Arts & Culture

Great swimmers, better songwriters

By
Alana Trachenko
Great Lake Swimmers’ new single, “Zero in the City,” evidences that the band is continuing to grow as artists. Lead vocalist Tony Dekker’s voice and the emphasis on wilderness in A Forest of Arms...
Arts & Culture

Screamin’ Skull Press

By
Alana Trachenko
Tony Nesca admits his favourite type of writing, as a kid, were genres such as science fiction. As an adult, however, Tony writes short stories and poems that are dark and lyrical. Rather than...
Arts & Culture

ACI: So you got an arts degree…

By
Alana Trachenko
If you have recently graduated from one of the many arts programs available in Manitoba, you are likely being asked a lot of questions right now. Your parents are wondering when you will get...
Arts & Culture

Patterson’s Wager is a safe bet

By
Alana Trachenko
What would you do if you could see into the future? Vancouver director Corbin Saleken explores his interpretation with a balance of realism and light-heartedness in his recently completed film, Patterson’s Wager. The film...
Arts & Culture

Objects of Knowing

By
Alana Trachenko
Objects of Knowing is currently on display at the University of Manitoba’s ARTlab, featuring pieces that incorporate text and the personal narratives of the artists. Corrie Peters and Michell Wilson, along with four other...
Arts & Culture

Onward and Sideways

By
Alana Trachenko
Most of us find our creativity and motivation when we get out of bed in the morning, but not Joshua Radin. His sixth album was written while laying in bed in a hotel room...
Arts & Culture

Winnipeg is nuts for RAW: almond

By
Alana Trachenko
Unless you’ve been living under a rock (which there’s no reason to do, it hasn’t hit -45 yet), you’ve heard about RAW: almond. In Winnipeg, we don’t do moderation – not when it comes...
Articles By:

Alana Trachenko