By Janice Tran
Winnipeg DJs Hunnicutt and Co-op are about to take over the world. How exactly do they plan on doing that? With their mad DJ skillz and a giant death ray, of course. “Yeah, we’ve got this thing called the death ray, and we’re using it to blow up a big part of the U.S.,” says… Continue reading Death rays and dee-jays
By Janice Tran
A Static Lullaby has returned from the fiery depths of major label hell, and live to tell about it in their latest self-titled release. After releasing the commercially unsuccessful Faso Latido on Columbia in 2005, the band disappointed many fans and lost much of their hardcore following. In the year between the two releases, the… Continue reading Spun: A Static Lullaby
By Janice Tran
From the band that brought the edgy screamo/hardcore genre to the suburban living rooms of Canadian teens comes a whole new brand of eardrum-pounding awesome. Crisis is more aggressive and less poppy than their best-selling sophomore release, Watch Out, but still features the same chaotic screams of George Petit and melodic vocals of Dallas Green.… Continue reading Spun: Alexisonfire
By Janice Tran
Camping is a lot safer when Minus the Bear is around. Cheesy grizzly bear jokes aside, Seattle’s Minus the Bear is more than just a silly name. With the release of their latest album, Menos El Oso, the five piece indie-pop group has shown they’ve musically matured, shying away from the funny song lyrics and… Continue reading Music Interview: Minus The Bear abandon monkey knife fights for maturity
By Janice Tran
What do a politician, Socrates and Zab Maboungou have in common? The answer is they all like to debate–how they choose to do it, on the other hand, is a bit different. Politicians and Socrates choose to convey their arguments through words, whereas dancer Maboungou chooses a different approach to debating. Maboungo’s latest work Nsamu–which… Continue reading Dance Preview: The subject of debate
By Janice Tran
Machinemade God isn’t a band to listen to for new ideas. Though this isn’t to say they make terrible music. In fact, something about their extremely typical music is appealing. The group demonstrates a lot of skill and the screaming vocals sound great–the only thing the music lacks is creativity. On the band’s new album,… Continue reading Spun: Machinemade God
By Janice Tran
With the heavy advertising the Eco-Club has invested in promoting their Eco-Club Movie Nights, students should be familiar with what these movies are aimed at doing by now. In the hopes of raising awareness of the catastrophic impacts industrialized societies have inflicted on the environment, the Eco-Club is showing a series of three environmental documentaries… Continue reading Film Preview: Eco-Club wants to change the world through film
By Janice Tran
Wolves are pretty popular these days. Or at least bands with wolf names are. With rising success for wolf named bands such as Wolf Parade, Wolf Eyes, The Wolfnote and many others, it’s not hard to imagine the members of We Are Wolves might be getting tired of the comparisons to their wolf-like counterparts. “We’ve… Continue reading Music Interview: Dance music for the lupine among us
By Janice Tran
Bryce Avery is a true sight to see–and that’s not just talking about his cute face. At the age of 23, this musician has accomplished more than most adults expect in their lifetime. His band, The Rocket Summer, has garnered a large amount of success, selling thousands of CDs and making him the centre of… Continue reading Music Interview: Have a Rocket Summer
By Janice Tran
Critics are always quick to pigeon hole bands into convenient genres. The Black Maria are very often lumped into the postpunk genre while comparisons are drawn to bands like AFI and Thrice. Breaking down this stereotype, vocalist Chris Gray feels these critics have been disillusioned. “I think we’re more of a rock band than a… Continue reading Music Interview: Black Maria so punk they’re not