By Jocelyn Yet
Vancouver’s Ari Shine and Adrienne Pierce come together to form The Royal Oui. The pair’s self-titled album is a follow up to their Forecast EP. Shine and Pierce create a true-to-folk journey through love with a romantic and melodic feel. Both bring extensive musical experience to the table, which is more than evident in their… Continue reading Spun: The Royal Oui
This collection of upbeat and emotive folk-rock music has a huge variation of track backgrounds, ranging from hard and fast drum rhythms to soft piano sets to electronic background notes. It showcases Kalle Mattson’s eclectic musical style. The songs on the album continually flip between having a strong steady beat, with energetic hooks and solid… Continue reading Spun: Kalle Mattson
By Kathy Pham
Canadian singer Alejandra Ribera is a remarkable musician. From her first song she begins a journey that spans 12 tracks — seven in English, four in Spanish and a single French-English duet. Much like Ribera herself, “La Boca” crosses continents and languages effortlessly. She brought a little piece of Argentina back with her in the… Continue reading Spun: Alejandra Ribera
With the second season of House of Cards released on Netflix on Feb. 14, it’s worth taking a look back at the lessons we have learned from Congressman Francis Underwood in season one. 1. Accept Pain: “There are two kinds of pain: the sort of pain that makes you strong or useless pain, the sort… Continue reading Screen Time: Lessons from House of Cards
The 2014 Juno nominations were revealed on Feb. 4, highlighting some of the biggest names in Canadian music over the past year. The awards are often a source of eye rolling as the typical names like Celine Dion and Michael Bublé adorn the Album and Single of the Year categories. But dig a bit beneath… Continue reading A case for the Junos
Members of the School of Creative and Performing Arts are calling Jennifer Arsenault’s designs amazing. “We were lucky to get her,” says Dawn McCaugherty, director of the upcoming production of William Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure. “She could have gone to any number of schools to do her degree.” Arsenault is a grad student at the… Continue reading U of C grad’s amazing designs
Much to the surprise of moviegoers, Hollywood’s newest romantic film, The Secret Drawer, is receiving a less than enthusiastic response from viewers and critics. The movie, released just in time for Valentine’s Day, is an adaptation of Nicholas Sparks’s bestselling novel, The Secret Drawer of Beautiful and Melancholy Love Letters. Despite the dismal quality of… Continue reading Romantic movie surprisingly cliche
By David Song
As far as sports are concerned, I am a hockey fan first and foremost. I maintain an abusive relationship with the Calgary Flames despite their perennial failure to make the playoffs. NHL 14 is one of my favourite video games. While I am not a naturally gifted athlete by any means, I am learning to… Continue reading Sportspinion: every sport deserves respect
By Fabian Mayer
Imagine a 1.3 kilogram ball coming at you with a speed of over 50 kilometres per hour. You must defend a nine-metre wide net and can block the ball with any part of your body. And one more thing — you can’t see anything. Welcome to the sport of goalball. Going down stairs without the… Continue reading Blind athletes chase Paralympic dreams
By Ashton Chugh
During an evening for the record books, 6,016 raucous fans attended the Crowchild Classic at the Scotiabank Saddledome. The night was full of school spirit and sporting debauchery, as students from both the University of Calgary and Mount Royal University had an experience like none other. “I fucking love it,” said second-year U of C… Continue reading Crowchild Classic ignites rivalries, school spirit