By Jon Roe
In the delightful world of salad dressing there are many magnificent flavours. There’s the scrumptious Italian, the sensational Catalina and the fine French. Then there’s ranch. Ranch doesn’t deserve an adjective like other salad dressings, as it doesn’t reach nearly the same heights, nor does it cause the same flavour explosion as any of its… Continue reading Spun: The Salads
By Ryan “Boy Band Destroyer” Pike
Everything old is new again. 15, the third album from L.A.-based rockers Buckcherry (and first since the band’s 2005 reformation), is a tribute to the band’s influences and progenitors in the sleaze-rock genre. Despite the high energy infused into the disc by each of the five members, 15 ultimately doesn’t amount to the sum of… Continue reading Spun: Buckcherry
By Kyle Francis
While there’s actually six members in the crew, Jurassic 5 is living proof making a good rap album has almost no correlation to math skills. Debuting in 1998, J5 hit the hip-hop scene with sweeping melodies, deep lyrics and soulful delivery that had them compared with artists such as Mos Def, the Pharcyde and Blackalicious.… Continue reading Spun: Jurassic 5
By Ryan Pike
The latest trend in indie music has been the blending of punk sensibilities with electronic flourishes, dubbed “dance-punk” by music critics and “music that girls can dance to” by genre forerunners Franz Ferdinand. Canadian bands have joined the fray, with groups like Metric & Hot Hot Heat attempting to carve out a niche in the… Continue reading Spun: Mobile
By Ryan Pike
Acting is one of the finest careers in the world. To become a paid actor is a labour of love, endurance and tenacity–few posses all three. For years, the stereotype of the neophyte actor supporting themselves by working as a server or a barista has endured. Now, that image can be put to rest with… Continue reading Fighting Snakes on a Plane
While students too poor to leave the city for the summer and scenesters in their skinny jeans both yearn for the Calgary Folk Music Festival, musicians are arriving in town and the 1,300 organizers and volunteers are seeing their year’s work come to fruition. There are many reasons to be excited for the Calgary Folk… Continue reading Sunny days, folk music and beer
Editor, the Gauntlet, [Re: “City Hall–Still Smoking the Cigarettes,” editorial, July 20, 2006] Well done with your editorial from an Australian living in Sweden where smoking has been banned indoors for more than a year. Oh sweet scandanavian air! I will not even consider returning to my hometown Melbourne until it falls into line behind… Continue reading Letter: Smoking sucks elsewhere, too
By Ian Burleigh
Editor, the Gauntlet, [Re: “City Hall–Still Smoking the Cigarettes,” editorial, July 20, 2006] I applaud the Gauntlet‘s position on anti-smoking bylaws. Non-smokers should not be subjected to second-hand smoke with its carcinogenic, asthma-inducing [qualities], and other adverse effects on health. I would like to hear more about your opinion on air pollution in Calgary that… Continue reading Letter: Give us clean air or give us death
Editor, the Gauntlet, [Re: “Students Fear Safety of Urban Campus,” Felicia Pacentrilli, July 20, 2006] I sent an e-mail to Calgary Transit last year regarding my experience on the Toronto Subway. They have an area called the Designated Waiting Area (DWA) on each subway platform. The area has great signage, is very well lit, has… Continue reading Letter: Calgary: Be like Toronto
By Laura Brough
Editor, the Gauntlet, [Re: “Spun: McFly” Ryan Pike, July 20, 2006] Tell the fool who wrote that article that he’s a complete muppet. McFly aren’t trying to be anything other than a pop band! They say it loud and proud all the time, so before he goes around saying that McFly think they’re a rock… Continue reading Letter: Pike McSucks, McFly McRocks!