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Music Interview: Keeping your mind in the Guttermouth

By Chris Courtice

Lawyers, doctors, business people and other professionals make up one of the most rich and prestigious sectors of society. Respected for their intelligence and strong work ethic, these people drive our world. But have they really lived? Successful, rich and respected among other things, they haven’t experienced the important things. As the cliched phrase goes,… Continue reading Music Interview: Keeping your mind in the Guttermouth

Theatre Preview: Laugh and learn with the Stand Up Homo

By Chris Courtice

Gay issues were a continuous source of controversy in the media, courts and over water coolers for the past several years. At the forefront of court battles across the country are gay marriages, while lobby groups nip at politicians to increase and expose inequality issues for the gay community. It seems everyone has something to… Continue reading Theatre Preview: Laugh and learn with the Stand Up Homo

Music Interview: Billy the Kid saddles up

By Chris Courtice

Starbucks is probably not the safest place for a vegan to indulge. Dependent on milk products and processed ingredients, the corporate bistro is a virtual minefield for the veggie inclined. Billy takes the safe route, ordering a regular cup of coffee. Flashing a big smile, she sits down in the only corner not occupied by… Continue reading Music Interview: Billy the Kid saddles up

Theatre Review: Mee’sa needs’a see Mesa, mista

By Chris Courtice

Imagine travelling from Calgary to Arizona. Non-stop for five days. With your grandfather. Doesn’t sound like a lot of fun, does it? But what about a play about just that, performed by two men sitting on lawn chairs for 80 minutes with an imaginary steering wheel. Don’t worry, while Mesa may be based on this… Continue reading Theatre Review: Mee’sa needs’a see Mesa, mista

Music Interview: All That Remains and so much more

By Chris Courtice

The dawn of metal–A glorious age of men in tight leather pants and eye shadow belting out ballads of rocking all night. OK, this may not be considered as quintessential metal, but it is difficult to deny the aesthetic stereotype surrounding the metal genre even today. Massachusetts-based metal-core band All That Remains is good metal… Continue reading Music Interview: All That Remains and so much more

Music Interview: Borderguarding against malaria

By Chris Courtice

More than five years ago the Borderguards hit the Calgary punk scene with a vengeance, and an atomic oi punk sound. They’ve survived drummers and bass players leaving, and their sound has evolved into something stronger. Fusing an eclectic amalgam of rock and roll, blues, rock-a-billy, and a shred of their old punk style, the… Continue reading Music Interview: Borderguarding against malaria