By David Crosby
Charlottetown’s Two Hours Traffic returns with their seventh album, Foolish Blood, a lighthearted and cohesive piece that is a departure from the band’s traditional indie-pop sound. It marks a major shift in the band’s dynamic on and off the stage. Their breakthrough album Little Jabs introduced heartfelt lyrics and catchy guitar chords. Foolish Blood moves… Continue reading Spun: Two Hours Traffic
By David Crosby
Bobby and Peter Farrelly are known for pushing the comedic envelope in films like Dumb and Dumber and There’s Something About Mary. With their latest film The Heartbreak Kid, a remake of the 1972 classic, they’ve pulled out all the stops, and hope to bust up a few more taboos in the process. However, anyone… Continue reading Online Exclusive: Farrelly brothers interview
By David Crosby
Henry Rollins is the multimedia wunderkind of our times. He has served as frontman of Black Flag and the Henry Rollins Band, television host (The Henry Rollins Show), radio host (The Henry Rollins Show), movie actor (Jack Frost, Bad Boys II), and acclaimed author (Get In The Van). The man’s work ethic is brutal and… Continue reading Rockin’ around the world with Henry Rollins
By David Crosby
In five decades of music, one would assume that an artist like Ted Nugent would have run out of his perpetual pissed-offness venom, and yet somehow he still manages to bite like a pitbull. Despite his well-publicized politics—which some have deemed “insane”—it’s hard not to think his single “Love Grenade” doesn’t rock. Even though his… Continue reading Spun: Ted Nugent
By David Crosby
If fun pop-rock was a meat product, Two Hours Traffic would be the best butchers on the block. The sound is clean and there’s a certain peppy, almost manic, beat to the record that guarantees the hipsters will shake around like zombies and the pop aficianados will shake their booties. The vocals seem to have… Continue reading Spun: Two Hours Traffic
By David Crosby
The sticker on the cover of By December says that Wil is a cross between Wilco and the Arcade Fire. That sounds like nice match, but any time the Arcade Fire is mentioned it seems to mean there are at least 10 members. Using that criteria, a rock critic can say with a straight face… Continue reading Spun: Wil
By David Song
As the opening ceremonies ignite in Sochi this week, hockey fans across a dozen nations will find themselves biting their nails as their country battles to bring home the coveted Olympic gold medal. Each country has sent their best and even the weaker squads will fight bitterly for a chance to reach the podium. Nevertheless,… Continue reading Who wins in Sochi?
When Team Canada general manager Steve Yzerman sits down to finalize his team’s roster for the Winter Olympics in Sochi, he will be faced with an embarrassment of riches. While players like Sidney Crosby and Shea Weber lead a list of shoo-ins, there are some interesting decisions that must be made to fill out the… Continue reading Head-to-head: Canada’s Olympic hockey roster
The National Hockey League returned on Oct. 1, and unlike last year, hockey fans are looking forward to a full season. Gauntlet sports writers Suneil Sachdeva and Fabian Mayer have answered some burning questions about the next 1230 games. Will the new division playoff format negatively affect the playoff hopes of Eastern Conference teams, who… Continue reading Head-to-head: NHL preview
Mothers, hide your daughters. For the next month, there will be an abundance of moustaches — some distinguished and some absolutely grotesque — emerging from the upper lips of many ordinarily clean-shaven men all over the country and the world. Pretty soon, many men will start to look like extras from a ’70s cop drama… Continue reading Editorial: Make this stache count