Finding that perfect balance
by Sean-Paul Boynton “I think you really need that combination of the academic and the practical. To spend time with the instrument, that creates a huge upside to teaching.” To say that Tyler Hornby...
Category: Arts
Working outside the system
By Michael Bull With the transition to university status in full swing, Mount Royal is becoming more and more well known. However, there are still a few parts of the campus experience that tend...
The saddest of all last calls
by Sean-Paul Boynton “Different enough to entertain.” Those words, displayed on the front wall, personified what made The Warehouse and Underground – a multi-level, multi-genre music club, the former catering to larger bands and...
Noise 101: CD Reviews for Feb 11 Reflector
Choice Cut By Sean-Paul Boynton When the Pet Shop Boys released their album Behaviour at the dawn of the 1990s, it was clear that the preeminent disco kings were no longer content on making us...
Remembering their roots while bringing the beats
Calgary hip-hop crew the A-Squad Boyz are touching on their African roots and both their experiences and backgrounds by introducing distinctly Angolan kuduro beats into the city’s underground music scene. Once known as the...
Shining the spotlight on reality
The controversial issue of abortion is a topic that has the ability to polarize – you’re either for it or against it. In the case of The Abortion Monologues, the goal is not...
Noise 101: CD Reviews for the Reflector Jan 28
Noise 101 Choice Cut By Sean-Paul Boynton Arts Editor People always say, “Never judge a book by its cover.” But when it comes to albums, sometimes looking at the cover and thinking about the...
Stepping into someone else’s shoes
Ever since the days of Shakespeare, when men were forced to put on frilly dresses and portray all the female roles, actors have had to deal with the challenges of stepping into characters that...
