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JAY ARNER
BLURRING HOBBY AND WORK When Jay Arner discusses the future, it’s hard for him not to get caught up with the details of his upcoming tours, albums and adventures. The same specifics are proving...
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ANDY C
KEEP THE VIBE, LOVE THE VIBE Toronto was a haven for the jungle scene through the ’90s and Andy C was a name many grew up idolizing among the greats of rave. Drum & Bass pioneer Andrew John Clarke...
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DIRTY WARS
Jeremy Scahill would have us believe that he is America’s less creepy neo-noir answer to Julian Assange – but he isn’t. Director Rick Rowley’s new documentary on the disturbing and numerous misdeeds...
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FALL OUT BOY
SAVING ROCK AND ROLL ONE POP SONG AT A TIME To say Fall Out Boy came from humble beginnings might be a stretch, but they did start out in a van, just like every other crappy hardcore band. Fast forward...
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SLED ISLAND 2013 – DAY ONE RECAP
Swans at Dickens Pub – Photo: Sarah Kitteringham CALGARY, AB – JUNE 19, 2013 Valleys Dickens Pub This Montreal based male and female duo (Marc St Louis and Tillie Perks), who share the same long curly...
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SLED ISLAND 2013 – DAY ONE IN PICTURES
CALGARY, AB – JUNE 19, 2013 Click here for our live show recap! By Sebastian Buzzalino, Sarah Kitteringham and Shane Flug
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KEEPIN’ IT SLEAZY: JULY 2013
THE MAD SCRAMBLE IN THE BIG EASY This month, I am writing to you from the original city of sin: New Orleans. As such, this month you are reading Keepin’ It Sleazy with EZ Breezy in the Big Easy – try...
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FUCK OFF LIFE: BURIALKULT
PURE BLACK METAL WORSHIP At the infancy of rock ‘n’ roll, the Christian masses blamed Satan for causing this new form of musical rebellion. As rock evolved into more extreme forms, some bands began to...
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FUCK OFF LIFE: TARANTUJA
PARTY HARDY PUNKS STOKED AS HELL The first ever Fuck Off Life Fest is more or less a 50-50 split between punk and metal, with many bands employing some sort of halfway style between the two. A prime...
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FUCK OFF LIFE: OMINOSITY
WORSHIPPING AT THE ALTAR OF THE BLACK SUN When speaking to guitarist and vocalist Andrew Schoepfer of the Calgary death doom band Ominosity, several things became apparent. Schoepfer is intelligent and...
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FUCK OFF LIFE: UP IN SMOKE
THE END OF AN ERA (OR IS IT?) Several months ago, the block of Sixth Street and Fifteenth Avenue was reduced to rubble. What remains is a landfill of Lucky boxes, bricks and rumours of a forgotten bass...
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SECRET CINEMAS
UNDERGROUND SILVER SCREENS There’s a little cosy courtyard in town where one can view old celluloid films for free. It’s nothing like the big obnoxious Cineplex experience that we all love to hate. In...
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PEAK PERFORMANCE PROJECT
Hannah Epperson is one among many applicants for the 102.7 The Peak’s Performance Project. LOCAL BANDS VIE FOR $102,700 On June 11, 102.7 The Peak packed Fortune Sound Club with music fans awaiting the...
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FESTIVAL D’ETE FEAT. WU TANG CLAN, THE BLACK KEYS
Wu Tang Clan JULY 4-14, QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC I stood high above the streets of Quebec City in my 12th floor room in the Hilton hotel. Overlooking the famous Plains of Abraham, I saw throngs of people,...
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NXNE 2013
JUNE 12-16, 2013, TORONTO, ON Though we didn’t plan it this way, our trip to Detroit the weekend before we were to arrive in Toronto for the sprawling NXNE provided a stark contrast between the two...
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KELOHA MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL
KELOWNA, BC, JULY 5 – 7, 2013 Keloha Music & Arts Festival kicked off its second year July 5 – 7 bringing a quality lineup of indie rock to Kelowna, BC’s Waterfront Park. The festival’s two stages...
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WINNIPEG INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL
Boats was among the many groups performing at this year’s Winnipeg Jazz Festival. A JAZZ-INDUCED BLUR Despite anticipations of rain, wind and overall shitty weather, the opening weekend of the 2013...
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FUR TRADE
LETTING THE MUSIC GO WHERE IT WANTS Vancouver musicians have a tendency to get around once they’ve been established in the city. It is truly a beautiful thing we have here, and Steve Bays and Parker...
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GUIRY’S NOTEBOOK: ALBERTA DARK
[Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of columns by ex-Calgarian comic, Dan Guiry, in which he'll explore some of the finer, more twisted sides of being a Calgarian expat in our nation's...
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LIGHTNING DUST
FIGURING OUT THEIR OWN PATHS IN LIFE You may remember Amber Webber and Joshua Wells from Vancouver-based combo groups such as the Black Mountain and Pink Mountaintops, where ’70s-inspired psychedelic...
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