In desperate need to educate myself about Pitch Black, I stumbled on an online interview with the band. The five members defined Pitch Black Law as “everything a man represents,” “struggles” and “integrity in the music.” Being about as far from a struggling, black, male musician from the streets as you can get, I found… Continue reading Pitch Black
Month: March 2004
Horrorpops
I have long awaited a new band that would test the waters of rockabilly punk, and I’m happy to say I’ve finally found one. The Horrorpops were born of the band Necromantix which was headmanned by one of the Horrorpops’ guitarists, Nekroman. Driven from the same stream as Tiger Army, the Horrorpops debut album Hell… Continue reading Horrorpops
Couch Bums do something important
As part of its never-ending mission to search for the rarest and most intriguing life forms on this planet, National Geographic has come across perhaps the world’s most enigmatic creature. It defies categorization. Unlike nearly all other species on Earth, its life’s purpose is not to procreate. In fact, this incredible specimen can go through… Continue reading Couch Bums do something important
Alan Cho exposed: the man behind the Dead Babies
By Jeff Kubik
Playwright, journalist and cartoonist, Alan Cho is a figure of harsh derision and brackish demeanor. His regular comic strip “All Dead Babies Go to Heaven” has raised the ire of prominent groups on campus as well as sensible human beings across the world. This week, the Gauntlet had the rare opportunity to speak to Mr.… Continue reading Alan Cho exposed: the man behind the Dead Babies
A Golden Season
It was early evening and I sat in my hotel room in Laval, Quebec. My roommate for the weekend was in the shower, getting ready for dinner. I sat on my bed, while a dejected Amanda Moppett and her father sat on the bed across from me. The then fourth-year Dino was drained, physically and… Continue reading A Golden Season
2004 CIS Swimming Championships
Swimming is an intensely individual sport where athletes–isolated by lane ropes and chlorinated water–focus on personal best times and individual ranking. A dedicated breed, swimmers train as much as 20 hours a week in repetitious and grueling fashion to shave off mere hundredths of a second in races ranging from 50 to 1,500 meters. Outside… Continue reading 2004 CIS Swimming Championships
Skating for fun, skating for hours
By Mike Hallman
The Olympic Oval’s Finale is once again upon us. Finale is, as the name denotes, the final competition of the year at the Oval. “Finale’s a great event, it’s a lot of fun,” said Oval Volunteer Coordinator Kathy Baker. Athletes from all over the world–or at least the parts with snow–come to participate in Finale… Continue reading Skating for fun, skating for hours
That’s all folks!
In the hierarchy of nature, a bear isn’t supposed to be able to bend over a dinosaur. Nature freaks will be startled to learn, then, that this implausible scenario happened–yet again–in Edmonton Mar. 5-6. A masterful pair of performances over the southern rival hockeysaurs have the University of Alberta Golden Bears moving on to face… Continue reading That’s all folks!
Close the Window
Disappointed? No, too clinical. Crushed? Seems a little flat–pun intended, I have to amuse myself somehow. How about dashed? “To hurl, knock, or thrust with sudden violence. To splash; bespatter.” Yes, I would say my hopes were dashed. Thrown from the top of a cliff and dashed against the rocks below. Maybe they were bespattered… Continue reading Close the Window
Heavens to Murgatroid, enter stage left
In the days when poodle skirts dominated the fashion scene and Cuban cigars freely circulated in America, Looney Toons and Hanna Barbara ventured onto the moving picture screen. The were the days when Snagglepuss bellowed “exit stage left!” and “heavens to Murgatroid!” That was 1957, and Hanna Barbara was subsequently dwarfed by Looney Toons and… Continue reading Heavens to Murgatroid, enter stage left