By John Bailey
For the capacity crowd on Sept. 12, it was all about the music. For the countless fans around the world, it’s all about the music. For Slug (Sean Daley), the front man for Atmosphere, it has always been all about the music. As far back as high school, when he founded the Rhymesayers crew with… Continue reading Of Slugs and Atmosphere
By John Bailey
I pride myself that I am Canadian. More precisely, I am proud of a nation that fosters and develops individual cultures in a world where a myriad of cultures exist. I was always taught that Canada was a place where an individual could escape unjust persecution due to race, religion, or political belief. However, to… Continue reading Distracting ourselves, destroying cultures
A professor at Northwestern University is discovering that if a class involves sex, students aren’t likely to mind. The university administration, however, is a different matter. On Feb. 21, professor John Michael Bailey invited a guest lecturer to give a talk on fetishes for his introductory sexuality class. The guest lecturer invited a non-student couple… Continue reading Academic masturbation isn’t a crime
Henry Selick’s Coraline has all the elements it needs to be a classic, but falls disappointingly short. The film is the first stop-motion animation to be shot stereoscopically and presented in 3D. As you would expect from the director of The Nightmare Before Christmas, this element of production is used to its full creative potential,… Continue reading Gaiman novella fails to translate to big screen
Maybe it’s because of our national humility, but there’s never been a truly epic Canadian film. We’re a nation that creates intimate art house fare, not big blockbuster battle sequences. Passchendaele is ambitious because it aspires to be unlike every Canadian film and its scope can truly be described as a formula for an instant… Continue reading Homegrown talent takes to the screen
In a crowded hallway near the base of the Calgary tower, dozens of eager theatre goers look on as Lunchbox Theatre’s board member and CEO James Bailey cuts a crimson ribbon unveiling Lunchbox’s brand new space. After all the speeches and thanks, the show begins: David Mamet’s classic comedy A Life in The Theatre, directed… Continue reading Mamet’s words ring in Lunchbox’s new space
1. Ottawa Senators There is no team in the National Hockey League with the top-to-bottom talent of the Senators. They boast a pair of Norris-caliber defensemen with Wade Redden and Zdeno Chara, a trio of forwards capable of finishing in the top 10 in league scoring with Daniel Alfredsson, Dany Heatley and Jason Spezza, and… Continue reading NHL Preview: The East
By John Leung
Talent With a talented field, you can’t accuse the team of being talent-less. With names like Shannon Slater and Renee Kaylor on the women’s side and Geoff Kerr and Andrew Carruthers on the men’s side continually contributing huge success to the Dinos, the results speak for themselves. Effort The women did extremely well, dominating Canada… Continue reading Cross Country
Pop-punk rockers Yellowcard managed to dodge hurricanes in their native Florida and make it to Calgary in time for a blizzard. But the band, uniquely including an electric violin will brave the native weather of our fair city and play the University of Calgary’s MacEwan Hall this Sunday. They’re not too worried, riding the success… Continue reading Music Interview: Now for that punk band with the violin…
Talent John Riad was the Dinos’ brightest star, summoning all the experience and talent his five years with the team provided. He led the team in points, placing fifth in the league and was named a second team All Canadian. Whit Hornsberger and Chris Wright also racked up their fair share of points, providing consistent… Continue reading Men’s Basketball