Music, politics and morals
Last month Canadian music legend and children’s entertainer Fred Penner stopped by the UMFM studios to help promote his upcoming December shows in Winnipeg. Penner…
Arts & Culture
Ten great things
1. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) Like it, love it, even hate it; when it comes to television Christmas specials the Rankin/Bass stop-motion animation Rudolph…
CD Review: Kate Bush, 50 Words for Snow
Kate Bush can do anything. For those unfamiliar, Bush made British music history by being the first female singer with a number one, self-authored hit…
Romeo and Juliet
Every few years, the Manitoba Theatre Centre performs a version or adaptation of one William Shakespeare’s plays. Richard the Third was performed in 2003, set…
Taking it to the people
Kevin Smith is at an interesting point in his life. I saw Red State, followed by a three hour stand-up earlier this year at the…
Essentially a playlist
This is the last Essentially A Playlist of 2011, and as we head into the winter publishing break at the Manitoban, I considered doing a…
Forgotten swing
Neda Kianmehr is a new artist with a beautiful history, and The Gallery of Student Art (GoSA) will be featuring her artwork in University Centre…
Sound off w/ Zachary Lucky
Sound Off is a continuing column in which we pose different artists the same series of crucial questions. Zachary Lucky is a singer/song writer folk…
For the record lover
When it comes to collecting vinyl, everyone is different. Whether it be a passion for 45s, imports, or collecting the entire catalogue of a particular…
Talking Heads re-imagined
A group of musicians and graduates of our U of M jazz program have recently begun a fantastic series of concerts wherein classic pop albums…