By Jeff Clemens and Kyle Francis
Doctor’s Advocate is an album containing songs about an unrequited love, but not the sort everyone’s used to. This love is The Game’s obvious adoration of Dr. Dre and regret at turning his back on the rap legend. “When Doc says it’s a rap, it’s a rap/It’s aftermath and there ain’t nothing after that,” Game… Continue reading The Game
As a recording artist, Diddy is pretty damn mediocre. With a voice that couldn’t be duller if his speech was actually slurred by multiple bullet wounds, his latest record proves that he should stay behind the mixing board, and let his famous friends do the vocal parts. The first five tracks of Press Play, all… Continue reading Spun: Diddy
By Trenton Shaw
On the aptly named Me, Myself & I, Fat Joe eschews the R&B duets that have brought him radio success for a gritty, street-oriented album. With 12 songs, no skits and only three guest appearances, Fat Joe gets right down to business, spitting over the usual sample-heavy production supplied by Cool and Dre, Scott Storch… Continue reading Spun: Fat Joe
By Ken Clarke
This latest CD from the Zappa Family Trust marks the 79th official release by composer/guitarist Frank Zappa. It’s a project that Zappa had in the works and actually produced, but failed to release before his untimely death in 1993. Trance-Fusion is essentially a collection of Zappa guitar solos edited from various live performances between 1977… Continue reading Spun: Frank Zappa
This is what happens when rock music meets a carnivorous enthusiasm for animal husbandry–and it’s surprising how enjoyable the combination is. In the Shadow of the Valley of the Shanks is the latest release from the two-musician/sheep-farmer band that is the Shanks. The creators may butcher sheep in a small town somewhere near Toronto, but… Continue reading Spun: The Shanks
By Trenton Shaw
The Blue Carpet Treatment is exactly what Snoop fans expect to hear–a statement that should be taken as both scathing and complimentary. There are no surprises, but there are 21 tracks of crip-walkin’, street-hustlin’, booty-shakin’ G-Funk to remind you that Snoop Dogg is still pimpin’ it in grand fashion. The Blue Carpet Treatment could be… Continue reading Spun: Snoop Dogg
By Robin Ianson
Suppose that back in the ’70s David Bowie became hopelessly addicted to candy bars and amphetamines instead of heroine and cocaine, and the result would probably sound something like Ima Robot. Monument to the Masses is the sophomore release from one of the most ADHD, spastic, rambunctious sounding rock bands to ever release a record.… Continue reading Spun: Ima Robot
The Blink 182 legacy lives on in the growing cohort of post-mortem side projects in which its members have gone on to reap their already-established success. When your heart stops beating marks the entry of +44 to a growing catalogue including Boxcar Racer, Angels and Airwaves and the Transplants. Formed by Mark Hoppus and Travis… Continue reading Spun: +44
By Ryan Pike
The bustling economy has caused an influx of newcomers to Calgary, a phenomenon that has created great strain on the municipal government’s ability to maintain services without raising taxes. The population boom has also caused newfound demands on the city’s arts community, pushing their own fiscal resources to the limit. Fortunately for art lovers, Calgary’s… Continue reading Municipal arts funding is yes!
By Kyle Francis
5- Mission Impossible III Though it suffered from some poor audience reception due to its “Tom Cruise is a nutjob” factor, the JJ Abrams directed spy-thriller is still easily the best of the series. Trumping even Casino Royale in sheer fun factor, MI:III suffered from none of the pacing problems plaguing its thematic cousin. With… Continue reading Top 5 films of 2006