By David Kenney
Sometimes a trip down the highway is all you need. And with The I-10 Chronicles, you don’t even need to leave home to take a spur of the moment adventure. Featuring road-worn veterans Willie Nelson, Cuban guitar legend Eliades Ocoha and Bill Hearne, each song is a journey stretching one road to the next. And… Continue reading The I-10 Chronicles
By David Kenney
Making music-influenced noise since 1981, Sonic Youth has had a penchant for twisting distortion around lyrics. Sonic staples like "Sugar Kane," " Bull in the Heather" and "Teenage Riot" showed that yes, even Sonic Youth can pen and perform coherent rock songs. Alas, Thurston Moore and company usually delve towards the obscure with sometimes bland,… Continue reading Sonic Youth
Whitney Houston fans will be happy to know that this two-CD volume is a well compiled greatest hits album. The first disc includes all of Whitney’s hits and the second features dance remixes of those hits. Sprinkled in are new duets with superstars Enrique Iglesias and George Michael as well as Houston’s Super Bowl rendition… Continue reading Whitney Houston — The Greatest Hits
Never heard of Bowling For Soup? You will–just hang in there. With two independent albums under their belt, Let’s Do It For Johnny!! marks their debut on a major label (Jive/Silvertone). The band can best be described as the pop/punk love child of Green Day and Cheap Trick. This album is a grab bag of… Continue reading Let’s Do It For Johnny! — Bowling for Soup
By Nicole Kobie
The writers of Mission: Impossible 2 would have you believe this movie is about the agency’s mission to track down a double crossing agent who plans to release a deadly flu-like virus in order to make a few bucks. In actuality, this movie is about one thing: Tom Cruise. There are other actors in this… Continue reading Enjoying this movie is Mission: Impossible
Some theatrical themes are timeless. Heroics, intrigue and the search for love and money are returned to again and again in movies and plays. For whatever reason, stories that explore these basic emotions and experiences continue to ring true for audiences. The Captives, written by nineteenth century author and playwright Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton, is such… Continue reading First time for timeless Captives
Ken Casey can’t wait to get to Canada. For the first time next week the Dropkick Murphys’ bassist will roll into Calgary. Playing this Saturday at MacEwan Hall Ballroom along with Bouncing Souls, The Dwarves and The Distillers on the international Punk-o-Rama Tour, Casey looks forward to hanging with us Canucks. "Everyone we’ve talked to… Continue reading They’ve come a long way, baby
By Todd Jackson
Rob Anders, MP for Calgary-West, gave a stern smack last week to NUTV, the Students’ Union, CJSW and other University of Calgary organizations. Each year these groups rely on federal money to support the creation of student summer jobs, but this year Mr. Anders put his foot down and declined the funding. Although campus organizations… Continue reading Anders prefers money to good music
By James
I suppose you don’t get fan mail from Australia, so maybe this is a first. I just received a copy of your March 2 issue with Chris Murphy of Sloan on the cover. My friend sent it to me ’cause I’m ridiculously addicted to Sloan.I should mention at this point that your writer, Dave Kenney,… Continue reading Down under fan raves about Sloan, Gauntlet
By Rob South
To many Albertans it appeared that the Klein government was deaf because anyone with hearing would have at least noticed the chants of "Kill the bill, kill the bill" coming from the steps of the legislature. To others, the government was doing what it always does, taking the necessary steps to make Alberta more prosperous… Continue reading Don’t expect much from Bill 11… yet