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.

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  • By April 1, 2011

    After a five year hiatus, The Strokes are back on tour, showcasing material from their fantastic new album Angles. After a few spins of this 35 minute LP, I’m convinced: No one can touch The Strokes’ knack for making rock albums that still speak to “the kids these days.”

  • Black metal: fun for the whole family!

    By March 31, 2011

    Yes, there is some merit to the belief that black metal is a morally-corrupting, soul-rotting, quasi-melodic path to hell. But I can’t help but feel that this is ”” for the most part ”” a gross misconception, a wrongful conclusion many reach as a result of it’s glossy, provocative image.

  • Winnipeg band Cheering for the Bad Guy play Lydia’s

    By March 30, 2011

    The band’s name hearkens to a theme that everyone can relate to: the understanding that people sometimes portrayed as villains are really the people we should be rooting for.

  • Dubstep is the worst musical subgenre yet

    By March 29, 2011

    Raves and music festivals were the first to showcase dubstep, and now even mainstream artists like Deadmau5 and Britney Spears have jumped on the bandwagon.

  • Arcade Fire walk away with four Junos, but music awards don’t reflect Canadians just yet

    By March 28, 2011

    The Junos, now in their 40th year, are meant to be a celebration of Canadian music. While its previous iterations have been lauded for an arguable disconnect from real pop culture, some saw this year as the introduction of cool to the Junos.

  • Student’s website cracks Searchlight’s top 10

    By March 18, 2011

    The Broken Speaker, a music blog run by Dalhousie University student Jon Briggins, recently earned the distinction as one of Canada’s top 10 best music websites in CBC’s Radio 3 Searchlight contest.

  • The Dodos experiment with newest release

    By March 17, 2011

    The Dodos have a very distinctive sound, and this is no accident. And in the beginning, there was very little other than that idea.

  • Bart Records owner Kevin Stebner sets the record straight on cassette tapes and punk rock

    By March 10, 2011

    In an era that celebrates the ease of portable music and threatens to leave all physical mediums behind, a growing protest has risen from the prairies with the existence of Bart Records ”” a record label exclusively dedicated to the cassette tape medium.