By Justin Lee
Scarborough-bred duo Citizen Kane, comprised of J-Spade and Rob Blye, manage to combine deep-conscious lyrics while still maintaining their hard-edged delivery. After 10 years of hard work and dedication, CK have graduated from b-boys to being one of the most respected hip hop duos in Canada, receiving critical praise for their 1999 Juno-nominated debut, Deliverence.… Continue reading Finding a balance
By Justin Lee
"Help people who listen to it get something from it. For the betterment of the future no matter what people’s skin colour or hair style is or religion or anything like that, help us to band together. You know, I don’t plan or I don’t even pretend to be a saviour or a preacher or… Continue reading Book ’em Dan-E-O
By Justin Lee
"There was a void in Calgary radio, [we] just wanted to fill it," explains CJSW DJ Drew Atlas on why he and fellow Groove DJ "Gummi" created an urban music radio show. On any given Sunday afternoon, urban music listeners who are tired of the same-old top-40 radio tracks where the latest Ricky Martin single… Continue reading Any Given Sunday:
Lining the MacHall Ballroom Wall of Fame is a picture of the Watchmen, who last Saturday returned to the familiar venue to prove their status as a favourite Calgary band still exists. A mostly college-aged crowd was once again treated to this Winnipeg-based rock band’s extraordinary musical talents and artistic lyrical expressions. In classic Watchmen… Continue reading The Watchmen continue to impress
By Justin Lee
"Hip-hop is not my life, but it has been a large part of it. There have been times I’ve loved it more than any woman. There have been times I hated it with the viciousness usually reserved for a cheating lover." So says Nelson George in his 1998 critically-acclaimed expose, Hip Hop America. George’s love/hate… Continue reading Underground no more:
Recently, I came into some money with the stipulation that it not go toward any immediate needs, like eating, but instead should be used for my retirement. Being in philosophy, where actually retiring from something sounds a bit hopeful, I thought what the hell. Like most investors, I went looking to invest in a nice… Continue reading Ethical investing, not an oxymoron
By Brian Low
Far be it for me to suggest that the Supreme Court of Canada always makes the "right" decisions or that it is always common-sensical in its judgements. It is a legal institution, subject to many of the same shortcomings that are found in other legal institutions. In the main, it seems to render equitable verdicts,… Continue reading Vive le Quebec non-libre?
By Nassr Awada
In my last two years of making trouble, I have gone from hell-raising to playing with the devil. I have suffered everything from anxiety to a receding hairline. There is one last thing I need to say.The students here at the University of Calgary should be very pissed off. The Alberta government has screwed students… Continue reading Seriously pissed off students need only apply