Folk Fest: St. Vincent wows the crowd
By Kelsey Hipkin If you haven’t read the books or seen the movies, the Twilight series features a family of beautiful vampires named the Cullen’s. Pale and beautiful with a lovely voice, St. Vincent...
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Sled Island 2010: Sledding on Canada Day
By Kelsey Hipkin While Canada was celebrating it’s 143 birthday yesterday I was checking out the sights and sounds of my very first Sled Island Festival. I’d heard about Sled and knew it was...
Sled Island Day 1, part 2
It became clear early on that there was no way I was going to be on time for every show. Heck, it quickly became clear that I would likely not stay for a whole...
Bouncin’ to Banff
By Kelsey Hipkin What better way to spend a lovely Tuesday afternoon than a lovely road trip to Banff National Park? There is no better way really, especially when you pack your camera and...
Taking diving seriously
By Kylie Robertson I have an infinite amount of respect for Alexandre Despatie. For those who have no idea what I’m talking about (and I’m guessing that’s probably the majority), think way back to...
ideaCity brings ‘world of possibility’ to MRU
By Kelsey Hipkin Mount Royal’s Liberty Lounge might be the last place one would expect to see the likes of Margaret Atwood and Leonard Cohen but from June 16-17 that’s exactly who you’ll see...
Hardcore gig finds success in Cowtown
By Gabrielle Domanski Strike Anywhere/Bane with Lowtalker and Touché Amoré The Republik June 7, 2010 With doors opening at six o’clock, it took what felt like forever for the first band, Lowtalker, to hit...
Feeling Wyrd? Sled Island sneak peek
By Selina Renfrow With over 180 bands announced for the 2010 Sled Island line up, the five day June 30-July 3 show is guaranteed to knock your socks off with the most intense music...
Provincial roadtrippin’
by Kylie Roberston Summertime is when university students have the time and hopefully the financial means to travel. But then the question becomes – what to do? The immediate thought for some is to hop on...
Spirit of Olympic fever lingers in Canada
By Arielle Muriel St. Patrick’s day has come and gone. Easter weekend saw families and friends get together. The Flames aren’t going to win the cup. The world has gone back to normal after...
