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SLATES
TAIGA, NEW DAMAGE RECORDS Edmonton’s Slates are perhaps one of the hardest working punk outfits in Canada, seemingly always on the go, recording, taking care of their Jamz Club and touring. They’re...
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VARIOUS ARTISTS
EAST VAN SPECIAL BLEND, NORTHERN ELECTRIC East Van Special Blend, a compilation CD released by the Commercial Drive Coffee Company in association with Northern Electric, is an assortment of songs that...
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BISON
OLD NAME BECOMES NEW AGAIN FOR SEASONED HEADBANGERS For most heavy bands, being dropped by a major metal label might be a detrimental situation, but, when Metal Blade Records chose to release them...
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CONTEMPORARY CALGARY
MERGING OF THREE MAJOR ARTS FACILITIES INDICATES GREAT THINGS TO COME For the size of this wonderful city, there has been an underlying sense that we are missing some key developments in the area of a...
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A TRIBE CALLED RED
STANDING UP FOR THEIR CULTURE WITH THEIR MUSIC (AB EDITION STORY) For musicians and artists, it’s not uncommon to carry a certain aura of pride when it comes to your heritage. Many mainstream acts from...
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ZAKK WYLDE
JUST LIKE A GOOD SOUTHERN GENTLEMAN Zakk Wylde doesn’t mince words. At worst, he’s a salty personification of a grassroots New Jerseyite. At best, he’s a Les Paul-shredding metal god that spent a great...
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PIXIES
ALT-ROCK HEROES MOVE BEYOND NOSTALGIA The Pixies are, for the first time in 23 years, making additions to their musical catalogue. “After 20 years, who gives a fuck?” guitarist and founding member Joey...
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CHRON GOBLIN
A LIFE WORTH LIVING, ONE LITTLE TRIP AT A TIME If ever you need an example of hard work coming to fruition, feel free to use Chron Goblin’s example. The band has already clinched some serious life...
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R. STEVIE MOORE
THE LEGENDARY MUSICIAN AND HIS EXTENSIVE CASSETTE CLUB R. Stevie Moore is easily one of the world’s most prolific underground musicians alive today. Over 44 years, Moore has self-released dozens of...
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ACTORS
DANCING IN THE DARK Since 2012, Actors have released a handful of dark synth pop singles inspired by the likes of David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Depeche Mode and other notable figures of the ‘80s new wave era....
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AILEY II
DANCE SCHOOL IS IN SESSION After a 38-year stand as artistic director, Sylvia Waters has stepped down from the helm of Ailey II, making Troy Powell the second artistic director of the school in 40...
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TELEDROME
RETRO-FUTURIST POWER-GOTHS MAKE THEIR STATEMENT Teledrome has a sound that is well known and beloved to most Calgarians in the music scene. Now, after much anticipation, Teledrome is set to release...
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WYRD DISTRO
BLOG SETS UP SALES NETWORK OF, FOR AND BY LIKE-MINDED ARTISTS Weird Canada has been inexhaustible in their quest to give emerging Canadian artists a voice and foster a supportive community for all the...
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KEEPIN’ IT SLEAZY: FEBRUARY 2014
VISITING AWKWARD TROPES IN EROTIC FICTION There are a lot of decidedly confusing things about romance novels. For one, the astonishingly large subgenre of “inspirational romance,” geared towards...
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COUSIN HARLEY
A MUSICAL OUTLAW Paul Pigat — the remarkable Canadian rockabilly guitarist known by his stage name, Cousin Harley — is a man who laughs easily. He recalled the time when he bought his first vintage...
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ONE ARTIST’S JOURNEY THROUGH LIFE Frontman Taylor Cochrane is no stranger to making music: since he’s been a kid, he’s been involved in a variety of different projects, ranging from funk-rock,...
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NORTHCOTE
FOLK ROCK WITH A VOICE LIKE A HURRICANE “I’m so sorry, my friend is stuck in a snowbank!” begins my conversation with Matt Goud, a.k.a. Northcote. This well-spoken, honest man has an incredible voice...
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QUILT
BUILDING NEW SOUND ONE LAYER AT A TIME Five years ago, Anna Fox Rochinski rode her bike to play music with a couple of friends in a Boston neighbourhood with a guitar and an Indian instrument called a...
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SEXICON 2014: A SEXY GLOSSARY OF TERMS
A ROUNDUP OF NAUGHTY WORDS TO IMPROVE YOUR VALENTINE’S DAY VOCABULARY At one time or another, we’ve all done a Google search or two for some words describing sex and sexy things. Whatever your...
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DOC SOUP: THE ARMSTRONG LIE
It is not hard to imagine why someone might cheat – they weren’t completely prepared to begin with, they wanted an extra advantage, etc. – whether in school, sports or life. Yet it is still difficult...
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