Arts & Culture

Arts & Culture

Meteor Storm, by Wayne Tefs

By
Laura Blakley
A man stands by the side of the road, squinting into the parched distance. His shoes are encrusted with the dust from the road ahead, the same road that carried his father’s truck to...
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Local bands and ex-pat cyclist team up to help

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Morgan Modjeski
Brenna Coupland, a former Winnipegger living in Vancouver, is looking to change the lives of 28 HIV positive women living in Uganda by cycling half way across country and raising $10 000 while doing...
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CD Review : Greg MacPherson, “Mr. Invitation”

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Sabrina Carnevale
Almighty live rock performer Greg MacPherson is back with Mr. Invitation, the singer/songwriter’s first album with Smallman Records (he was previously tied with Propagandhi’s now-nonexistent G7 Welcoming Committee.) Upon first listen, it’s fairly evident...
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CD Review : The Pack A.D. “We Kill Computers”

By
Ian Girard
There have been a decent number of fairly successful guitar and drum rock duos out there in the past five years or so. Think Japandroids, No Age, Black Keys, and, oh yeah, the White...
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CD Review : Jason and the Scorchers, “Halcyon Times”

By
Jeff Nielsen
“I want out music to be like a religious service, only a lot dirtier.” — Jason Ringerberg Cow-punk, roots-rock, alt-country, y'alternative, whatever damn term you use for music that hurts like country and hits like...
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Old man, look at your life

By
Damian Purdy
You are Neil Young. How nice. You are the idol of the rock critics and the overly-ponytailed dads. You are the “living legend,” one of the most lauded, extolled and otherwise acclaimed artists of...
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In a land far, far away

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Erin Lebar
It snowed in Koper this week. Apparently it hasn’t snowed in Koper in either 15 or 50 years (depending on who you talk to, of course). Not only was it snowing, but the wind...

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