By Michael Budd
Editor, the Gauntlet, [Re: “The Mighty Wapta,” Chris Pedersen, Apr. 3 Gauntlet] An exhilarating trip indeed, no matter how many times it’s done. Just a couple of quick observations: 1. When you go over Balfour Col, you can practically avoid all crevasses if you hang close to the rock ridge on the left. This is… Continue reading Letter: Wapta tips
There’s a long list of new television shows this fall all vying for your procrastination. Some will be worth your time, others won’t. Over the next couple weeks, I’m going to break down a number of new shows and help you decide where it’s worth wasting time rather than studying. This week I’ll start with… Continue reading Screen Time: Fall television preview, part one
By Andréa Rojas
How many musicians can say they’ve opened for both B.B. King and Bad Religion? Better yet, how many former University of Calgary students can say that? Jory Kinjo is one of those people. The classically-trained jazz musician makes up the unusual combination of bassist and lead singer that fronts local Jamaican rock ‘n’ roll band… Continue reading J.k. & The Relays
By Alicia Ward
Hardcore sports fans might be glued to a screen during the Stanley Cup playoffs, but Michael Melski’s Hockey Mom, Hockey Dad wants to keep your eyes glued to a stage.“On one level, it’s about two single parents coming together looking for companionship. On another level, the show is about violence in hockey,” explains Mike Griffin,… Continue reading Hockey Mom, Hockey Dad brings playoff season to the stage
Outside a few moments of rock’n’roll brilliance, nothing can stop the tidal wave of overwhelming music biopic cliches that makes watching The Runaways an eye-rolling chore. The Joan Jett produced flick is the premiere effort for Canadian music video veteran/photographer Floria Sigismondi, whose past work includes Marilyn Manson’s “The Beautiful People.” The Runaways is Sigismondi’s… Continue reading Runaways doesn’t run from cliches
Starting April 1, the usually staid and conservative Calgary downtown core will be infiltrated by beatniks, hippies and even a few Rastafarians. They’re all here for the 2009 Calgary International Spoken Word Festival, Canada’s largest spoken word festival and the premiere poetry event for Calgarians. Presiding over the madness is Sheri-D Wilson, described in arts… Continue reading A spoken word celebration
By Ryan Pike
The past few decades have seen the dusting-off of old tried and true movie genres. Chicago brought the musical back to prominence. Unforgiven showed the world that westerns can still kick ass. More recently, directors like Judd Apatow have dusted off an ’80s staple– the sex comedy– leading to a slew of imitators. Some, like… Continue reading Gay jokes and sex are kind of funny, I guess
CIFF is still in full swing and the Gauntlet is here to give you the down-low on the what the festival has to offer with more reviews! The Seven Deadly Sins A vast array of characters introduces us to the perilous indiscretions such as envy, with the exploits of a director whose career fails before… Continue reading Weighing in on the Calgary International Film Festival
Audiences experiencing the 2008 Calgary Jazz Festival during June 24-27 gained great insight into the ways in which musicianship evolves. This year’s lineup featured artists of a variety of ages and experiences, from relative youngster Meaghan Smith–whose first full-length album is slotted to drop this year–to veteran Dave Brubeck–who has been in the business the… Continue reading Calgary Jazz Festival spans the ages with musical variety
Live-blogging-blogging about things as they happen-has done much to illustrate the capabilities of the internet to succeed where traditional print media has failed us miserably. In the spirit of these electronic pioneer times, Bloglog live-blogs the best of the internet’s live-blogs in an effort to keep you in touch with your digital blogofuture. Do you… Continue reading Johnny’s Super-Neat Bloglog