By Chris Tihor
Thursday score high marks with their second full-length album and Victory Records debut release Full Collapse. The band successfully combines emotionally-driven lyrics and sound with just enough of a hardcore influence to break out of the emo genre and put out some very original work. Not once in the album does Thursday come out to… Continue reading Full Collapse
By David Kenney
As half of the folk-rock duo The Indigo Girls, Amy Ray has always seemed the tense, more political member. Past Indigo Girls songs by Ray like "Touch Me Fall" and "Pushing the Needle Too Far" were seriously focussed to the point of being emotionally detached. Her solo debut, Stag, is coated in these emotional scrapes… Continue reading Stag
What could possibly say "Canada’s vast wild prairies" better than Vacuum Siv? The Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers is participating in the third annual Prairie Tales tour. This event, organized by Edmonton’s Metro Cinema, is a chance for filmmakers from all over western Canada to expose their movies to new communities and benefit from the… Continue reading Tales from the wild west
By Nicole Kobie
Something happened last year that hasn’t happened since The Silence of the Lambs. A thriller came out that’s actually thrilling. A suspense movie was made that’s actually suspenseful. Les Riviéres Pourpres, or for the unilingual, The Crimson River, is what thrillers everywhere yearn to be: smart, captivating and honestly entertaining. A college for gifted students,… Continue reading Disturbing River full of twists and turns
By James Keller
For many musicians, playing in their parent’s garage and singing into an old tape recorder are as close as they’ll come to stardom. However, the Students’ Union–or more specifically, Vice-president Elect Events Chris Kerr–would like you to believe this does not have to be for campus talent. For those of you who either didn’t care… Continue reading SU events need students
By David Kenney
Like fellow Canadian and former teeny-bopper Alanis Morrissette, rapper Ricky J is going to the mall. Not to shop, not to hang but to perform for teens and mall-walkers alike. Playing Southcentre Mall, Wed., March 28, the 23-year-old Montreal pop singer has invaded radio with the ’70s bouncy single "No Means No." Still, the Montreal… Continue reading Mallrats rejoice for Ricky
By David Kenney
In the classic Simon and Garfunkel song "Old Friends," Paul Simon reminisces about specific memories and a certain someone. Today, on a Saturday morning, Ester Purves-Smith and Valerie Planche are doing the same. Sitting on a couch outside the Martha Cohen Theatre, the two actors share a wide-eyed-look just prior to rehearsal for ATP’s production… Continue reading Best friends forever, luggage and all
By Kyle Siler
To help cut through the double-speak and dizzying spin of political discourse, the AP department sent each major political party an honest, forthcoming post-election speech to dazzle the electorate of Alberta (when you know damn well who’s going to win, you can write post-election speeches well ahead of time). Though they were never used (they… Continue reading Raj, Ralph and Nancy say thank you
Editors, the Gauntlet, Re: "WA: When Albertans cry," March 8, 2001 I too am a well-educated, enlightened sort of person, but the aforementioned column really did give me a run for my money. Now, first of all, I must agree with the writer–because she didn’t grow up in the West, she really doesn’t understand the… Continue reading Western Alienation for the uninitiated