By Remi Watts
(I Scott Dunbar, a longtime professional busker and DIY recording artist, is in it for the soul of music and may just be the sort of fellow who could save us all. His Two Years To Live – a double disc set encased in plaid-patterned cloth rather than your usual trashy polyurethane wrapper– contains the… Continue reading Spun: Scott Dunbar
In the past, Luke Doucet made a name for himself as a dark and talented singer songwriter. On Steel City Trawler Doucet breaks from this reputation, trading melancholy folk music for up beat talk-singing and heavy guitar riffs. The album immediately shows a great deal of dynamic range. It starts out with a pair of… Continue reading Spun: Luke Doucet and The White Falcon
Beija Flor is far from dead. Though the band itself may be no longer, former frontman Stephen van Kampen has kept the music alive with his new solo project Savk. Van Kampen is no fresh face to the Calgary music scene and his experience rings through in both lyrics and instrumentation. Armed with a banjo… Continue reading Spun: Savk
Departures’ Kino-Pravda is an of stylistic schizophrenia– something I’m normally a huge fan of, but in this case it sounds like it comes from a place of real confusion. It was obviously created by people with the potential for incredible technical proficiency, but the entire EP’s tone has a distinct air of apathy to it,… Continue reading Spun: Departures
In July, many Cubans thought Fidel Castro was dead. The former Cuban president hadn’t appeared on live television since 2006, after undergoing intestinal surgery which later forced him to pass on his presidency to his brother, Raúl. This August Fidel spent 11 minutes sharing his concerns about a nuclear war between Iran and America. He… Continue reading The Future of Cuba
Mario is older than you are, probably. He turned 25 last Monday, if you’re willing to accept that the release of Super Mario Bros. for the Nintendo Entertainment System is his birthday. Large swaths of the video game press (i.e. blogs) are busy publishing fluff on this historic event and we’re no different. Rather than… Continue reading A retro retrospective in 8-bit
By Noah Miller
According to a Canadian Press article, the University of Calgary Dinos are expected to announce the addition of gold-medal olympian Hayley Wickenheiser to the women’s hockey team line up. Dinos sports information director Ben Matchett sent a press release Wednesday evening stating the women’s hockey team was to make a major recruiting announcement the following… Continue reading Women’s hockey to announce roster addition
By Noah Miller
After investigating two complaints originating from the University of Calgary football team’s season opener against the University of Saskatchewan Huskies, the Canada West Complaints Committee has issued a suspension to the Dinos head football coach. Following the Sept. 4 game, Saskatchewan filed a complaint against Dinos head coach Blake Nill who vocalized his dissatisfaction with… Continue reading Canada West rules on game complaints
By Noah Miller
After a pair of wins at home to open their season this weekend, the Dinos men’s soccer team gained confidence for the tough games that lie ahead. “We have a pretty good team on paper,” said head coach Brian McDonnell. “It’s nice to give them a little bit of confidence at the beginning of the… Continue reading Men’s soccer team starts strong with pair of home wins
By Noah Miller
The U of C women’s field hockey team returned earlier this month from competition in Argentina where they posted a winning record and showed off the strength they’ve developed from their struggle to keep the team alive. It all began when they got word from athletic director Kevin Boyles that due to general university funding… Continue reading Field hockey team back from strong finish in Argentina