Calgary’s best holiday events
A handy-dandy list to make the most YYC’s festive season Nathan Ross Arts Editor December is fast approaching, and even the most Scrooge-like people have to acknowledge that the winter holidays are...
Category: Arts
Lemony Snicket eludes Calgarians
Daniel Handler fills in due to ‘unfortunate’ accident Nathan Ross Arts Editor Calgary was anticipating a fantastic talk by Lemony Snicket on Nov. 7 and he probably would have delivered one –...
Noise 101 – CD reviews for Nov. 15
The Killers Battle Born Vertigo Record Following Day and Age, and on the heels of Brandon Flower’s solo work Flamingo, comes Battle Born: an underwhelming album. It’s extremely derivative to say the least....
The hero of songs
Symphony of the Goddesses great addition to Zelda legacy Nathan Ross Arts Editor It was a performance that gave “dressing up for a night out” a whole new meaning. On Nov....
Why writing still matters
An argument that was never needed until now Nathan Ross Arts Editor If you are reading this right now, I would not only like to thank you, but also congratulate you on...
November novel-ty
Amateur novelists get writing for NaNoWriMo Leah Fink Staff Writer If you have ever written a paper, you know it takes some time (especially when you are working on it at 2...
Less Than Jake and Reel Big Fish storm MRU
Flatfoot 56 likely great too, just really early Lindsay Douglas Web Editor It‘s been a while since Calgary has seen the likes of third-wave ska kingpins Reel Big Fish and Less Than...
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...
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,...
