Local Calgary stand-up bass siren Eve Hell, frontwoman for Eve Hell and the Razor, knows a thing or two about the Cowtown rockabilly subculture. With her band rocking Calgary car shows and the more wild-eyed pubs around town and their new long-player Fire It Up! on record store shelves, they’re hooking into one of the… Continue reading Calgary rockabillies play through the city
Month: April 2009
Irish rockers use the Internet to their advantage
Sunday is notorious for various things: going to church, catching up on homework you should have been doing all weekend and, of course, suffering a serious hangover from the excess of the night before. The latter is what the dear boys from the Irish/Canadian metal band Chosen could deal with quite often on their upcoming… Continue reading Irish rockers use the Internet to their advantage
Constantines makes some sustainable music
Ontario natives Constantines are like your mother’s home cooking before you move out: you really take it for granted. After returning to their classic Canadian sound, it’s a great feeling to experience something so unique to our country’s artistic landscape. Through a reputation of consistently hard-hitting shows, lyrically complex and focused albums and being dedicated… Continue reading Constantines makes some sustainable music
The Bermuda Shorts survival guide
By Ryan Pike
Every spring at the University of Calgary, students gather around and drown their academic sorrows with large amounts of alcohol at the annual Bermuda Shorts Day celebration. However, at the same time, dozens of students are forced to explain the concept of BSD to their friends. So, as a public service, the Gauntlet hereby provides… Continue reading The Bermuda Shorts survival guide
This Week On The Internet: Google Street View Scavenger Hunt
Ladies and gents: Google Street View is straight-up the most badass thing Google has come up with so far. For those unfamiliar- imagine if you could use Google Maps to explore your favourite cities from the ground level in a full, 360º field of view. You now can for most major world cities, from Tokyo… Continue reading This Week On The Internet: Google Street View Scavenger Hunt
An Easter in Europe
By Paul Murphy
The answer came only three days later with the resurrection, considered by Christians to be a celebration of spiritual rebirth. As time passes, Easter has been marked by confusion, as people strive to make sense of the doubt, death, hope and forgiveness that surrounds its traditions. It’s easy to note that different religions mark Jesus’… Continue reading An Easter in Europe
Typifying the hallways
By Corey Hughes
Moving through crowds indoors is something that everyone does. However, thinking about how the people interact and all of the unwritten rules is something that no one really talks about — until now. Some friends and I have come up with a list which contains most but not all of the types of encounters and… Continue reading Typifying the hallways
Tim Hortons and the crisis of competition
By Daniel Pagan
Only in Canada could a coffee shop be treated as a national institution. Every time spring comes around, Canadians get jittery in anticipation of the annual Roll Up The Rim contest. Too bad it’s just anti-environmental gambling. The chance of winning a prize by rolling up that rim is one in nine — very slim.… Continue reading Tim Hortons and the crisis of competition
The assault on sugar
By Roman Auriti
Here’s a joke for modern society: why did the chicken cross the road? It didn’t, because it was too fat to support its own weight. Alright, I get it, it’s not a funny joke, but it raises an important issue in our society. Being overweight is something that shouldn’t be taken lightly and a lot… Continue reading The assault on sugar
Kanye’s cartoon confesses: I am a gay fish
Do you like fish sticks? Kanye West does. This caused him some trouble in the latest episode of South Park, in which his ego was slaughtered. West is known to have an ego large enough to feed several Ethiopian villages. So naturally one would think his response to being the butt of a South Park… Continue reading Kanye’s cartoon confesses: I am a gay fish