The imprisoned children of Bluefields, Nicaragua can sleep more comfortably thanks to the humanitarian efforts of former Calgarian Bruce Callow. After raising $2,500 at a July benefit concert in Calgary and nearly $12,500 through the Caribbean Coast Prison Appeal of Nicaragua campaign, Callow said there is enough money to construct two separate jail cells to… Continue reading Former Calgarian helps kids in Nicaragua
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Looking for love in all the right places
The Canadian dollar is down, the economy is crumbling, tuition is still rising, people are taking on second jobs just to make ends meet and taking out second mortgages on their houses. Still, February is full of shows that will make you want to pawn the last of your stuff for the tickets. Since you’re… Continue reading Looking for love in all the right places
Architects
By Ian Baker
Hollow Crown, the third release from UK metalcore band Architects, is a confusing album. The band plays a fairly complex blend of metalcore and math metal, occasionally verging into screamo/emo territory. In fact, they do the latter more on Hollow Crown than on any of their previous releases. When Sam Carter stops the screaming and… Continue reading Architects
LeATHERMOUTH
By Ian Baker
Let’s get this out of the way early: yes, LeATHERMOUTH is the side project of My Chemical Romance guitarist Frank Iero. Unfortunately for the 15-year-old girls who will probably purchase this album based on name recognition alone, X0 sounds a lot more like a Refused album than anything MCR might put out. In fact, the… Continue reading LeATHERMOUTH
Spun: Straight Reads The Line
By Ian Baker
In a genre that is all about commanding attention, The Author, Straight Reads the Line’s debut album, seems to pass by without much notice, despite the fact that making hardcore was about grabbing the listener’s attention in a death grip and not letting go for the entirety of an album. Straight Reads the Line have… Continue reading Spun: Straight Reads The Line
Spun: Missy Higgins
By Ian Baker
On her sophomore release, On a Clear Night, Missy Higgins makes an admirable attempt at convincing the listener that she’s putting forward something new, but unfortunately most of the time she’s just treading well-worn ground. Higgins has already been billed as “Australia’s Vanessa Carlton” and that label seems appropriate for the first half of the… Continue reading Spun: Missy Higgins
Spun: Bring Me The Horizon
By Ian Baker
Bring Me The Horizon has all the pieces necessary to put out a solid album. They demonstrate their technical proficiency on pretty much every track on their latest, Suicide Season, and it’s definitely not a lack of musicianship that brings the album down. Though they also show moments of songwriting promise, demonstrating a penchant for… Continue reading Spun: Bring Me The Horizon
Spun: The Gaslight Anthem
By Ian Baker
The Gaslight Anthem clearly owes a debt to Bruce Springsteen. Maybe it’s because they grew up in the Boss’ backyard, but his influence is all over their latest effort, The ’59 Sound, demonstrating that a little respect for your musical elders is never a bad thing. 2007’s Sink or Swim could easily have been the… Continue reading Spun: The Gaslight Anthem
Your religion is stupid
Most bands don’t last much longer than their proverbial 15 minutes. Whether it’s the pressures of success, exploding egos or the vagaries of the drug- and booze-fuelled music industry, most are lucky to still be speaking to each other by their third or fourth album. It’s no small feat, then, for any group to pass… Continue reading Your religion is stupid
Diary of a Day With Bad Religion
We exited the car on the chilly, windy afternoon of May 15 and headed straight for the backstage entrance of the Max Bell Arena. There, we introduced ourselves to Keith, the promoter of the show who was to knight us with our coveted backstage laminates. The bands were due to be arriving that afternoon, but… Continue reading Diary of a Day With Bad Religion