A man sits in a car, lights a bong and waits until his “vision begins to vibrate.” He has just taken a hit of salvia– a drug which brings on a strong hallucinogenic experience for about 15 minutes– and then sits motionless at the steering wheel. Very shortly, he begins muttering under his breath, “Excuse… Continue reading Salvia should not be banned
Month: March 2011
Spun: Lykke Li
In 2007, Stereogum, a popular music blog, proclaimed Lykke Li an artist to watch, but they did so with a caveat: they stated her music was “powdered-sugar pop” and in the same vein as Kylie Minogue. It was a problematic assertion. There were and still are certian pop sensiblities that pervade Lykke’s music, but it’s… Continue reading Spun: Lykke Li
Spun: Rural Alberta Advantage
By Adam Marofke
Right in the middle of an abnormally long Alberta winter, the Rural Alberta Advantage return with a wintery album. From the driving-in-a-whiteout front cover to the numerous icy references throughout the LP, Departing plays like a counterpart to the late summer sunset that was their first album, Hometowns. On Departing, the band stays close to… Continue reading Spun: Rural Alberta Advantage
Spun: Toro Y Moi
You know a sound must be fresh when a new genre is created to describe it. Toro Y Moi- the moniker of multi-instrumentalist Chazwick Bundick- released Causers of This early 2010 spearheading the charge for the fledgling chillwave genre. Now, just a year later he’s already moving in a new direction. He hones his sound… Continue reading Spun: Toro Y Moi
CJSW Profile: Desi Vibes
Rup Dhawliwal takes to the air every Tuesday with Desi Vibes a show that provides CJSW listeners with a unique mix of Bhangra, a type of Indian folk music that has gained international attention in the last 50 years. Gauntlet: Could you talk about the music you play on your show? Rup Dhaliwal: The type… Continue reading CJSW Profile: Desi Vibes
Where’s Waldo? He’s on the Mainstage
The red and white striped shirt is an iconic staple for children who’ve grown up reading the first Where’s Waldo? book published in 1987. Now Michèle Moss, a faculty member in the dance department at University of Calgary, is drawing upon Waldo-esque imagery for a jazz piece she choreographed for Mainstage Dance. “It’s a work… Continue reading Where’s Waldo? He’s on the Mainstage
Calgary music through the lens of Keith Skrastins
By Andréa Rojas
“I don’t capture aesthetics, I capture emotion,” says Keith Skrastins. But what happens when a photographer transmits as much emotion through the lens as he captures? He becomes one for whom every snap of the lens is like a pump of blood through the heart and every developed image is a breath exhaled. Such is… Continue reading Calgary music through the lens of Keith Skrastins
Comedians embrace onomatopoeia; hilarity
T he only taboo is hack,” says Jeff Kubik, one of the founders of a new local comedy initiative for the “alternative mind,” Kaboom… Hooray! Kubik, along with fellow comedian Alan Cho, have a very specific idea of what they aim to accomplish with their new project. “When people hear comedy, they see it with… Continue reading Comedians embrace onomatopoeia; hilarity
University budget approved by BOG
By Kaye Coholan
Tuition at the University of Calgary is going up by about $18 a semester for a full course load starting May 1, as part of the upcoming year’s budget– approved Feb. 28 by the school’s board of governors. The increase, equal to 0.35 per cent, is the maximum allowed under provincial regulations and tied to… Continue reading University budget approved by BOG
Letting loose or losing control?
By Kaye Coholan
How much do you spend on alcohol in a month? Does drinking ever get in the way of your schoolwork? What do your friends say about your alcohol consumption? These are the types of questions asked in Alcohol E-Checkup To Go, an online survey used to evaluate the drinking habits of students. By filling out… Continue reading Letting loose or losing control?