Cure the chills and ills of exams and the holiday season with some blockbuster fare The holidays are fast approaching, and while for some that might mean Christmas carols and cocoa, for many of us it means weeks of interminable boredom as we wait for classes to start again. Luckily, December is a great month…
Canzine West allows vendors to showcase a tangible alternative to blogs Canzine West, a festival of independent arts in British Columbia, proved that print is not dead on November 17. Both floors of the W2 Media Café were alive with the rustling of paper and animated conversation, as over fifty of the West Coast’s edgiest…
From Keith Moon’s exploding drum kit to Katy Perry’s fruit costumes, musicians’ gimmicks are nothing new In your time here on Earth, you may have noticed people are fascinated by some very odd things. Blind passion, violence, sensationalism, an “image” and stuff that is just plain weird captivates many audiences. If it will generate some…
November 9-23rd Snoop Dogg Vancouver Art Show The Fall Gallery, 644 Seymour St. The Fall art gallery invites everyone to “drop it like it’s art” in an unusually-themed art show. The exhibition is organized by a collective who made their name with other exhibits featuring celebrities as art objects, including Bill You Murray Me? last…
Documentary reminds viewers why they should not forgive threats to our freedom or forget the Anonymous Until their response to the cyber-bullying of Amanda Todd Internet activist group Anonymous had been laying relatively low, making no headlines since 25 of their members were arrested by Interpol in 2011. As a result, We Are Legion: The…
The Taylor Gang had the crowd on their feet, offering high times and a higher message Rogers Arena has remained nearly dormant since the NHL lockout started, but was turned into a giant hotbox on Tuesday night as fans waited for Wiz Khalifa and his Taylor Gang. The show started off with Chevy Woods, a…
Eric Axen and Sightlines breathe new life into the genre When Eric Axen decided to start pop-punk band Sightlines, he wasn’t worried that people might be sick of the simple song structures and hooky riffs that Blink-182 and Green Day used in the mid-’90s and early ‘00s. “I think we’ve had about five years’ reprieve…
Despite its critical role, Canada’s involvement gets unjustly overlooked the film adaptation of the 1980 hostage rescue mission Before Ben Affleck hits the Oscar trail for his film Argo, he needs to account for the proverbial bitch-slap he handed Canadians with his film. Argo, based on the 1980 joint US-Canadian effort to save six American…
The Halloween Howler October 31 2-5 p.m. Students in Free Enterprise are hosting a fundraising event outside Professor Mugs Pub and Grill. There will be a costume contest and more! Admission is by donation of at least $5, and students attending will receive a ticket for a free drink. [hr] Financial Management Association Info Session…
Main Street Vinyl Fair helps young vinyl lovers start their record collection The sixth Main Street Vinyl Fair takes place on November 10 at the Cambrian Hall, and it’s promising to be the biggest one yet. With six major Vancouver vinyl shops and private collectors sharing their records, this event is heaven for music lovers…
November 6 Video Games Live Orpheum Theatre Video Games Live is a project created by composer Tony Tallarico to bridge the gap between more classical forms of music and video game scores. The project had one of its first performances in Vancouver, and since then Tallarico and his crew have travelled around the world on…
“Oldie but a Goodie” Movie Review With the American release of Sergio Leone’s A Fistful of Dollars in 1967, the “spaghetti western” was born. The sequel For a Few Dollars More, and the trilogy-transcending final film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, solidified both Leone and the series’ star, Clint Eastwood as untouchable Hollywood…