Jake Shimabukuro, ukulele extraordinaire
Although the ukulele may be a highly purchased novelty item for many 21st-century indie artists (Zooey Deschanel, for example), very few artists have utilized the…
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Screening the truth
Local filmmakers, film connoisseurs, and any others who feel the gravitational pull towards the stories not often told or the roads less travelled should set…
‘Blurred Lines’ gets Juno stamp of approval
Stephanie Haderer, volunteer staff Trigger warning: rape. “I’ll give you something big enough to tear your ass in two.” That is a line from one…
Rolling with the punches and building positive energy
W hether you’re entranced by the visuals or tearing up the dance floor to a new genre described as “Pow Wow Step,” the show put…
Big Fun in review
As one night of the event Big Fun, itself paired with the New Music Festival, Jan. 24 at the barely ventilated Windsor Hotel was a…
To Bee, or not to Bee
The rousing notes of Andrew Neville and the Poor Choices, Cheering for the Bad Guy, the drifting voices of countless karaoke superstars, and the laughter…
Staying cool, Winnipeg style
While we may gripe and grumble about the weather, most Winnipeggers pride themselves for surviving the bite of winter with a sly smirk. How else…
You are cordially invited…
Mid-January is not well-known as a holiday season, unless your friend circle has a robust crop of January birthdays. But there is one very significant…
2013 campus roundup
The U of M had a busy 2013, but the Manitoban had you covered for campus updates. Here, in no particular order, is a summary…
The science of music
It is said that music has a much more precise vocabulary for describing its objects than any other art. This allows us to talk scientifically…