What does it mean to be indie?
Jillian Zack, Contributor | Indie. People use this word all of the time to describe music in one way or another— but what does it actually mean? The proper definition of indie is: (a...
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Top 5 indie albums that got me through this pandemic
By Hermie Ocenar, Contributor The year 2020 proved itself to be a year ripped out of some twisted sci-fi dystopian novel. With the rise of COVID-19 and provincial-wide lockdowns going into effect, the one...
Diversify your bookshelf: 5 new books written by Black and Indigenous authors
By Karina Zapata, Publishing Editor Last year, I wrote an article listing books to read by women of colour in an attempt to support visible minority women. Since then, I have been working hard at...
Our fascination with fear: Why people enjoy watching horror films
By Mackenzie Gellner, Staff Writer Everytime I sit down to watch a horror movie, I know I am going to end up with my fingers crammed in my ears with a pillow over my...
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...
Sappy, whiny pop needs to die
James Blunt is responsible for everything bad in popular music Nathan Ross Arts Editor There is one fact that is commonly overlooked when discussing “pop” music, and it actually has to do...
Page-turner will keep you up far past Twilight
Sex, violence, depravity and new-found hope abound in ‘werewolf lit’ gem Vinciane de Pape Contributor Full disclosure: I hate the Twilight saga. I haven’t followed the recent string of vampire or...
Folk Fest: Queen of the swamp
For the better part of 20 years, Kat Danser worked with people who were dying. Not exactly a cheery profession. Now, much of the heartfelt emotion poured into the 41-year-old’s performances comes directly from...
Sled Island: Ambassadors to all
The next time Quentin Tarantino is putting one of his film soundtracks together, he should call up the Ramblin’ Ambassadors. “I think Tarantino really shares some similar tastes with us — like “Pulp Fiction,”...
