CD Review – The Dead Letters “The Dead Letters” EP
There’s something quiet about spaghetti westerns. The storylines are basic enough: enigmatic cowboy hero draws-and-fires his way to the bottom of the human condition. But…
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CD Review – Keith Price “Breakfast of Champions”
On Dec. 19, 2008, a group of musicians under the leadership of Keith Price assembled at Epiphany Lutheran Church in Winnipeg to record an album….
Amber Alert
In the past few years, a coterie of musicians, many, if not all, graduates of the University of Manitoba’s School of Music’s Jazz Studies program,…
Booze cruisin’ to the bottom
Dan Fante’s new novel, 86’d, is a rip-roaring novel about a forty-two year old alcoholic, pill-popping loser at life on his last legs. The story…
What’s the big deal?
Go ahead, think of a number at random, any number, I’ll wait . . . what was your number? If you chose was 67 then…
Sometimes the best medicine is no medicine
Mr. Wright was dying of cancer. Confined to his hospital bed, large tumors invaded much of his body. His prognosis was bleak — to say…
To the appendix, from the heart
Dearest Appendix, We need to talk. The vibe between us has been kind of, I don’t know, “off” lately. You know what I’m talking about….
Better know a prokaryote
This column, which will be switching off with Leanne Grieves’ “Zoological investigations,” will strive to pique your interest in the world of the microscopic, bringing…
The dance revolution keeps on revolving
I’m at the gym, I’m wearing my runners, all the Lululemon gear I can afford, and I’m shakin’ it to fantastic music. This cannot possibly…
Madden curse strikes again!
Professional athletes are typically known to be a superstitious breed. In hockey it’s bad luck to say the word “shutout” aloud. In baseball, many players…