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By Jesse Keith
Remember the first grade when the teacher said you could be anything? What dream job did you choose: fireman, astronaut, veterinarian? The list of professions first graders list off is long and cliched. Unfortunately, most of us never get a chance to look at that experience from a more mature perspective and really take an… Continue reading Keeping harp music real, Celtic-stylee
By Jesse Keith
The Von Bondies have all the trapings of hipster rock superstars. They have the good looks, mastered the completely-bored-with-life pose, had a fistfight with Jack White, and, above all else, are a seriously tight rock band.The Bondies follow bands like The Strokes, The Hives and The White Stripes in the alt-rock revival of the American… Continue reading The Von Bondies
By Jesse Keith
Have you ever been pigeon-holed? Has anyone ever tried to make you stand in shoes that weren’t yours? Have you ever tried to make yourself something you’re not? Well, in a recent interview with the Gauntlet, Shuyler Jansen, vocalist and guitar player for the veteran Alberta band Old Reliable, refused to wear the hat I… Continue reading …to places beyond campus
By Jesse Keith
A lot of musicians have forgotten music can be used to spread a message. These days most popular musicians have very little to say besides what brand of jeans they wear or why Pepsi is the best cola. Folk singer/songwriter Dan Bern doesn’t fall into this category. He is, above all else, a man with… Continue reading Seven years on the open road
By Jesse Keith
James Murdoch’s debut album Between The Lines places him in the poppy-singer songwriter category, sort of like a Canadian John Mayer. James Murdoch, John Mayer–both JMs. And the cover for Between The Lines looks surprisingly like Mayer’s Room For Squares, but perhaps I’m reading a little too much between the lines. Murdoch doesn’t do anything… Continue reading James Murdoch
By Jesse Keith
First released in 1975, country maverick Terry Allen’s first album, Juarez, is a sordid tale of the blood and booze surrounding two couples in a Californian desert. This re-release maintains Juarez’s hard edge by keeping the sparse production of the original, but also offers two new instrumental tracks. Now call me a redneck, but I… Continue reading Terry Allen
By Jesse Keith
Nellie McClung is a name synonymous with the women’s rights movement in Canada. You might remember her from your grade 10 Social Studies class, a Canadian Heritage commercial on CBC, or maybe you’ve seen her statue gracing Olympic Plaza or Parliament Hill. History has made McClung the poster girl for the women’s suffrage movement in… Continue reading A suffragist battle royale
By Jesse Keith
All over the world, hundreds of thousands of computer graphics enthusiasts–also know as nerds–view computer generated animation and movies on their home computers. The most dedicated of these craft their own comedic shorts, fight scenes or whatever their hearts desire with the latest computer graphics or animation software. Yet, few could ever dream of wielding… Continue reading Behind the scenes of The Matrix
By Jesse Keith
I find, on the whole, people’s opinions of today’s folk, blues and roots music are extremely black and white. Either you love it or you don’t want anything to do with it. If, like me, it’s your cup of tea, then you can’t go wrong with Taxi Chain. If your interests lie elsewhere, they’re not… Continue reading Taxi Chain
By Jesse Keith
What would you do if the unthinkable happened, if all of a sudden the air raid sirens blared and the public service announcements on TV told you the bombs were on their way? Would you head for the basement, get under the table, duck and cover or just get down and pray? And what if… Continue reading Catastrophy in Eugene Stickland’s All Clear