Olivia Lunny currently calls Los Angeles home, but her musical career began in Winnipeg. “Music has always been something that I’ve been around and been immersed in,” Lunny recalled. Lunny largely credits her father for introducing...

In Canada and many other countries, a new year begins on Jan. 1. However, this was not always the norm. In the past, New Year’s Day has been celebrated in September, March and even...

Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel, Little Women, loosely based on the lives of her and her three sisters, was first published in 1868. After it gained great popularity, Alcott quickly wrote a sequel, published...

Heavy metal band Striker, originally from Edmonton, started from humble beginnings. Each member began playing music in their teens and came from similar backgrounds. Before forming Striker, the bandmates  played in other various groups...

Skye Wallace describes their music as rock, but not typical rock. While they refer to it broadly as “alt-rock,” they avoid defining themselves by a single genre. Their music incorporates elements of punk, folk...

The Washboard Union’s beginnings can be traced back to a union between two families. When Chris Duncombe was 13 years old, his father met future bandmate Aaron Grain’s mother, and the two parents soon...

Ian Kennedy has loved hockey for almost as long as he can remember. His love for the sport began in Grade 1, when he began to play. “I think it was something that I saw...