Arts & Culture
Choose your own adventure
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Stories have fascinated us for thousands of years. They have made up our folklore, our mythologies, as well as the religious stories that have informed certain moral codes. They are without a doubt a...
Meteor Storm, by Wayne Tefs
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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...
Local bands and ex-pat cyclist team up to help
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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...
CD Review : Greg MacPherson, “Mr. Invitation”
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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...
CD Review : The Pack A.D. “We Kill Computers”
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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...
CD Review : Jason and the Scorchers, “Halcyon Times”
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“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...
Old man, look at your life
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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...
