Arts & Culture editor

Despite the blanket of snow on the ground, my network of confidential sources is telling me that spring is indeed here and summer is just around the corner. It’s a bummer that this paper...

Mainstream music has seen a surge in the genre of folk-pop with the recent success of big-name acts such as Mumford & Sons and the Lumineers. This shift in popularity has certainly been a...

Think of how many all-female bands you can name off the top of your head. Count ‘em up and write it down. Now count how many all-male bands you can name off the top...

After countless LPs, EPs, splits, tours, and shows, Winnipeg metal band Putrescence is celebrating a huge milestone – 10 years of making loud and fast music. The band has certainly had its ups and downs...

Fans of Black Sabbath should make their way down to the Windsor Hotel on Apr. 11 in order to check out some high-quality riff rock from Regina three-piece Black Thunder. Listening to bands like Sabbath,...

The Unbelievable Bargains are one of Winnipeg’s quirkiest musical acts, with song topics running the gamut from monotremes to bowel movements and everything in between. The Bargains are set to put all of their eccentricities...

Electric Monk Media (EMM) is a Winnipeg-based media production firm. The Manitoban had a chance to interview EMM interactive media director and generally beardy fellow, Dylan Fries, about the Men With Beards documentary set...