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Hardcore music

Is hardcore dead? Many thought it was not built to last past the ’80s. If anything it’s received a reboot. It’s just that musicians don’t have to hurl themselves across filthy stages into moving mosh pits anymore.
Artists About Town

Artists About Town

Brad Necyk has been pondering an alternate reality where something is absent from Earth: what would the world be like without humans. “This series, to me, is very much an experiment.
From blank canvas to finished product

From blank canvas to finished product

“Five, four, three, two, one.

Spotlight

Rock musicians are some of the most generous philanthropists. They may not have a great amount of money, but they’re always willing to play for charity.

William Shakespeare: astronomer?

When Shakespeare wrote that there were more things in heaven and earth that were dreamed of in our philosophy, was he talking about dark matter? Probably not, but that doesn't mean space science didn't influence his work, says an author giving a free
Labelle meets Liberace

Labelle meets Liberace

Which Vegas celebrity was dubbed Mr. Showmanship? If you guessed Elton John you’d be close, but no cigar.
Blackwood Quartet kindles love of gospel music

Blackwood Quartet kindles love of gospel music

The Blackwood Brothers Quartet were pioneers in gospel music, a Depression-era quartet that eked out a living at $2 a performance and went on to sell over a million records.
Spotlight

Spotlight

It’s a rare day when Martha Livingstone, co-founder of Visionary College, hangs up her instructor’s hat and stands in front of a microphone.
White Lightning strikes again

White Lightning strikes again

Some bands whip up a few songs and record a four-song EP in a couple of days. And then there’s White Lightning. The St. Albert rock band took nearly two years to write about 25 songs and record the carefully crafted White Lightning 1979 EP.
Art off the leash

Art off the leash

It’s like the zoo let out, and all the animals ran right into the Art Gallery of St. Albert. It seems like they’re all up to some kind of mischief of one sort or another too.
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