YYC Music Awards
Rewarding Calgary’s best musicians Bigoa Machar, Arts Editor Submissions are now open for the first annual YYC Music Awards. Happening on Sept. 25, the YYC Music Awards is a celebration for finding the best artists...
Category: Arts
‘Juno’ What I Mean?
A look at all the events leading up to the big show Bigoa Machar, Arts Editor Oh boy, the city is in full on Juno fever with the ceremony just weeks away. If you’re like...
Music Review | Rae Spoon: Armour
Beck Patterson, Contributor Coax Records | Score: A+ Calgary native Rae Spoon’s latest release, Armour, is a fresh take of Spoon’s signature haunting melancholy. Following up 2013’s My Prairie Home’s blend of folk and...
Music Review | Kanye West: The Life of Pablo
Bigoa Machar, Arts Editor G.O.O.D Music | Score: B+ Controversy. Craziness. Carefree. All of the above can be used to describe the process leading up to Kanye West’s latest project. Me, being the Kanye...
Music Review | Wolfmother: Victorious
Brett Luft, Staff Writer Universal Music Enterprises | Score: B+ Wolfmother is sticking to its roots and delivering a hard rock sound that hasn’t strayed much from the band’s 2005 self-titled released. But while...
There’s Something About Kip Moore
“Bro-country” King lights up Cowboys dancehall Kari Pedersen, Publishing Editor Country star Kip Moore rolled through Calgary recently for a two-night stand at Cowboys Dancehall, and can I just say, I wouldn’t mind more...
Q&Arts: Andy “Smoothie” Ta
Former MRU student making waves in professional League of Legends Bigoa Machar, Arts Editor Playing video games for a living may sound strange to most, but for some people it’s the result of thousands of...
It’s About Damn Time
Leo way overdue Oscar could not have come at a better time Bigoa Machar, Arts Editor In what’s been an annoying internet meme for years, Leonardo DiCaprio finally took home his first Academy Award on...
Music Review | Daughter: Not to Disappear
Robyn Welsh, Staff Writer 4AD | Score: A- Daughter’s second album Not to Disappear originated in a place of pain. It examines the struggles of death, emptiness, loneliness, and how to cope with these....
Music Review | Megadeth: Dystopia
Brett Luft, Staff Writer Tradecraft/Universal | Score: C Chris Adler joins Megadeth. That sounds really good, right? Wrong. Although It has tons of great guitar solos, some totally jammin’ bass riffs and some fresh...
