Arts & Culture
Not Serious: Achievement overload
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When Portal 2 came out last year I had to make a tough decision: videogame or rent. Seeing as, if I failed to pay rent, I would have nowhere to play said videogame, there...
Understanding our world through the meaning of shades
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What does a black and white photograph mean to you? Does it represent the stark contrasts every human personality contains? Does it represent the basic characteristics that each person is made of at the...
The Manitoban looks toward the coming months
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Well folks, it’s that time of year again and, this being the last issue of the season, we here at the Manitoban thought it might be a good idea to look forward, toward the...
Sound Off w/ Zach Allard of Viridians
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In early 2011, the Winnipeg band formerly known as Amuse split away from the path formed by that project to become Viridians. Branching out into a foreign style, the group played a few early...
CD Review: You Me at Six, Sinners Never Sleep
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The British band You Me at Six released their third album, Sinners Never Sleep, on Jan. 24.
The new album opens up with the hit song “Loverboy,” an enjoyable tune with good lyrics. Out of...
CD Review: Trampled By Turtles, Stars and Satellites
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If you’re a regular folkie at the Winnipeg Folk Fest, you may already be familiar with the pride of Northern Minnesota, Trampled By Turtles. The progressive bluegrass quintet from Duluth brought their devilishly fast...
CD Review: Decemberists, We All Raise Our Voices to the Air
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Interesting is a prickly word. When I say something is interesting, I usually mean that it is mediocre, but that I am feeling too wimpy to say so. Interesting is a word that I...





