By Andrew Swan
Here’s hoping no one listening to Folie a Deux begins to lose their mind. Fall Out Boy’s latest effort– the title of which implies a transmission of psychosis from one person to another– may incite madness, but at least it will be a happy madness. Although it has its moments, Folie a Deux is nothing… Continue reading Fall Out Boy
By Mohamed Omar
Rock musicians are facing an ever-growing dilemma: go completely under the radar, please the masses of 14-year-old girls out there or add a refreshing sound to the genre. New York folk-rock band Nickel Eye seems to subscribe to none of these fates. Instrumentally, the band is capable of churning out great tunes. Vocalist/guitarist Nikolai Fraiture–… Continue reading Nickel Eye
Cadence Weapon’s [Rollie Pemberton] last LP Afterparty Babies was a rousing success both critically and in the clubs. Follow-up mixtape Separation Anxiety doesn’t stop the party, but also offers a much more eclectic collection than his previous full-length effort. Up on Weapon’s website as a pay-what-you-want deal, the album offers some interesting tunes as well… Continue reading Cadence Weapon
By Amanda Hu
Audiophiles around the world have been waiting with bated breath for Animal Collective’s newest LP, Merriweather Post Pavilion, and for good reason. Fears of the band losing its ability to create inspired and characteristic music are quickly quashed within the first few minutes of play. Less twitchy and, some might say, harsh than their last… Continue reading Animal Collective
For a new band like the New Fight Scene, you gotta know when to hold ’em and when to fold ’em. Especially when you’re trapped in an old meat processing plant’s loading dock in Lethbridge’s majestic industrial area. “We were just starting out,” says lead vocalist Chris Anderson. “We got offered to go to Lethbridge… Continue reading Online Only: New Fight Scene makes it out of the meat plant to play another show
By Mike Tofin
Nate Young is such a nice boy. At the ripe age of 21 he is the drummer for the two-time billboard top-20 recording artists Anberlin. Despite the band’s obvious success, Young and the rest of the group stay grounded even donating their time to charitable causes. “I went to Haiti in May of 2006, with… Continue reading Anberlin knows rock isn’t just sex and drugs
Kassim Ouma is a fighter. He terrorized, tortured and murdered as an unwilling child soldier in Uganda. Eleven years later, he would become the IBF Middleweight Boxing Champion of the World. Kief Davidson’s documentary Kassim the Dream chronicles the life of this fascinating and wildly charismatic young boxer, from his traumatic childhood in Africa to… Continue reading Documentary tells the tale of child soldier turned star boxer
Alas, it’s January, so gird yourselves for the new semester, as well as a month that will offer little in the way of good escapism, new movie-wise. It sounds rather bleak, but take comfort in the fact that there are still plenty of award-nominated and critically-acclaimed films still in theatres. If you still haven’t taken… Continue reading Upcoming movies a sea of dull
By Amanda Hu
Shelley Marwood is one of three U of C composition graduate students having their work featured at the festival. She talked to the Gauntlet about her piece and the university’s music program. Gauntlet: Tell me a little about your piece, “Merge.”Shelley Marwood: It was commissioned by New Works Calgary for this concert for the Rubbing… Continue reading Interview: Shelley Marwood
By Veronika Lancaster Deliyannakis
Electro-acoustics, chamber music and international flavours. What more could a modern music festival offer? According to Dr. Dave Eagle, the festival director of the University of Calgary’s Happening 2009: New Music Festival, the program has all that and even more. Happening 2009 is a music festival devoted entirely to contemporary music, the earliest compositions dating… Continue reading U of C showcases new music masterpieces