Does anyone actually know the title of the Baha Men’s follow-up to Move it Like This–known best for “Who Let the Dogs Out”? Not really. They had one huge hit single and then faded into obscurity. While the Odd Couple may not have the single great track that freshman album St. Elsewhere had, it’s overall… Continue reading Spun: Gnarls Barkley
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Spun: Babyshambles
Grungy, Brit-pop rock has a place in nearly everyone’s hearts. One can’t fend off the catchiness of scrappy guitar riffs, slightly-accented singing and driving bass lines. Babyshambles has the sound down, channeling elements of Art Brut’s kooky tunes and Blur’s memorable style with some interjecting cowbell in their latest, Shotter’s Nation. Nation is an album… Continue reading Spun: Babyshambles
Sled Island slides into our hearts
Most of the year, the rather senior staff of Calgary’s #1 Legion contend with Bingo nights and retirement parties. However for four days in June, the Legion played host to as many Calgary scenesters as it could pack in its door as Sled Island 2007 took over. There was a buzz of excitement surrounding Sled… Continue reading Sled Island slides into our hearts
Not as dumb as the hairstyle
By Rachel Betts-Wilmott and Sara Hanson
If it were still 1997 (and if frosted hair had ever been cool), then Frosted Tipz might be the best name for a band. Having played their first show at a roller rink, Edmonton’s Frosted Tipz deserve a bit of leeway, even though the ’90s are long gone. “We’re not particularly fond of it anymore,”… Continue reading Not as dumb as the hairstyle
Film review: Partial growth
There’s something about biopics that just scream “Oscar!” From Ray to Walk the Line, there’s something the Academy can’t resist about seeing the real lives of famous people played out on the screen. Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus snubs the convention of sticking more or less to the facts, attempting to build a… Continue reading Film review: Partial growth
Theatre Review: No glass slippers
To generations who grew up with Disney cartoons, the Calgary Opera’s production of Cinderella is an eye-opener. To most, Cinderella just isn’t Cinderella without singing mice, a pumpkin patch and glass slippers, however, 400 years ago when Rossini wrote the influential opera, the story of the girl who swept cinders was unaffected by the need… Continue reading Theatre Review: No glass slippers
Magic and very loud singing
The curtains sweep open, the overture plays and the story unfolds, a careful balancing act begins. Act I, Scene I, Calgary Opera’s 2006-2007 season. As their production of Rossini’s Cinderella waltzes into the Jubilee Auditorium, general director and chief executive Bob McPhee is already preparing for seasons to come and is able to look back… Continue reading Magic and very loud singing
Hiroshima mayor honoured with peace prize
If action movies have taught us anything, it’s that award galas are crashed by bad guys threatening to blow up the guest of honour. However, Thur., Nov. 2 the first annual Calgary Peace Awards was a quiet affair, attended by Calgarians eager to honour Mayor Tadatatoshi Akiba of Hiroshima and support the Consortium for Peace… Continue reading Hiroshima mayor honoured with peace prize
Fashionably modern
If life in the 21st century were a fairy tale, things would be different. The heads of multi-national corporations would be evil witches with crooked noses rather than middle-aged white men; the trendy lofted apartments would be cottages with thatched roofs; and all the good guys would wear Modern Amusement. As the Calgary Holt Renfrew… Continue reading Fashionably modern
Film-Fest Review: Chez Schwartz
What director Garry Beitel wants to show you is that there’s more to Schwartz’s than a good lunch–the narrow, age old Montreal landmark is a hub of excitement. The film offers insight into the lives of the staff–some who’ve walked the linoleum tiles for more than 30 years–and patrons who’ll remember their first sandwich for… Continue reading Film-Fest Review: Chez Schwartz