By Kenzie Love
On The Devil on a Bench in Stanley Park, Toronto singer-songwriter Justin Rutledge reveals himself to be a musician with some unique gifts. One of them is crafting songs that are depressing but also, somehow, catchy. “Emily Returns” may be the first toe-tapping ode to a doomed romance ever written. Another is his ability to… Continue reading Spun: Justin Rutledge
By Ken Clarke
Who’s left? Although down to two surviving original members and 24 years since their last studio recording, the Who have managed to create a masterpiece. Roger Daltrey has always been at his best singing the shit out of Pete Townshend’s compositions and Endless Wire is no exception. The new release CD consists of 21 songs… Continue reading Spun: The Who
In the world of unpronounceable last names, there are those who can sing and those who can’t. After a single listen to her charming debut, Africa Violet, it’s only too clear just which category Lynn Olagundoye belongs to. An unknown prior to signing with the Winnipeg-based Absurd Machine label, the Calgary native’s refreshing take on… Continue reading Spun: Lynn Olagundoye
The film adaptation of Augusten Burroughs’ memoirs, Running with Scissors, details his completely un-orthodox (read: fucked up) up-bringing. The film opens with the line: “You wouldn’t believe me anyways,” as a sort of caution on the absurdity of the following story. Indeed, the line resonates as the movie rolls on and jaws are permanently unhinged… Continue reading They tell you not to do it for a reason
By Paul Jarvey
Every so often a film staggers out of that horrid, fleshy place good comedies come from willing to make any sacrifice for some hardcore laughs, ready to be banned and burned if it means making a fool of some unsuspecting pussy-magnet-driving, homophobic, celebrity-worshiping Americans. The film is a mockumentary starring Borat, a fictional character from… Continue reading Movie review: Borat lands in North America
Activism in art often comes with an attached set of expectations, and it’s especially true in music. Is the artist folk, or punk? What’s their defining issue? It can be difficult to resist the temptation to slot an artist into a fixed stereotype about activism as it exists within a particular genre, and even harder… Continue reading The spark of the invisible hand
By Jon Roe
From the home of the Roughnecks, Take a look around you can see where all the drugs went.It’s flooded with free base.All the damn police can’t keep the streets safe.” Most people know Calgary as Cowtown, the city of Stampede, white cowboy hats and 10 days a year where anyone can be a cowboy and… Continue reading Music Interview: Cutting beats and boxes
By Alex Ramadan
“Do you believe post-secondary education is essential to character development?”
By Andrew Kuzma
What will the city of Calgary look like 100 years from now? Four prominent Calgarians discussed what the future might hold for our growing city during last week’s Alberta Global Forum Hot Topics, co-hosted by the University of Calgary’s faculty of communication and culture and the Glenbow Museum. The discussion centered largely on imagineCALGARY–a city-led,… Continue reading Designing downtown
By Aneesha Birk
The Students’ Union allocated $30,000 to the faculty of fine arts for renovations in the dance, music and drama departments earlier this year, and despite construction delays the renovations are nearing completion. “The renovations should help build the profile of the faculty as we have not enjoyed such a level of support for the last… Continue reading Fine Arts renos nearly done