Sex, drugs and silk screens
The iconic images of the Campbell’s soup can and Marilyn Monroe brought to you by Andy Warhol could only be done by the technique of…
Arts & Culture
Monotonix Madness
Monotonix are best known for their epic performances. Crowd-surfing while playing guitar or even drums, jumping off and around the stage, stealing audience members’ drinks…
Films. 2010. Damn.
Hey there, Know-It-All. What’s better than knowing it all? The answer (which you know, of course) is “nothing.” There is nothing better than being the…
Something that can’t be said any other way
“As a musician, I identify more with the writing world than with the musician world,” explains Amelia Curran, in an interview with the Manitoban. “That’s…
Everybody in the theatre getting tipsy
The costumes are outlandish, the cast even more so — welcome to the 1920s and the case of The Drowsy Chaperone. It’s about the corniest…
CD Review : Kids on Fire “Kids on Fire”
Putting out a down-and-dirty, old-school rock record in this day and age is a risky proposition. Not only do the songs have to be good…
CD Review : Rise Ashen & Stephane Lefrancois “Venenosa”
The last time these two Canadian boys collaborated was on the excellent Mr. Tran Travels in Sound and now they step it up again with…
CD Review : Trans-Siberian Orchestra “Night Songs”
Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) is probably unlike any orchestra you have ever heard. The New York-based five-piece are a combination of progressive rock and heavy metal,…
Essentially a Playlist : they don’t look like twins
Having just returned from Minneapolis where I saw the Vikings trounce a lackluster Giants team, the Twin Cities remain at the top of my mind….
Ten artworks about food
The need to eat food on a regular basis is one of the few things that all human beings share. That said, the fundamental role…