By Dale Miller
The Crystal Method’s newest album, Community Service, is in fact a great service to the community–the meth-head community. That is until Hollywood implants these catchy beats into every action movie soundtrack for the next three years.This album proves not only are TCM the masters of subtly blatant drug references and the remixing/production of electronic beats;… Continue reading The Crystal Method, Community Service
By Anna Leung
With the release of Joshua’s Habit’s first CD, Images of Energy, Calgary can be proud of a hometown band with real talent. Joshua’s Habit is a cold rock band that has it all: good chords, solid riffs, strong lyrics and a singer with a voice. Although the band is less than a year old, it… Continue reading Joshua’s Habit, Images of Energy
By Jeff Kubik
What have the Quebecois ever done for us? Poutine? Too greasy. Celine Dion? Not greasy enough. The Just for Laughs Comedy Festival: just right. On Oct. 20, a piece of Montreal will come to Calgary when the cross-country Just for Laughs Comedy Tour arrives at the Jack Singer Concert Hall. Stop your immature giggling, you’ll… Continue reading Why did Just For Laughs cross Canada?
Last Friday, I felt like I watched two-and-a-half hours of Madden 2003. Our Dinos beat the University of Alberta Golden Bears 26-23 but it felt like a video game. The play calling on both sides was so repetitive I almost expected to see big John Madden sitting next to me in the press box, sipping… Continue reading Calgary gives U of A a lesson in Madden stragegy
As a fan of sports, and The Sports Guy on ESPN.com, I have come across the Ewing Theory. When a media-hyped “superstar” is lost via injury, trade, or other means and his team performs better in his absence (case in point, the 1999 New York Knicks came back from the brink when Patrick Ewing tore… Continue reading Will the Ewing Theory apply?
Like a fine wine, the woman’s volleyball team hopes to become better with time. As it sits, our Dinos are young, eager and determined to win once again. The exception this season is that Calgary is less experienced than in years past. This is a problem that will have to be dealt with if the… Continue reading Lady Dinos want to shock the world
Running under the radar is something the University of Calgary cross-country team is used to.The U of C’s program is consistently among the best in the nation, but somehow, they go unnoticed, overshadowed in the fall by football, soccer and the upcoming hockey season. Nevertheless, the Dinos keep up the fight. In recent weeks, the… Continue reading Cross country hopes to own this country
They’re ready to take Winnipeg by storm. The University of Calgary’s Ultimate Frisbee men’s team is off to nationals this weekend for only the second time ever and they’re preparing for fierce competition and grueling games. Oh yeah, and camaraderie, fun and experience.“That’s the one thing about Ultimate,” said Todd Penney, student and team member.… Continue reading Ultimate high
The men’s Dinos kicked off their season with a huge 4-1 victory over the Manitoba Bisons on the road. The men’s hockey team looked to steal both games from the unfriendly confines of the Max Bell Centre in Winnipeg but the Dinos were heavily outshot by their opponents in the second meeting which resulted in… Continue reading Hockey heats up
The Centre for Military and Strategic Studies continued its recent series of speakers last Thursday with an appearance by Dwight Mason, former U.S. chair of the Permanent Joint Board of Defense. The PJBD is, according to the CMSS’ Rob Hubert, “one of the most powerful bodies in terms of the U.S.-Canada defense relationship.” Having been… Continue reading Canadian military still obsolete