In 2008, Freeman Young was suspended from high school. The reason, according to him, is “neither here nor there.” Armed with a pen, a pad of paper, and the Bible, he took his lengthy in-school suspension as an opportunity to write his first song. “I was like, give me the notebook and the pen, and let me …
For Broken Social Scene’s Andrew Whiteman, the political is personal. The multi-instrumentalist is one of the only band members to appear in every one of the band’s tours, and he’s been one of the key players in the band’s return from a seven year hiatus to release their new album Hug of Thunder. The LP is …
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If you’re looking to explore unique food destinations north of the border, chef Mandel Hitzer has one recommendation for you: Winnipeg, Manitoba. Ask him and he might even invite you to his restaurant, deer + almond, so he can convince you himself. Chances are you’ll walk away enlightened. Hitzer is one of a group of young …
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On Night Terrors, Holiday Friends are taking control. The Oregonian four-piece built their own studio in Portland to record their newest album, and the blood, sweat, and tears involved are easy to hear. Their music is infectious power pop with a dash of 1980s keyboard flair, perfect for late night bedroom dance parties and beach beers …
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Lorde has always been ageless. On some of her songs, she expresses wisdom well beyond her years — on others, she has the giddiness and joie de vivre of a bubbly tween. She’s a cipher, unwilling to be pinned down, flitting between posh and poptimistic. It’s a strength and a weakness: she’s versatile, but seems …
While walking to class on Burnaby campus, it’s hard to miss the vibrant chalk drawings adorning the pillars of Freedom Square, remnants of SFU’s extravagant birthday bash earlier this semester. “Flower power,” reads one particularly colourful entry. “Happy birthday, SFU!” read a few others. Apart from these and a few other decorations, you would hardly …
How much did you spend on textbooks this semester? You don’t have to answer that. We all know that feeling of disappointment that comes with shelling out more than $100 on a textbook you’ll probably never use again. For decades, academic publishers and university bookstores have charged students hundreds, sometimes thousands, of dollars for textbooks, …
“You know, Mr. Bennett, I want to have something really outstanding in the way of architecture, and I’d like to have a competition for the design of the university.” Dr. Gordon Shrum, a 65-year old former physics professor and recently retired Dean of Graduate Studies at the University of British Columbia, was sitting down with …
“We were all friends from playing in other bands.” Mike Flintoff, thin, sanguine, and bespectacled, sits at a 90 degree angle from me in the noisy Mount Pleasant bar where I’m interviewing the Flintettes, one of Vancouver’s newest and most promising pop groups. It’s trivia night, so we’re all shouting over the din of a multiple …