By Brad Halasz
If you don’t like country music, you should listen to Corb Lund. If you do, you should still be listening to Corb Lund. Fans probably already have his new album, but if you’ve never heard of him, you owe it to yourself to give him a listen. Cabin Fever, his seventh studio album, was mostly… Continue reading Spun: Corb Lund
By Brad Halasz
20 Odd Years is a celebration of Buck 65’s 20 year history in the Canadian hip-hop scene. He’s part of a cohort of Canadian rappers who carved out their own niche with a unique style, rather than imitating high-profile Americans. Where others would release a greatest hits album to mark this milestone, Buck 65 does… Continue reading Spun: Buck 65
By Brad Halasz
The Battle of the Border returned to the University of Calgary’s Jack Simpson gym August 11-15, pitting the U of C Dinos, the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns and Concordia’s Stingers against the University of Northern Arizona Lumberjacks. With five back-to-back game days still ahead of them, the ‘Jacks tipped-off against the U of L Pronghorns… Continue reading Battle of the border
By Brad Halasz
With very few exceptions, the anonymous imageboards known collectively as The Chans are quite possibly the worst part of the Internet. The idea is fairly simple: users can anonymously post to a variety of boards focused on different topics and are given the option to add an image. Each board has a different number of… Continue reading Oh, the huge manatee!
By Brad Halasz
After 2007’s Academy Award-winning song “Falling Slowly” became an international folk hit, there was nowhere to go but down for love-struck duo the Swell Season. It was the Irish musical Once which catapulted the scruffy Glen Hansard and girlfriend Marketa Irglova to a new level of unexpected middle-aged fame. With more eyes on the duo… Continue reading Spun: The Swell Season
By Brad Halasz
For Kings of Convenience, it sure is hard to put out an album. Declaration of Dependence is the Norwegian indie-folk duo’s first full-length offering since 2004’s critically acclaimed Riot on an Empty Street. The duo has split-up, reunited, been on hiatus and toured infrequently, but when they do find the time to make music together,… Continue reading Spun: Kings of Convenience
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 Brad Halasz
Note to artists — CDs are a dying breed, so do the cover art right before you can’t do it at all. With Farm, their fifth studio release and first on Jagjaguwar, Dinosaur Jr. has answered this grim inevitability with tripped-out style. Farm is a breath of fresh, psychedelically-charged, garage rock-fueled air. The cover is… Continue reading Spun: Dinosaur Jr.
By Brad Halasz
Henry Bekkering wants Villanova to win the NCAA March Madness tournament. Unfortunately, he says, the University of Conneticutt and North Carolina look too strong and will probably meet in the championship game. Almost three weeks after his final game with the Dinos the six-foot, 240 pound star forward still has the sport on his mind.… Continue reading Henry Bekkering takes his final bow
By Brad Halasz
Women’s volleyball Jesse Knight was named the full-time head coach of the University of Calgary Dinos women’s volleyball team. Knight was interim-coach for the 2008-09 season. He led the Dinos to 16-4 record and won a silver medal in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport volleyball championship. Next year will be his second season with the Dinos… Continue reading Sport shorts