Whatever grudges you might hold against Montreal, it’s hard to argue that our city isn’t a thriving breeding ground for creativity. You can see it through the weird music scene, the numerous festivals we host during the summer months, and even in the way the locals dress (my friends from out of town describe it…
In a Galaxy Far Far Away…
by Frederick Chagnon The holidays are generally synonymous with a few things: the stress of finals, the relief of having no more finals, more food than you have seen in 4 months, and of course Star Wars. What else are you going to do with all this free time if not binging on the adventures…
Some Eazy Christmas Music
by Alex Zelensky With the release of Straight Outta Compton earlier this year and with the holidays fast approaching, there is no better time to listen to Eazy E’s 5150: Home 4 Tha Sick. The album was released on December 10, 1992 and was the first EP released by Edgar “Eazy-E” Wright after the break-up…
All You Need is Ghost
by Alex Zelensky Meliora is the third studio album from Swedish doom metal group, Ghost. If you’ve never heard of them, Ghost is currently composed of the main vocalist Papa Emeritus III and five nameless Ghouls. The identities of all the band members have remained anonymous throughout the band’s years of activity. Papa Emeritus has…
Dial M for Murder Opens Tonight!
“Tony Wendice has married his wife, Sheila, for her money and now plans to murder her for the same reason. He arranges the perfect murder. Or so he thinks. ” Written by: Frederick Knot Directed by: Ali Aasim Show dates: October 14th-17th, 21st-24th at 8PM Tickets are $6 for students, and $10 general admission. Group…
A final battle on Forbes Field
This Monday morning marked the first frost of the season. Luckily, this frost is not any kind of threat to the crops on Lower Field, as Frosh and many other events have already succeeded in killing off any type of grass that would have grown there. Winter is still coming however, and it poses a…
NBA Season Preview
Bored of soccer’s theatrics? Or of hockey’s obnoxious staged fights? Or maybe even of football’s stop-start nature and showmanship? The answer is basketball with the start of what promises to be another thrilling NBA season just around the corner. After a summer of blockbuster trades, big free agent signings and coaching changes left, right and…
Review: Songs of Innocence
A significant part of what defines U2’s latest album is the manner of its release. Over one month before its official store release, they released it on the iTunes cloud and essentially inserted it into nearly every Apple device in what Apple refers to as “the largest album release of all time.” Some view the…
Review: Growing Up in Public
Growing Up In Public is the third album from British kid-accidentally-turned-rapper Stephen Paul Manderson, aka Professor Green. For those who are unfamiliar, Professor Green is a white rapper whose fame has yet to leave the bubble of United Kingdom mainstream pop culture. Picture a less talented, less offensive, and way more British Eminem. Not that…
UEFA Champions League Preview
Soon it will all be back. The music that makes the hair on the back of our necks stand up as the players equally excited, focused, and petrified make their ways onto the pitch each clutching to the hand of an overwhelmed child. That anxiousness you feel before your favourite team takes on the pitch.…