By Andrew Ross
Across the Water is a rather unique album: it features four punk bands, two from Canada and two from Sweden. Each band contributes three tracks, for a total of 30 minutes of solid punk noise. Canada’s Choke and Layaway Plan both submit heavy, hard cuts, including a passable Screw 32 cover. Sweden’s Adhesive and Astream… Continue reading Across the Water
Cross-country runners are a unique breed of athlete. Who else would run 10 km as fast as they can simply to cross a finish line? Who would simply want to run, not chase balls or tackle opponents? Who would want to deal with the mental and physical pain of it? Lanny Mann does. So do… Continue reading Cross-country Dinos top the Canada West
The cross-country Dinos showed their stuff one last time in the province of Alberta last Saturday. The Provincial Championships proved a successful outing as the men’s team placed second overall, and first in the university scoring. The women’s team, missing two key runners, placed third in both scorings. This was the final race of the… Continue reading Cross Country Dinos crush rest of Alberta
By Mike Flach
Running over hills, rocks, trees, bodies of unconscious opponents, and anything else in their way, the University of Calgary Dinos cross-country team returned from a meet last Saturday in Missoula, Montana. "We were competing against NCAA schools," said cross-country coach Doug Lamont. "The men ran an 8 km distance, the women ran a 6 km… Continue reading Dinos cross-country team unstoppable, like Hannibal
By Andrew Ross
The swim team continued its domination as the women took home a national championship this year, ending the University of British Columbia’s 11-year reign. Erica Morningstar anchored the women’s team, earning seven gold medals. The men grabbed second place at nationals, falling just 28 points shy of first. The team earns a near perfect score… Continue reading Swimming
By Andrew Ross
The Drum and Monkey is essentially a classic English-style pub. Dark walls, TVs in the corners, lots of wood, and plenty of footy paraphernalia. There’s beer on tap including the venerable Boddingtons, English food of the stock that’s bred generations of Anglo Saxons (soup, burgers, and shepherd’s pie), and music that doesn’t draw attention to… Continue reading Bang a drum
By Andrew Ross
“Hello out there, we’re on the air, it’s hockey night tonight…” While the coming hockey season may never happen, there is at least one place you can expect to hear the familiar refrain of The Hockey Song again this year: at the Folk Fest, headlined by none other than Stompin’ Tom Conners. The 25th anniversary… Continue reading Get ready to folk out
By Andrew Ross
Talent These athletes have shown resilience and results through intense training. Rookies that deserve an honourable mention here are William Durban, Morgan Engi and Kimberly Hersch, who all made CIS National Championships alongside a steady bunch of senior stars. Coaching The swim team boasts a prestigious Coach of the Year award from the CIS Championships.… Continue reading Swimming
By Andrew Ross
It looked like another mindless, uninspired cash-grab–er, gangsta rap album–and the first few tracks, “Feel my Pain,” “Bang Bang Boom” and “Respect my Gangsta,” only served to confirm that impression. By the time I got to the halfway track, “I’m A Ryder,” I was already starting to figure out another way to say “this is… Continue reading Drag-On
By Andrew Ross
In order to convey the magnitude of what I’m about to say, let me give you some context. I have been reviewing albums for four years now. While I estimate I have reviewed around 50 CDS in that time, I have given no more than a handful of reviews that were even a little bit… Continue reading The Cooper Temple Clause