By Jon Roe
Cue the Coldplay – the Dinos football team is back at the start. If the Gauntlet was the CBC (or the Calgary Flames, who shamelessly stole the concept for their game opening video this season), we would put together a sweet collection of backwards highlights to go along with that lede. But we’re not, so… Continue reading Dinos face Huskies for Hardy Cup
When it comes to boy-girl pop duos, there’s a dangerous line between annoyingly twee and perfectly poppy. Jonesin’ straddles that line throughout their album Hi, We’re Jonesin’ and never quite crosses into either territory. The spacey “Too Stoned to Screw” offers a hazy swirling soundscape, while “Bummer Summer” is a beach song for the sad-sack… Continue reading Spun: Jonesin’
By Jaime Burnet
The twins are back in full form. Calgary’s own Tegan and Sara Quinn have finally followed their 2007 release, The Con, with Sainthood. The Con launched them from cult obscurity into the eye — and ear — of the mainstream media and Sainthood follows its success, maintaining much of the feel of their ’07 disc.… Continue reading Spun: Tegan and Sara
By Richard Lam
Initially established in 1997, disbanding in 2003, Antipop Consortium returns with their first album in over five years, Fluorescent Black. True to their name, Antipop were on the fringes of commercial rap, experimenting within the genre with rhythmical diversions and spacey lyrics. After the critical acclaim and commercial success of their heyday, this reunion effort… Continue reading Spun: Antipop Consortium
Let’s throw it out there right away: this is two full discs and a DVD of live R.E.M. material. If you don’t like R.E.M., you likely won’t like this. Alright, now that that’s over with, Live at the Olympia in Dublin is a collection of songs recorded during a five-night stand in the summer of… Continue reading Spun: R.E.M.
Art, as a hobby and in the form of collectables, can be something of a fickle and aloof trade. Often glamourized to seem accessible to only the most avid and intellectual connoisseurs, going to an art gallery and mingling with the artistic elite can be daunting and tiresome. Art Gallery of Calgary CEO Valerie Cooper… Continue reading Fine fashion for child art appreciation
On Monday nights, Calgary theatres go dark to allow the actors to rest up for the week of hard work ahead. But since 1999, some brave actors have used these breaks to craft engaging and entertaining serialized improvisational theatre. “It gives us a chance to just play,” says Karen Johnson-Diamond, cofounding producer of Dirty Laundry.… Continue reading Calgary actors air out their Dirty Laundry
By Jon Roe
In the only other Dinos home games this weekend, the men’s hockey team will be looking to leap up the standings. They sit only one point away from the first place University of Alberta Golden Bears, who travel to B.C. to face the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds this weekend. The Dinos face the University… Continue reading Sports briefs: hockeysaurs play host to Huskies
There has been a reversal in fortunes this season for the University of Calgary women’s hockey team. Last year they were Alberta College Athletic Conference champions and this year they find themselves occupying last spot in the Canada West standings. The Dinos have managed only a single win, and it came during the first game… Continue reading Dinos struggle to adapt to injuries, CIS
By Jon Roe
The Dinos football team announced their award nominees for the major national awards Wednesday. They put up quarterback Erik Glavic for the Hec Crighton as Canadian Interuniversity Sport MVP, defensive lineman Linden Gaydosh for the Peter Gorman as the CIS rookie of the year, offensive tackle Kirby Fabien for the J.P. Metras Trophy as CIS… Continue reading National award nominees announced