Many masterpieces were created while under the influence of drink or drug. The newest addition to the One Yellow Rabbit’s repertoire, Hayride, promises to be no exception. Concocted by David van Belle and Blake Brooker in the wee morning hours following a celebratory drinking binge in Toronto, Hayride sheds a holy light on Sunday School,… Continue reading Theatre Preview: Hayride
Month: April 2006
Music Interview: Windows ’78 blast off
By Darren Young
In case modern progressive rock has lost its ability to satisfy your inner geek–and the only way to fight exam time depression is to feed the nerd–maybe it’s time for you to succumb to the awesome powers of space rock and welcome Windows ’78 into your life. The band’s latest album, The Window Seat, is… Continue reading Music Interview: Windows ’78 blast off
Book Review: A local mystery
By Ryan Pike
There’s nothing quite like a good mystery novel. Deciphering clues and piecing together the puzzle alongside the detective is one of the more unique thrills in life, if only for the moment of realization when the clues fall into place and the culprit is apprehended. While a good book, local author Garry Ryan’s The Lucky… Continue reading Book Review: A local mystery
Theatre Prebiew: A fucking drunk
By Ryan Pike
There’s an old saying declaring ‘there’s a time and place for everything, and that’s university.’ This colloquialism typically acts as a half-hearted approval for promiscuous sex, recreational drug use and copious amounts of drinking occurring within the hallowed grounds of higher learning. Taking a closer look at the drunk in all his stumbling glory is… Continue reading Theatre Prebiew: A fucking drunk
It’s season finale, um, season
If there’s one thing university got right, it’s the timing of our summer break. With exams ending in the last week of April, TV aficionados, general slack-abouts and procrastinators with cable everywhere can fully indulge in the last month or so of delicious programming TV-land has to offer before going on break themselves. This year’s… Continue reading It’s season finale, um, season
Music Interview: Run sausage run
By Darren Young
Musicians experience many career ups and downs in the tumultuous roller coaster ride of the recording industry. One record may be a hit, the next may flop and sometimes it seems as if the flow of inspiration is never a constant. For this reason you truly have to admire those artists who never seem to… Continue reading Music Interview: Run sausage run
Music Interview: Chimaira resurrects American metal
By Nolan Lewis
With Bermuda Shorts Day nearly upon us, we need to pick up our book-bludgeoned and bloodied bodies, slowly regain our monitor-induced fuzzy vision and look towards the sweet nectar of the Gods before us. A popular weapon in students’ battles to forget the tests looming before us like judgement from the academic beast is the… Continue reading Music Interview: Chimaira resurrects American metal
Music Interview: Death Cab For Cutie
Eloquence, vanity, precision and proficiency are just four words to sum up Atlantic Records’ newest powerhouse, Death Cab for Cutie. Like several other indie-pop bands of late, Death Cab, who are currently co-headlining a tour with Franz Ferdinand, have broken into mainstream acceptance. Dastardly imposing their brash personification of musical talent upon thousands around the… Continue reading Music Interview: Death Cab For Cutie
Music Interview: Minus The Bear abandon monkey knife fights for maturity
By Janice Tran
Camping is a lot safer when Minus the Bear is around. Cheesy grizzly bear jokes aside, Seattle’s Minus the Bear is more than just a silly name. With the release of their latest album, Menos El Oso, the five piece indie-pop group has shown they’ve musically matured, shying away from the funny song lyrics and… Continue reading Music Interview: Minus The Bear abandon monkey knife fights for maturity
Music Interview: Shout Out Out Out Out
His back arches, his head snaps forward, somewhere nearby a girl screams. Suddenly he’s on the ground with the most livid look on his face, the centre of attention as people wonder what happened to the kid in jeans and a t-shirt–who they expected to be in a typical grunge or punk band–to make him… Continue reading Music Interview: Shout Out Out Out Out