Candle in the Wind
A song for two 20th century icons tragically lost Elton John first released this song in 1973 and dedicated it to the late Marilyn Monroe,…
2012
Feliz Navidad
Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, Boney M. returns for Christmas Take a quick moment to look at the last name in the byline….
Helter Skelter
How one Beach Boy housed the Manson family and how the Beatles got lumped in with the whole mess I’m a sucker for an interesting…
Here comes the story of the Hurricane
Bob Dylan tells the story of Rubin “Hurricane” Carter The song “Hurricane,” written by Bob Dylan and Jacques Levy, is a narrative of a triple…
Free Man in Paris
Joni Mitchell’s song about David Geffen and the music industry The year was 1974. Joni Mitchell had just written her smash hit “Free Man in…
Holiday music guide 2012
For all the other music nerds who share my mourning of the “What’s Up” section in Uptown, I have put together a holiday music guide…
Craft sale guide 2012
This time of year always leaves me with a bitter taste in my mouth; it’s cold, expensive, and wasteful… the only good part about it…
Chutney Mayhem
On Saturday, Dec. 8, some local artists will perform a trick of philanthropic magic and turn art and music into food, clothes, medicine, and education….
The Assignment
The Assignment is a film that was created by the 2011/12 University of Manitoba Film Production Class, which originally started out as an academic exercise,…
Laden with mystery
Fun, danceable music: this is precisely what Boats delivers without fail anytime they release a collection of music. This local indie pop five-piece will be…