By Jesse Keith
I find, on the whole, people’s opinions of today’s folk, blues and roots music are extremely black and white. Either you love it or you don’t want anything to do with it. If, like me, it’s your cup of tea, then you can’t go wrong with Taxi Chain. If your interests lie elsewhere, they’re not… Continue reading Taxi Chain
Message to mainstream rock radio stations: it’s time to play The Miniatures, assholes.“Why?” you ask. Well, first of all, they’re Canadian, we mustn’t forget about Canadian content rules. Second, and most importantly, they’re good. At least I think they’re good, in a weird, bad kind of way. It’s hard to explain.Coma Kid is a frustrating… Continue reading The Miniatures
It’s an overcast Sunday in July. The minutes on the clock crawl by slowly, one after the other. The house is empty except for you, and you’re about to leave. The door opens smoothly, silently. You turn the lock into place and step outside. There is a light dew on the grass and the crisp… Continue reading Raising the Fawn
By Alan Cho
Calgary has been too quiet for too long. A corporate approved Celine Dion frequency numbs its victims with mediocrity. People shuffle to their classes and jobs, souls burden with the lead of lameness and a hollow echo in their hearts. Enough already, there shall be a revolution. The people have spoken and they proclaim they… Continue reading Local bands incite revolution
What a drag getting old is. Mick Jagger said it almost 40 years ago, and though the fates have been kinder to him than most, there’s a dread that comes with aging. Spending a life alone save for a few awkward medical treatments, never visited by the grown children who are simply too busy to… Continue reading Hail to the King, baby
By Jeff Kubik
I don’t think it’s ever going to be alright again.” Two years ago I found myself in a dark place that didn’t seem to have a way out. I went through those motions I could manage and abandoned virtually everything else, convinced I was completely alone. I remember missing the deadline for an application to… Continue reading Quiet Desperation
The Dinos men’s basketball team is going to the Canada West Final Four after winning their weekend series with the University of Alberta Golden Bears two games to one Feb. 26-28. “Our defence was phenomenal,” said Head Coach Dan Vanhooren. “That’s what won the games.” Friday’s game was the team’s only loss, ending in a… Continue reading Mountain kings
By Russ Dyck
Think back to your childhood. What was the first vehicle you wanted your parents to buy for you to drive around in? For me, it was a monster truck. That’s not to say I didn’t have a normal childhood, but monster trucks always fascinated me–from a young age right up until I realized there was… Continue reading Car crushin’ madness
The University of Calgary Dinos competed in the 2004 Canada West Track and Field Championships Feb. 27-28 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The women’s team ran and jumped their way to a second place finish while the men’s squad placed a respectable fifth of seven contending teams. Although the women’s team placed second, it was second to… Continue reading Tracksters’ triumph in Winnipeg
Jack Frost’s excursion to Hades has been called off for yet another year, as the nation’s tenth-ranked University of Calgary hockeysaurs narrowly thwarted the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds, advancing to the second round of the Canada West playoffs Feb. 26-28. After a close call Friday night, the ‘Birds flew in to steal game two… Continue reading Picking feathers from their teeth