By Connor Smith
Jen Militia reaches into the bottomless gray gunny sack of hooks and fret-walking bass lines, pulling out an unexpectedly energetic eleven song sample. With an initial burst of revolutionary appeal that morphs into an entirely inoffensive display of lyrical prowess backed up by diverse and engaging riffs, the Militia come out ahead on everything musical,… Continue reading Spun: Jen Militia
By Riley Hill
During a University of Calgary Board of Governors meeting on Dec.13, the Students’ Union voted in favour of changes that will raise the price of tuition and residence fees in September 2014. In May 2014, tuition for full-time undergraduate students will go up by one per cent, or $53 a year. This is the maximum… Continue reading Students’ Union approves hike in tuition and residence fees over holiday break
Dog Day’s latest album is titled Fade Out, but the group’s surreal classic rock is not likely to fade from memory anytime soon. The group from Halifax was started by Seth Smith and his wife Nancy Urich almost 10 years ago and they have been creating their unique mix of rock-influenced guitar, dreamy surreal bass… Continue reading Spun: Dog Day
Hey, is that Greg Norman? No. Jack Nicholas? No. Tiger Woods? No. Kevin Costner in Tin Cup? No. Will Smith in Bagger Vance? No. Bill Murray in Caddyshack? No. Adam Sandler in Happy Gilmore? No. Give up? It’s the Dinos, and if you haven’t figured out what I’m talking about, it’s golf, dumbass. The Dinos… Continue reading This game has 18 fair ways to play
By Chris Tait
Let me guess… it’s cold.Polar bears may have to re-evaluate the feasibility of their secret trading routes following “The Arctic Climate Impact Assessment Report: Shipping in the Canadian Arctic,” a lecture with Dr. Rob Huebert. The lecture, presented by the Centre for Military and Strategic Studies and the Arctic Institute of North America, will happen… Continue reading Boxers or news briefs?
By Вen Li
As we prepare to wish our athletes well in the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, it is easy to forget the legacy that the Calgary 1988 Olympic Winter Games left us. The spirit of volunteerism, the pride in our accomplishments and the physical and human infrastructure we pass by every day without giving a second thought… Continue reading The Olympic legacy
Running liquor to the States during prohibition. Hitting the summer rodeo circuit. Working on the rigs. Having a night out in the closest town. Drinking beer until dawn. I love Alberta. And Alberta is what the Corb Lund Band’s music is all about. Their three releases, and soon to be one re-release, have been saturated… Continue reading Gather ’round me all you sinners…