By Jon Roe
Since releasing their first full-length album, Licensed to Ill, in 1986, the Beastie Boys have been one of the most successful groups to blur the line between rock and rap. Their greatest hits disc, Solid Gold Hits, offers their hits through their illustrious career. Though it gives a good indication of why they became popular,… Continue reading Spun: Beastie Boys
Invention doesn’t necessarily make a worthwhile album. Actually, a band’s attempts to be inventive often yield albums completely reliant on the quest for new, creating a exhaustive, messy monstrosity. There are exceptions: occasionally a band reinvents their sound, opening themselves up for something far greater than their previous heights. Punk music has a strange relationship… Continue reading Spun: Thrice
By Trenton Shaw
It’s been almost 10 years since Nashville Pussy formed, but their music remains the same–ballsy, unabashed rock and roll sure to remind you what being white trash is all about. With songs like “Pussy Time,” “Going Down Swinging,” “Lazy White Boy,” and “Raisin’ Hell Again,” Get Some packs more than its fair share of white… Continue reading Spun: Nashville Pussy
By Ben Hoffman
Scouted at the tender age of 16 with help from Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour, Kate Bush spent the next three years getting ready to slam into the British art-rock scene in 1978. Her first single, “Wuthering Heights,” quickly cemented her place in prog and was lauded for its intelligent themes and ethereal melodies.Bush continued to… Continue reading Spun: Kate Bush
Quirkiness is at an all time premium in today’s music scene. Bands continue to experiment with stranger and stranger approaches to their music as everyone strives for a new and unusual sound, leading to some truly bizarre moves such as Elliott Brood’s choice of setting for the recording of their new album, Ambassador. “We recorded… Continue reading Music Interview: Quirky brooders
Nearly 20 years after her death, Margaret Laurence remains an essential figure in Canadian literature. The award-winning author is best known for her Manawaka fiction, including The Stone Angel (1964) and The Diviners (1974). Establishing Laurence as one of Canada’s literary giants, these pieces received dramatic and cinematic treatment and are fixtures on high school… Continue reading Book Review: The Making of a good biography
Somewhere in the future there exists a world stripped of people by a devastating plague. One last city-state ruled by a brutal regime remains. A single woman fights against this system. In a g-string. This is the world of Aeon Flux. Based on Peter Chung’s stylistically cunning animated series of the same name, the upcoming… Continue reading Film Interview: Theron in Flux
By Kate Foote
Calgary doesn’t suck. Sure, it gets cold enough to freeze your tongue to a metal pole in the winter–as most Calgary natives can attest–and our redneck image is as aggravating as Stampede tourists. Still, despite being considered a cultural wasteland by many bands, some actually like our fair city and enjoy being here. Greeley Estates,… Continue reading Music Interview: My Greeley Estates space
December 8th–University of Calgary Board of Governors Tuition Decision Meeting The University of Calgary Board of Governors meet at 4:30 p.m. in the Blue Room of the Dining Centre. All students are encouraged to attend and to show their support against further tuition increases. Last February, Premier Ralph Klein told the province that a new… Continue reading SU View: Mark your calendar
By Ryan Pike
Editor, the Gauntlet, I like to think of myself as a pretty open minded guy, so I can respect the arguments put forward by the pro-lifers. That said, they scare the shit out of me. Putting a display of fetuses right next to where I get my slurpees not only destroyed my tolerance of them… Continue reading And the abortion extortion