By Jason Herring, October 13 2015 —
San Francisco black metal pioneers Deafheaven broke through in 2013 with their sophomore album, Sunbather, a fusion of heavy drone, brutal walls of sound and tortured vocals. They return with New Bermuda, an … Read the rest
By Jarrett Edmund, October 6 2015 —
Montreal post-punk four-piece Ought understand that school is important, even when you’re a successful rock band fresh off the release of your second full-length album and riding the tailwinds of critical praise. After … Read the rest
By Jason Herring, October 6 2015 —
The future of NōD Magazine, the University of Calgary’s undergraduate creative writing publication, hung in limbo throughout most of last year. The publication was unable to print any issues over the 2014–15 academic … Read the rest
The beginning of this semseter shook up the campus food landscape at the University of Calgary. Chartwells’ 10-year reign as the campus food provider ended in April and American food giant Aramark has replaced them, launching a set of vendors … Read the rest
By Jason Herring, October 6 2015 —
The World is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die’s (TWiaBP) debut album was my favourite record of 2013. The nine-piece Connecticut emo band perfectly captured everything I love … Read the rest
By Derek Baker, October 6 2015 —
Though New Order is many years removed from their status as ‘80s electronic music pioneers, the band keeps delivering new music. Now they’ve returned with their 10th studio album, Music Complete, which finds … Read the rest
By Danielle Kim, October 6 2015 —
With growing election buzz and an increased focus on the Canadian government, Guibord s’en va-t-en guerre (in English, My Internship in Canada) is a timely watch. Directed by Québécois film director Philipe Falardeau, … Read the rest
By Jason Herring, October 2 2015 —
Last year at the University of Calgary, first-year engineering students had to complete a book report on Andy Weir’s novel, The Martian. The highly technical work of science-fiction follows an astronaut who finds … Read the rest
By Rachel Woodward, September 29 2015 —
No one likes airing out their dirty laundry. But you can laugh at improv actors doing so in the new season of Calgary’s long-running improvised soap opera, Dirty Laundry.
The 16th season of … Read the rest
By Jason Herring, September 29 2015 —
Ottawa-based singer-songwriter Kalle Mattson is on the cusp of hitting it big, even if he doesn’t admit it. His 2014 album, Someday, the Moon Will Be Gold, was an intimate record that made … Read the rest