Month: February 2001

By Lawrence Bailey

They dropped a Canadian hip-hop definition in 1988 and have been redefining it ever since. King Lou and Capital Q (AKA, The Dream Warriors) are back at it with a new single "Breathe or Die" and a pending album aptly titled The Legacy Continues. While they haven’t been making waves in the past couple of… Continue reading West Indian legacy continues

By Nicole Kobie

Don’t be fooled; Sweet November is not a romantic-drama. From the ads and tagline it has such an appearance, but in reality it’s nothing more than laboured fantasy. Most romantic films are nonsensical, and most of their characters would get arrested for stalking or harassment if they acted that insane off-screen. No one expects mushy… Continue reading Sweet, merciful crap!

By Cory Bass

So you’re someone who thinks you know all the bands. You can recite the top 20 by heart even though you never listen to that crap. Guess it’s not news to you then that Phish, a platinum level recording group and one of the most successful global touring bands, is featured in Bittersweet Motel. Bittersweet… Continue reading Phish sticks

By Alex Brown

"Sensation overload," says Tinu Sinha of his first impressions of India’s culture. Sinha participated in the study abroad program offered by the University of Calgary, spending three months at the University of Pune, a city in western India. The effect that Sinha’s foray into India’s culture had on him is evident in the documentary he… Continue reading Indian culture emerges onscreen

By David Kenney

Nowadays, roots music is way too loosely defined. Almost anyone who can pen a half-decent song and play an acoustic guitar gets lumped into this category. Being categorized and showing true musicianship and showmanship are two different things, however. Sunday night at the MacEwan Hall Ballroom, Ireland’s Altan gave a true roots show to well,… Continue reading Root down with Altan

By Mary Chan

A dark current runs beneath author Michelle Berry’s friendly demeanour. The oft-dubbed "perky" and "effervescent" Canadian writer’s personality starkly contrasts with her first novel What We All Want, a bleakly comic story about three siblings who gather to bury their mother. Born in San Francisco, Berry’s family lived in the United States and England before… Continue reading Coffins and Coffeecake

By David Kenney

Sometimes, the evil powers in rock and roll are real, real good. For Seattle band Supersuckers, it means getting illegal substances thrown at them. At a recent show in Oregon promoting their latest album The Evil Powers of Rock and Roll, they hit paydirt while bellowing the anthemic "I Want the Drugs." "In Eugene, [Oregon],… Continue reading Evil Supersuckers power rock n’ roll

By Justin Enns

Red hair is associated with many things: Scots, sex drive and foxes (both the animal and the women). Often it has negative connotations too: devil-worship, for example. Bearing in mind the latter, redheads do deserve sympathy. Unfortunately for Titus Firefox, the main character in the University of Calgary Drama department’s up-coming production of Johann Nestroy’s… Continue reading U of C play wigs out

By Blair Birdsell

I don’t mean to step on the toes of the Gauntlet entertainment section, but something is lacking in their coverage. A female classmate in my economy class actually brought this to my attention. It appears that many sexy-like-a-fox women like the seductive beats and yodeling of polka music. If you think polka is just some… Continue reading Frankie Yankovic goes to Hollywood