By Richard Lam
Turn Blue marks the Black Keys’ eighth studio album and sees the duo continue to grow. The psychedelic album cover and psych-rock soul reflect the style of co-producer Danger Mouse. This is the band’s fourth collaboration with the producer, known for his work with Jay-Z, Gorillaz and Beck. With morose lyrics and a tempo slower… Continue reading The Black Keys
By Chris Tait
The reception for Michael Jackson’s second posthumous album Xscape has been mixed. Some feel MJ would approve, while others, like Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney, call it “bullshit.” Releasing posthumous work is tricky. It’s great to hear new music from a deceased musician, but it’s never entirely their music. Xscape features unfinished songs recorded between… Continue reading Michael Jackson
From May 22–30, Broken City will host bands from across the country for its week-long 10th anniversary party. Alan Lindsay, who books events for the venue, is set to celebrate Broken City’s success and the people who helped along the way. “Broken City has been a big part of Calgary’s music and art scene over… Continue reading Broken City celebrates 10 years of music
By Kaleem Khan
Close To Modern is a project that links music, art and community under the guise of a record label. Featuring Calgary electronic mainstays such as Sanctums, Beach Season and Sergio Levels, the label has 18 releases to date. Though they mostly focus on electronic music, recent releases include rap, hip-hop and soul acts. “We purposefully… Continue reading Close to Modern more than just a record label
By Chris Adams
Gone are the days when Arts students could release their pent up rage against the faculty of engineering in a cutthroat game of dodgeball. A sort of university war-games that pitted faculty against faculty in competitive dodgeball, Faculty Wars will be replaced this year by an unannounced event. Faculty Wars was started four years ago… Continue reading Faculty Wars to be replaced by mental-health event
Dinos players now have more to play for after the University of Calgary announced the new Dinos Athletic Excellence Award program for the 2014–15 academic year. The new program will invest up to $250,000 in athletic scholarships. Combined with the Jimmie Condon scholarship, the Dinos will distribute up to $1.5 million in athletic scholarships every… Continue reading New student- athelete awards offered by administration
By Chris Adams
Students in the Haskayne School of Business (HSB) are now governed by a new students’ association. The Commerce Undergraduate Society (CUS) now shares power with the Haskayne Students’ Association (HSA), which is responsible for representing the interests of business students. Students’ Union business representative Jasmine Chitroda said that two years of planning went into forming… Continue reading Business students form advocacy group
Though a majority of students who completed the Students’ Union survey favour establishing a fall reading week, the SU will not push for one. At least not this year. The survey, conducted in the winter semester, shows students are indecisive about what days they would give up for a reading week in November. “Approximately 60… Continue reading Students’ Union won’t push for fall reading week
By Chris Adams
Students in the Haskayne School of Business (HSB) paying an unpopular fee known as a market modifier now have answers about where their money is spent. Students’ Union representatives have questioned the lack of transparency surrounding the business school’s market modifier since it was added to course fees in 2011. Of all monies collected from… Continue reading Students get answers on market modifiers
Market modifiers are a touchy topic on Alberta’s post-secondary campuses. If you’ve never heard of them, market modifiers are extra fees charged for degrees considered more valuable than others.For example, administration at the University of Calgary think a bachelor’s degree in commerce is worth more on the job market than, say, a bachelor of arts,… Continue reading Students need to start asking the right questions