Blues band forges on, with or without radio play
by Blaine Meller It’s quite the conundrum. Rock radio executives won’t play you because they say your sound is too blues, and blues radio stations won’t play you because your sound is too rock....
Category: Arts
The buzz about coffee shop art
by Claire Miglionico When it comes to Calgaryborn and -raised photographer Jeremy Fokkens, it was the vibrant and art-engaged atmosphere at Higher Ground Cafe in Kensington that made showcasing his art there so appealing....
Canadian power duo Bonjay add new twist to live shows
by Sarah Kitteringham The duo that makes up Canadian dancehall/R&B/ indie-rock hybrid Bonjay are an affable pair. Vocalist Alanna Stuart and beats and effects creator Ian “Pho” Swain answer a call from the Reflector...
WWII Enigma machine display to be revamped by MRU students
by Edward Osborne Mount Royal students may soon be contributing to the Military Museums’ display of the historic Enigma machine. The code-breaking contraption that changed the course of the Second World War is on...
Noise 101 – CD Reviews for Nov. 4
Chemical Brothers Further With the average song length at almost seven minutes, The Chemical Brothers waste no time packing their newest album with head-spinning beats, layered samples and fist- pumping rhythms. Further is an...
Haunting war poem is given new passion in musical play
by Kevin Rushworth With each passing year, the “greatest of wars” slips further from public recollection. In four years, it will be the 100th anni- versary of the beginning of the First World War....
The real Bob Saget
by Bianca Dayrit When people think of Bob Saget, Danny Tanner, the loving father from Full House or that animated G-rated host for America’s Funniest Home Videos comes to mind. Saget’s character on Full...
Metal women rock Alberta
by Sarah Kitteringham The representation of the “other” gender in metal has come along way since the sausage fest heyday of the ‘70s. A quick peek reveals scores of women both in bands and...
Market Collective – A Series of Artists
by Claire Miglionico Market Collective did not sprout out of the earth magically. It took the creative and bedazzled minds of creators Angel Guerra and Angela Dione, both 29, and a group of art...
Architects building fan base in Canada
by Gabrielle Domanski Having recently completed an exceptionally successful U.K. headline tour, Brighton, U.K. quintet Architects are shifting their mindset in preparation for gracing this side of the Atlantic, where they remain relatively unknown....
