The University of Calgary men’s basketball team is playoff-bound thanks to another pair of weekend victories. Wins over the University of Manitoba Bisons and the University of Winnipeg Wesmen bring the Dinos winning streak to four games and improve their season record to 10Â-10. The Fri., Feb. 2 match against the Bisons was extremely close… Continue reading Men’s Basketball: Dinos keep rolling, clinch playoff spot
Month: February 2007
Feist class
Every basketball team needs a player who can bring the ball up the court, penetrate, find open players and control the rhythm of the game. For the University of Calgary Dinos that man is fifth-year guard Josh Feist. Feist may not have a nickname, but in fulfilling these roles he is the de facto “quarterback”… Continue reading Feist class
SU Electioneering, Part II
By Bryan West
Two-time SU president and current board of governors student rep Bryan West concludes his look at the crucial factors SU candidates must keep in mind. 4. The residence voter A common complaint among Students’ Union politicos states a candidate must be from residence to become president. There is a seed of truth to this. For… Continue reading SU Electioneering, Part II
This Week On The Internet: Itís all about the music
There exists a spectrum upon which two different kinds of music lovers fall: those who absolutely adore classic rock radio because they can hear “Thunderstruck” 16 times an hour, and those who start fidgeting if they hear the same chord progression twice in one song. Everyone’s met one of the latter-they’re the people who have… Continue reading This Week On The Internet: Itís all about the music
World peace and acoustic guitar
Arriving in the midst of the post-grunge explosion of the mid-’90s, Our Lady Peace quickly emerged as one of Canada’s most high-profile bands. Following over a decade of touring and the release of six full-length albums, the band has taken a well-deserved hiatus. Frontman Raine Maida has taken advantage of the break to work on… Continue reading World peace and acoustic guitar
Spun: Rammstein
Sie lieben Rammstein! Volkerball is an überfantastic CD/DVD combo that will stomp all ears with auditory jack-boots. The CD, ein live konzert in Nimes, France, is just what anyone familiar with Rammstein has come to expect, and just what any fan of theirs has come to enjoy. Executed with competent sound quality considering the live… Continue reading Spun: Rammstein
Spun: Oxford Collapse
By Robin Ianson
There are two types of indie bands. The first are great bands that are indie only because they have yet to be discovered and land a major label deal. The second are bands that revel in the label of indie and churn out album after album of mediocre music, but claim they don’t want to… Continue reading Spun: Oxford Collapse
Spun: Big Shiny Tunes 11
By David Haney
Compilation discs of mediocre artists hit the scene as often as Britney Spears’ vagina is captured by the paparazzi. Big Shiny Tunes 11 stays the mean as the 11th disappointing collection by MuchMusic, achieving the usual target of sub-par production aesthetic and talent. This 19 artist, 72 minute audio abortion hurts like a running drop-kick… Continue reading Spun: Big Shiny Tunes 11
Spun: Apostle of Hustle
When a sprawling group of friends named Broken Social Scene released their breakthrough album You Forgot it in People in 2002 the music world went a bit crazy. An absurd amount of praise, expectations and sloppy performances followed the band everywhere they went until their inevitably disappointing follow up. Often overlooked in this hipster maelstrom… Continue reading Spun: Apostle of Hustle
Death rays and dee-jays
By Janice Tran
Winnipeg DJs Hunnicutt and Co-op are about to take over the world. How exactly do they plan on doing that? With their mad DJ skillz and a giant death ray, of course. “Yeah, we’ve got this thing called the death ray, and we’re using it to blow up a big part of the U.S.,” says… Continue reading Death rays and dee-jays