By Kate Foote
You may not have heard of Money Money yet, but the Peterborough, Ontario quintet won’t let this situation last long, they’re on a mission to save the world from bad music and fashion. Having toured with a cornucopia of different bands in their two year existence, Money Money is ready to start cashing in on… Continue reading Music Interview: Money Money
Possessing a host of East Coast Music Awards and Juno nominations under their belt, Great Big Sea have just released their ninth album this past Tuesday. With a seamless fusion of traditional Anglo-Celtic music and rock, blending instruments like the mandolin and the fiddle with traditional drums and a guitar, Great Big Sea have built… Continue reading Music Interview: Great Big Sea Hard and Easy
Home grown in the most literal way, Good Question is made up of Sean Goebel, a University of Calgary student and Anthony MacDonald, a current Mount Royal College student. The band has a new 10-track CD out, New Retro, playing gigs all over town and receiving a fair chunk of airplay on CJSW, making it… Continue reading Music Interview: Good Question makes a New Retro
The Canadian indie music scene has never been hotter. Thanks to bands like the Arcade Fire, Wolf Parade, and Broken Social Scene, even the hippest of hipsters down south are looking north for their new favourite band. With this in mind, a new record label, Vulpine Records, is launching in our very own city, not… Continue reading Music Interview: First Calgary, then the world
By Kyle Francis
A Syringia is a flowered tree indigenous to South Africa, hearty enough to bear the country’s immoderate climate. Like how rose flowers symbolize romantic love, Syringia’s symbolize memory and love of one’s family. In The Syringia Tree, an award-winning play by Pamela Gein, the tree represents solidarity, family and refuge from oppression. Based on Pamela… Continue reading Theatre Preview: The Syringa Tree
The weight of society’s expectations is something we all deal with but rarely talk about. With the presentation of the upcoming double bill, Fall Bill Volume 2, THEATREboom artistic directors Joel Smith and Evan Rothery bring the topic to centre stage–literally. Both plays on the bill this year centre around characters unsatisfied with their positions… Continue reading Thatre Preview: Fall Bill won’t fall down
Most bands never make it. They play as much as they can, get a local following and then sputter out, only to be remembered by pretentious snobs looking for something no one else knows about. Some of them even sign with a local record label but fail to make the big jump to international recognition.… Continue reading Music Interview: Cuff the Duke gettin’ lucky
By Kate Foote
The late Hunter S. Thomspon’s illustrious Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas outlined a fanciful, narcotic-induced road trip. While a veritable cornucopia of drugs spurned Raoul Duke and Dr. Gonzo along their journey, Calgarian author Will Ferguson’s epic journey across Japan was instead fueled by sake and a drive to follow the blossoming cherry trees… Continue reading Book Interview: Will Ferguson gets drunk, writes book
By Jon Roe
There’s something special about reaching double-digits. Wheter it’s your 10th birthday, a 10th anniversary or the 10th time you’ve been in a drunk-tank, the event is always unforgettable. The same can be said for the Banff-Calgary International Writers Festival, WordFest, celebrating its 10th year with 2005’s edition. It promises to be a memorable occasion. “Every… Continue reading Wordfest turns 10
By Emily Senger
Corb Lund is a country boy at heart, true to his small town Taber, corn-lovin’ roots. His latest album Hair in My Eyes like a Highland Steer has propelled him into the spotlight but even with exposure on Country Music Television and country radio stations across Canada, Lund and his Band of Hurtin’ Albertans keep… Continue reading Music Interview: Country Outlaw at Large