By Jon Roe
It’s not often that people get too close for comfort with bears and survive, but the Dinos football team managed to avoid a University of Alberta Golden Bear scare and walk away from Saturday’s homecoming game with their picnic basket intact. “We just kind of let our foot off the gas a little too early,”… Continue reading Bears almost catch Dinos hibernating
YouTube is a haven for some of the nuttiest videos on the planet, which makes for some entertaining viewing after a long day of classes or if you want to prove a social theory about how truly broken the Internet is. This Week On The Internet, I’ve solicited the Gauntlet office for their trippy online… Continue reading this week on the internet 2.0:YouTube WTF Round-Up
The Swayze train made its final stop in heaven this Monday and the world is now short one more husband, father and actor as the star of Ghost and Dirty Dancing succumbed to a 20 month long battle with pancreatic cancer. One has to admire Swayze’s drive and stubbornness. While fighting the disease, he continued… Continue reading Swayze train makes its final stop
Hauntario, the second album from Edmonton quartet The Wheat Pool, is a teaspoon of country and a dash of alternative, with a healthy dose of crooning love songs and nostalgia. Their indie-folk poetry certainly won’t wake you up on a Monday morning, but it delivers a bit of a kick to your heart and soul.… Continue reading Spun: The Wheat Pool
By Richard Lam
Luluc, an Australian group led by Zoë Randell, was one of the many female singer-songwriter acts at this year’s Calgary Folk Fest. Accompanied by Steve Hassett, their quiet, hushed performance matches closely with their independently released debut album, Dear Hamlyn. The production is sparse yet warm, with a pair of softly strummed guitars, reminiscent of… Continue reading Spun: Lulac
By Alicia Ward
Frank Turner, together with his four band members, has created an alternative rock album reminiscent of the ’80s British pop scene. Poetry of the Deed features strong acoustic guitar in “Dan’s Song,” along with head shaking songs such as “Try This At Home.”The first song on the album, “Live Fast Die Old,” inspires personal growth… Continue reading Spun: Frank Turner
By Brad Halasz
Well, Rum Runner, since you’ve asked what your music means to me, there’s a few things I want to say. To me the music means you sometimes get sad; sometimes maybe depressed; sometimes pretty pissed off, but your particular brand of music always has a drink in hand to comfort us. To me your music… Continue reading Spun: Rum Runner
By Alicia Ward
David Guetta’s album One Love provides music that is exactly expected of him: repetitive electronic tracks encouraging listeners to grab some glow sticks and dance. These tracks include “The Sound of Letting Go” and “On the Dancefloor,” both of which sound identical to many other tracks on the album, particularly “Gettin’ Over.” This album does… Continue reading Spun: David Guetta
Dustin Bentall, a Vancouver native and front man for The Dustin Bentall Outfit, has followed up his 2005 release of Streets With No Lights with Six Shooter. The first thing you envision when looking at Six Shooter is an intense moment before a shootout. “Three Thousand Miles” offers a country over-tone with honky-tonk guitar feeling… Continue reading Spun: The Dustin Bentall Outfit
Comic book fans have rejoiced this year. After the brilliant Batman: Arkham Asylum, the bar was set extremely high for video game adaptations. Vicarious Visions’ Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 doesn’t approach the sheer level of wicked game design that Arkham does, but still manages to be an extremely fun romp and one of the best… Continue reading Ulimate Alliance 2: electric boogaloo