Noise 101 – CD reviews for Nov. 1
Indian Handcrafts Civil Disobedience Sargent House There are not a lot of bands that create their major label debut with as much confidence and hype as Indian Handcrafts. A duo from Toronto, the...
Category: Arts
Death and hate and little else
Turns out metal music themes are a bit repetitive Brandon McNeil Contributor There are certain things about every genre of music that tend to come up more often than others. The urban...
The Chris Brown saga continues
Because racism and sexism are only meant for parody Nathan Ross Arts Editor Thirty seconds is not very much time. There isn’t a lot you can get done in half a minute,...
Another quiet success for Honens
Internationally acclaimed competition barely noticed at MRU Leah Fink Contributor As much as everyone in the arts scene has loved beating the whole “Cultural Capital of Canada” title to death, it is...
The Hub thrives as music venue
Only thing missing is a larger audience Nathan Ross Ralph Gonzales Contributors It has been a year now since the Hub opened in Mount Royal University’s student centre. We’ve seen (and reported...
Noise 101 – CD Reviews for Oct. 18
Chelsea Wolfe Unknown Rooms: A Collection of Acoustic Songs Sargent House With a sonic aesthetic that can only be described as “drone folk”, Chelsea Wolfe’s sound finds a fitting imagery for the “once-orphaned...
Boombox creates art in unlikely places
Decidedly Jazz makes effort for Fluid Festival Miranda Holliday-Brookwell Contributor Decidedly Jazz dancer Catherine Hayward performs as much with her eyes as she does with her body. Staring the crowd down, she...
MRU jazz students bring the class
Friday nights at the Hub round out the week Miranda Holliday-Brookwell Contributor Sometimes, it can feel hard to be a Mount Royal University student. While the academic side of campus is going...
Improve your life through improv
Calgary’s own Loose Moose celebrates another milestone Will Conner Contributor Thirty-five years is a long time to keep going without a plan, but the Loose Moose is very good at winging it....
Sappy, whiny pop needs to die
James Blunt is responsible for everything bad in popular music Nathan Ross Arts Editor There is one fact that is commonly overlooked when discussing “pop” music, and it actually has to do...
