By Indrani Kar
What happens to the famous people we like when they die? Do they go to heaven or hell? What does it look like where they are and what are they doing there? These and many other pressing esoteric questions are answered in the comical Some of My Favourite People Are Dead: The Posthumous Portrait Show,… Continue reading There are many dead people inside the Marquee Room
As the bitter cold mornings warn us that the next mini ice age is close, I am reminded of a tale passed down through generations and generations of my family since before the last glaciation. The story tells of soccer playing Dinosaurs who won their first ever conference title and put on a decent enough… Continue reading Women’s Soccer: Dinos battle Cougars, Bison
What happens when you cross a pack of wolves with a Dinosaur? Apparently, you just get a Dinosaur that is a little less hungry. The Dinos women’s basketball team paid a visit to the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack Jan. 27-28 and came home with a belly full of laurels. “I really like where we are… Continue reading 100 points easy
Nardwuar: Hello?Gauntlet: Hi, can I speak to Nardwuar please?N: This is him.G: Hi Nardwuar, this is Peter calling from the University of Calgary Gauntlet.N: How’re you doing?G: I’m doing quite well, how are you doing?N: Good. Thanks for the interest.G: No problem at all. Do you mind if I ask where you are right now,… Continue reading An interview with Nardwuar
For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge. To most of us, it is simply a stellar Van Halen album from the post-Diamond Dave era. However, it has been brought to my attention that some unsavoury characters have taken to using this acronym in a less than Christian context. These monsters of dialect distortion have been using the word… Continue reading Understanding over ignorance
Call me sexist if you want, but I never could stand girl-rock. Women can make some beautiful music, there’s no questioning that, but with the exception of Janis Joplin, very few girls can actually just “rock out.” All the famous poster-girls for female rock have either gone pop (No Doubt, Amanda Marshall), become utterly self-absorbed… Continue reading Operation Makeout
By David Kenney
Year’s ago, Courtney Love’s angst-rock band Hole made the big time singing "Go on/take everything/take everything/I want you to go on/take everything" in the song "Violet." These days, Love’s trying to take something back. Involved in a bitter battle with Universal Music, the sometimes actress aims to create a musicians’ Union. Love claims her current… Continue reading No Love lost in battle
By Nicole Kobie
Veruca Salt are finally back, and it’s too bad they are. Their latest release, Resolver, is a departure from their earlier bubbly pop songs. The new songs have more of an edge; the band rocks out more on these tracks. The change may be because of the exit of Nina Gordon, who was a primary… Continue reading Veruca Salt