Arts
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All is Lost
Robert Redford began his acting career in the ‘60s, playing small roles on the small screen (Maverick and Perry Mason).
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Sweet home Alabama
The Staple Singers’ “I’ll Take You There”, Bob Seger’s “Night Moves”, the Rolling Stones’ “Wild Horses”.
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Have a lot of help from your friends
After raising over $341,000 through an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign launched in January, Protest the Hero unleashed its fourth full-length record Volition on October 29.
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Moses Mayes
I’m a bad Winnipegger. I’ve never heard a Moses Mayes record or seen the band live.
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Four Fists
Released October 6 by Minneapolis-based Doomtree Records, 6666 is the first small outing from the eagerly anticipated collaboration between indie rap favorites P.O.S. and Astronautalis.
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Arcade Fire
The last time David Bowie did back ups on a record, it was Scarlett Johansson’s 2008 disc of Tom Waits covers.
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Animal Teeth
Warbling falsetto, breakneck guitars, a beatmaker that is shared with local popsters Boats and a brooding tone with plenty of hope all run rampant throughout this six song EP from Winnipeg quartet Animal Teeth.
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The Sweet Alibi
There’s a lot of pianos and keys on the second song (“Never Change”) on Winnipeg trio Sweet Alibi’s new disc, and since there is no pianist credited in the band, I’m guessing these are courtesy of producer Dana “Rusty” Matyas, and I only make note because it’s really the only time that he makes the disc sound like his own band, Imaginary Cities.
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The Strumbellas
From the chants (“Yeah?” “Help?” Not sure) of “Sailing”, the opening track off this Juno nominated Toronto folk sextet’s sophomore LP, there’s a feeling of hope.
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Eamon McGrath
Eamon McGrath’s fourth full-length LP will come out next year, and building up to Young Canadians’ follow up is a series of EPs.
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Tim Hecker
I listened to Tim Hecker’s latest album, Virigins, and there was no possible exit for me but the end of the final track.
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Southern comfort
North/South, the new live album from roots rock duo Scott Nolan and Joanna Miller, consists of a hometown performance at the Park Theatre and a touring gig in Duluth, Georgia.
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Extra credit
Good things come in small packages.
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Escape Plan
If there was a poll regarding the best action heroes in the history of film, the #1 and #2 spots would most likely go to Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger. They epitomize the North American ideals regarding masculinity; competitive, muscular and totally machismo.
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The Clock
Ever since the dawn of cinema, there has been a growing desire to make extremely long films that stand the test of time.
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Reel take on real issues
The Global Justice Film Festival (GJFF), held on November 1 and 2 at the University of Winnipeg, features a multitude of films – both national and international – including the premiere of a local film from a Winnipeg director.
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Hamlet in a hurry
Since 1993, Shakespeare in the Ruins has been entertaining audiences with unique presentations of Shakespeare’s plays that are, according to its website, “an intriguing mix of bare-bones contemporary and traditional aesthetics [featuring] cross-gendered, multiple-role casting and a dynamic, text-oriented style of performance.”
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Tear down this fourth wall
NAfro Dance Productions – an African contemporary dance company – presents Sauti: Things We Are Carrying.
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Scary stimulus
David Annandale is a literary force to be reckoned with. This year alone he’s published three books. Although he’s been writing science-fiction as of late, it’s Annandale’s absolute love of horror that started it all.
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Rules are Made to be Broken
Since the beginning, hip-hop music has always had rules – unwritten dos-and-don’ts. It was a way of making sure new jacks paid their dues. It was a way of weeding out biters. After all, hip-hop was/is a culture, and it had to be protected from being overrun by suckers. So, if you were a young upstart hoping to enter the fray, you had to know the rules. Because sooner or later, you were gonna get called out.