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HIGH PERFORMANCE RODEO 2014: CLUB CAROUSEL
GLITTER BALL FROM THE PAST STILL SPARKLES Kevin Allen, a proud fourth generation Albertan, is astonished by how far we’ve come. Curious to know where gay people met before it was widely accepted to do...
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MY PRAIRIE HOME: FREE TWO-DAY FILM STREAM
NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA OFFERING HIT DOCUMENTARY FEATURING RAE SPOON FOR FREE STREAMING THIS SUNDAY AND MONDAY, RELEASES ON ITUNES TUESDAY Since My Prairie Home‘s October premiere at the...
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D.O.A.
NOT QUITE ‘D’ YET Just over a year after an ostensible farewell to Vancouver in anticipation of their frontman’s ultimately unsuccessful bid for elected office, Canada’s greatest punk band is back (at...
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STOMPIN’ TOM CONNORS
REMEMBERING A CANADIAN ROOTS LEGEND There are few people who have had as much of a hand in influencing Canadian music as the legendary Stompin’ Tom Connors. Soon, it will be a year since Canada lost...
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THE HISTORY OF CAVES
History of Caves director Emma Elizabeth Tillman, left, and cinematographer Christopher Blauvelt. AMERICAN FILMMAKER MAKES HER DIRECTORIAL DEBUT THE DIY WAY Family, death, neglect, affection,...
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CALGARY CINEMATHEQUE
Calgary Cinematheque president Gary Burns KEEPING THE SPIRIT OF CINEMA ALIVE IN CALGARY Preserving the merit and character of a medium as rich and diverse as film can be a challenge in any environment,...
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AN EVENING WITH SPIKE LEE
A LOOK AT AN AUTEUR’S BODY OF WORK The lights dim as the packed theatre slowly lowers its collective volume to mute. On January 18 at the Banff Centre, Ian Brown and Spike Lee walk onto the stage and...
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WORN TO BE WILD
THE LEATHER JACKET ENSHRINED AT THE GLENBOW There are few garments that are more alluring than the leather jacket. From motorcycle enthusiasts to punk rockers, this single article of clothing has...
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CALGARY PUBLIC LIBRARY HIRES NEW CEO
Bill Ptacek, newly-appointed Calgary Public Library CEO, begins his tenure in February. PRESERVING PUBLIC INFORMATION HOUSES IN THE DIGITAL AGE After a long search, the Calgary Public Library has named...
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DEMONICVLT
IN THE BASEMENT OF THE UNDERGROUND Part of every metal lover’s obsession with the underground is the seemingly infinite secrets it contains. No matter how involved you are in a particular scene or...
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WIL ABALLE ART PROJECTS
LIFE AND ART ONE AND THE SAME Vancouver is no stranger to embracing the concept of DIY. In a city equipped with a transient population, an abundance of red tape and dauntingly high rent, people tend to...
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HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA SONG CONTEST
Hockey Night in Canada Song contest winner Dave Gunning. NEW HNIC THEME ENTRENCHES TRADITION IN HOCKEY Saturday, January 18: CBC’s annual “Hockey Day in Canada,” an entire day’s worth of programming on...
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MATT ANDERSEN
CANADIAN MUSIC GIANT RAISES THE BAR Hailing from Perth-Andover, New Brunswick, Matt Andersen is an outrageously talented guitarist and songwriter who has busted onto the music scene with mammoth force....
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BEHEMOTH
THE SATANIST – METAL BLADE RECORDS When something is so rigidly stuck in the proverbial middle of the road, it is difficult to describe. This is unfortunately exemplified by the Polish blackened death...
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PARKED
WEB SERIES CELEBRATES THE RISE OF THE MODERN DAD Times are changing. Artificial limbs can be created with 3D printers in the darkest of deep jungles. Some rich dude is sending wannabe reality TV stars...
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SCUBA
LONDON-BASED PRODUCER GETS SERIOUS AGAIN “Creative, productive, concentrated.” Perfect words to describe the work of Paul Rose, better known as that superior-type producer Scuba, who has been releasing...
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BOOZE CRUISE: FEBRUARY 2014
HOW TO BREAK YOUR LEG JUMPING OFF THE WAGON February is the month of love and of getting back to drinking. Goodbye, January, you self-righteous prick. How dare you make me feel like I need to slow down...
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WAKE OWL
NO WINTERRUPTING THEIR FLIGHT PATH Colyn Cameron has been busy splitting his time between Portland and Vancouver in preparation for his band Wake Owl’s latest release The Private World of Paradise, out...
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EVERYTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN: FEBRUARY 2014
SLOUGH FEG “Men have become the tools of their tools.” — Henry David Thoreau Slough Feg has long played an unfashionable form of classic metal. It’s warped by Celtic folk-punk diversions, time...
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DISSECTING THE ROMANTIC COMEDY
Ashton Kutcher and Natalie Portman in “No Strings Attached” ADDICTED TO HAPPY ENDINGS Calling Mr. Darcy: For years, romantic comedies like Bridget Jones’s Diary, Sleepless in Seattle and Pretty Woman...
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