SMRT: unconventional rap rhymes
As a local Winnipeg act, SMRT is not your typical rapper, nor does he wish to be described as one. The 22-year old Winnipeg artist…
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Shotgun Jimmie: loaded rock ’n’ roll
As a solo artist influenced by 1990s indie rock, Jim Kilpatrick, stage name Shotgun Jimmie, brings an interesting take to the singer-songwriter genre. Having released…
The good, the bad, and the critic
The only thing Roger Ebert loved more than movies was Life Itself, according to the film’s tagline. Growing up in North America, it would be…
FemFest 2014: She’s Got the Power
In the early 2000s, a time when women accounted for 27 per cent of the playwrights produced on Canadian stages, Sarasvati Productions launched FemFest, an…
First annual Cassette Store Day
Cassette Store Day, like Record Store Day, is meant to bring lovers of the dying media together. While this is the second year it has…
You’re sad? Go for a walk.
You’re depressed? Go for a walk. That’s the common response to individuals with a mental illness seeking help. A recent op-ed published in CBC Manitoba…
Rise of the Winnipeg food trucks
Winnipeg may have been a latecomer to the food truck trend, but these mobile kitchens are now dominating the culinary scene. Three years ago, food…
The good, the bad, and the critic
It is impossible to review Tommy Wiseau’s The Room (2003) with a straight face, mainly because it is awful, everybody knows it is awful, and…
Make Time
At a time when the words “organic” and “raw” are a growing trend, Jasmine Lozenski’s homemade skin care products are much sought after. Make Time,…
Cockroach zine fair
Local feminist and environmentalist publication Cockroach zine will be hosting a zine fair on Sept. 20-21 at Frame Arts Warehouse. Cockroach zine was created by…