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Utopia-In-Progress
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Academy Award-nominated documentary director Sam Green (The Weather Underground) is coming to Winnipeg to show his nearly completed film, Utopia In Four Movements, as part of The Winnipeg Film Group’s Gimme Some Truth this...
Subplots, stoners and sinks
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“It’s easy to find what you’re against but difficult to find what you’re for.”
This is a paraphrase of one of the memorable lines in Prairie Theatre Exchange’s opening play, Souvenirs. This is the world...
Renaissance Womyn
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She stands in a small room, exuding confidence. Wearing a baggy hooded sweatshirt and black pants, her grey hair is cut into a shaggy style that adds to her androgyny. She overflows with energy...
CD Review : Bob Mould, “Life and Times”
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Mention Bob Mould to a music lover theses days, and you’ll be given a quizzical look, followed by the question, “Isn’t he doing dance music now?”
It’s a valid question. After all, the former leader...
CD Review : The Junction, “Another Link in the Chain”
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Much has happened in The Junction camp since the release of their self-titled major label debut in 2007. Gone are the angular guitars, the greatly varying song structure and cathartic release that was written...
CD Review : Frank Turner, “Poetry of the Deed”
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In the last few years we have seen skate punk die out, only to have solo releases from all the bands' front men emerge. Granted, Frank Turner is a former vocalist for a post-hardcore...
UMFM Spotlight : Cretin Radio
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While driving to the UMFM station for his first show, Cretin Rob realized that he still didn’t have a name for his program. He was listening to The Ramones — who have become a...
