By Emily Senger
Spirits stayed high despite soggy weather hampering spring convocation plans for some University of Calgary students. “The best part is sharing this moment with my family,” said Bachelor of Kinesiology Graduate Jeff Barett. Unfortunately for Barett, not all his family members were able to attend his convocation; his father was home in High River filling… Continue reading Another batch for the real world
Departments around the University of Calgary issued a collective sigh of relief after learning planned budget cuts for each of the next three years will not be necessary. The announcement was made by U of C President Dr. Harvey Weingarten during his annual speech to faculty, staff and students. Increased government commitment to the U… Continue reading No more budget cuts
By Kyle Francis
“Boy daddy, it would be nice if we could lock them Arabs in a place without having any proof that they gone and done something wrong!” Little Jeb beams through the back of the latest issue of The Weekly Standard to his father. “Let me tell you about a magical place called Guantanamo Bay,” Jeb’s… Continue reading America’s perfectly legal shame
Recall, for a moment, the mid-nineties. Nine Inch Nails’ groundbreaking album The Downward Spiral was fresh, brutal, and angry, helping to introduce the masses to the beauty of crushing, dark industrial noise. All of a sudden, a legion of bands squeezed their most photogenic member into tight vinyl pants, bought their very own copy of… Continue reading Spun: Nine Inch Nails
No one would have believed a cartoon trip-hop band composed of the egomaniacal co-genius behind Blur, an obscure producer, the cousin of Ice Cube and a jumble of guest collaborators would achieve the resounding success the Gorillaz did with their 2001 self-titled debut. Yet, somehow they managed to not only score a couple of crossover… Continue reading Spun: Gorillaz
By Alan Cho
Bands change their name to rebrand themselves, chasing their muse into new markets and the iPods of elusive demographs. Then, there are bands who get sued by Handsome Dick Manitoba for trademark infringement. Dan Snaith’s Manitoba became mired in the latter and, to avoid a lawsuit from the frontman for the Dictators, took on the… Continue reading Spun: Caribou
By Josh LaVoie
There aren’t enough albums intending to be nothing more than stupid fun. When the Murder Doll’s Wednesday 13 set off to produce a solo effort, he did so without taking himself too seriously, the resultant album, Translyania 90210: Songs of Death, Dying, and the Dead, is a satirical homage to B list horror movies. While… Continue reading Spun: Wednesday 13
Adult contemporary fans rejoice for Jann Arden has released yet another album for people who can’t admit that they don’t actually like music. Arden’s latest self titled release is an insanely repetitive affair, while its stifling production renders it as bland as water. The first half of the album quietly slips by before you notice… Continue reading Spun: Jann Arden
On their sophomore album, The Everglow, pretentious pop-punkers Mae attempt to convince us they are deep. Instead they only end up convincing us emo has reached a whole new level of suck. Mae’s drummer, and apparent intellectual, Jacob Marshall cryptically describes the band’s vision for the album asking “…what would music look like if you… Continue reading Spun: Mae
By Kyle Francis
For the person who lives in a world of princesses and prince charmings, owning every Disney Collector’s Edition Video, DVD, and mention soundtrack here comes another CD to add to the ever-growing plethora of Disney merchandise. Disney Wishes! is a compellation of Disney classics sung by some big name vocalists and covers a range of… Continue reading Spun: Various Artists