THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.

THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.

Culture

  • By November 12, 2009

    “I’m total folk musician. My granddaddy taught me how to play guitar; his dad taught him how to play guitar. So, I’m a folkie,” said Vic Chesnutt from his home in Athens, Ga., a legendary city for alternative rock and folk music since the 1980s.

  • REVIEW: A Christmas Carol with Jim Carrey

    By November 12, 2009

    Scholars of English will probably roll their eyes when they see a new 3D animated Disney adaptation of A Christmas Carol, the Charles Dickens classic. But director Robert Zemeckis hopes to prove the naysayers wrong.

  • REVIEW: Girl + the Machine put out a monotonous album

    By November 12, 2009

    The first minute of Hello Earth by Girl + the Machine is really, really good. The rest? Not so much.

  • Dan Mangan thinks you suck

    By November 5, 2009

    Mangan’s second and most recent release kept some of the self-deprecating ideas that were prevalent in his first album, Postcards and Daydreaming, but spun them by including more humour.

  • FROM the VAULT: Remember, Be Here Now

    By November 5, 2009

    Richard Alpert was a professor at Harvard when he and the infamous Timothy Leary flew to Mexico and took psilocybin for the first time, the unique effects of which set them on a mission with huge ramifications from the ’60s onwards.

  • Metric’s hit and run

    By November 5, 2009

    Currently on tour promoting their recent album Fantasies, Metric stopped by the Odeon Oct. 28 to shower fans with sounds of indie rock, showcasing the band’s high energy.

  • REVIEW: Portland band Hockey

    By November 5, 2009

    It’s pretty tough for a Canadian to ignore a band called Hockey. Unfortunately, they’re just too bloody polished.

  • REVIEW: Said the Whale’s second album

    By November 5, 2009

    Said the Whale’s sophomore album, Islands Disappear, is a mix of sea shanty and rock anthem that should be pleasant for old and new fans alike.