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WHO IS M.C. ESCHER?
DELVING INTO THIS MATHEMAGICIAN’S DEEPER PSYCHEDELIC DIMENSIONS Partnering up with the the National Gallery of Canada and Art Gallery of Alberta, the Glenbow Museum is now exhibiting 53 pieces of...
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NEEDS
HARDCORE TROUBLEMAKERS UNEARTH A RARE ENERGY Performing the visceral soundtrack to your next panic attack, NEEDS are a highly destructive and intense five-piece hardcore band from Vancouver, BC. Their...
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REAL PONCHOS
THE MOTHERS OF REINVENTION “I find it funny that our band name is a reference to a Frank Zappa song, and we all listen to Frank Zappa, and yet our music doesn’t sound anything like Frank Zappa,” says...
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RYKKA
ALWAYS PUSHING The vision for Rykka’s newly-released album Kodiak is ambitious. “I want to bring human and animal perspectives together,” says Rykka, formerly known as Christina Maria. The intention is...
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UNCLE ACID AND THE DEADBEATS
IGNORANCE IS BLISS, REALITY IS TERRIFYING Artists of all descriptions have played on anonymity to attract attention to their work, a tactic used by many metal bands today (see Ghost, Ghoul, and the...
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WE ARE THE CITY
A UNIVERSE OF ONE’S OWN “You OK, buddy?” It’s a sunny afternoon in Vancouver, and two thirds of We Are the City are relaxing on their back porch, munching on Fudgsicles and an array of fruit. Vocalist...
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RURAL ALBERTA ADVANTAGE
SITTING AROUND A CAMPFIRE, DISCUSSING THE WORLD AROUND THEM Born in Edmonton, Nils Edenloff, lead singer of the Rural Alberta Advantage, writes songs about love, life, and growing up in Alberta. “We...
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SASQUATCH 2013!
THE GORGE, WASHINGTON - MAY 24-27, 2013 It’s pretty hard to describe the atmosphere at the Gorge in Washington during Sasquatch! Wading through the grassy fields and beer cans of the massive...
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NOW YOU SEE ME
“The secret impresses no one. The trick you use it for is everything.” – Christian Bale, The Prestige In his captivating duelling illusionists tale, Christopher Nolan touched upon an essential truth...
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CALGARY METALFEST 2013: CAVEAT
PROG PIONEERS REUNITE Calgary Metalfest is, at its heart, a chance for everyone heavy in the city to showcase their musical efforts. What better way to celebrate the occasion than with a reunion of one...
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MYKKI BLANCO
THE CROWNED PRINCE/SS OF A NEW BLACK AMERICA “The people of the world want somethin’ new, no fear y’all, I got you.” – Angggry Byrdz I wish I could have set aside more time in the day to talk to the...
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SLED ISLAND 2013: SWANS
THIS IS MINE/ I OWN IT/ I OWN THIS THING On the evening of my interview with Swans mastermind Michael Gira, four friends and I were sitting on under-stuffed couches in a punk squat while Greed boomed...
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THIS MONTH IN METAL: JUNE 2013
Doberman Lots of fantastic local bands are releasing their records this month; so many that we couldn’t even come close to writing stories about them all. Be sure to catch the release shows for The...
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THE WEIR
TUNE IT DOWN, TURN IT WAY, WAY UP As per usual, the patio at the Ship and Anchor is full of patrons, boisterous laughs, beers and being circled by a drunken man who attempts to bamboozle us with card...
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METAL CALGARY: JUNE 2013
NATHAN RENAUD Nathan Renaud is a jack-of-all-trades for Calgary metal. The hulking bass slinger performs in death metal merchants Kyoktys, manages the soundboards at Dickens Pub and The D and is the...
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CALGARY METALFEST 2013: MOUTH OF THE ARCHITECT
ATMOSPHERIC HATRED It has been a wildly transitional few years for the Dayton, Ohio sludge outfit Mouth of the Architect. Members have served overseas in the military, had children, gotten married,...
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CALGARY METALFEST 2013: DEAD ASYLUM
NO SANCTUARY Dead Asylum are an anomaly in the traditionally sludgy/grindy Vancouver scene, emerging as a prominent melodic death metal act. The band, made up of rhythm guitarist and vocalist Mike...
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CALGARY METALFEST 2013: CRYSTAL MESS
PURE, UNCUT CROSSOVER While punks and metalheads both owe their existence to the instigators of the ‘80s, the majority of Calgary’s heavy music community was either unborn or unaware of these styles of...
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SPOCK DAYS
TREKKIE CONVENTION GOES INTO ORBIT WITH THE LAUNCH OF THE TREKCETERA MUSEUM An annual, community-wide Star Trek Convention, Spock Days, is occasion for perking up one’s ears and pursuing a bit of...
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SUBCULTURE: JUNE 2013
So I recently saw a rant on Facebook about gigs running on time so that people can get home without missing the headliner because Vancouver Skytrain times are still archaically on day people schedules...
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