вen Li
The President’s Choice Award for Research and Creative Activity Excellence was awarded to four University of Calgary academics on Tues. June 18, 2002. Recipients were recognised for contributions of extraordinary theoretical, empirical or practical discoveries in their fields."These researchers exemplify the pursuit of quality that is so central to the university’s academic plan," said U… Continue reading Research and Creative Excellence Awards