The Axis of Awesome – performing songs with only four chords
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOlDewpCfZQ
City of Ashes Book Review (The Mortal Instruments #2)
If you have yet to do so, please read my review of “City of Bones” review before reading this one. The plot for this novel goes like this: Clary wishes to return to her normal life, but her mother is in a magically induced coma, and the world of the shadowhunters refuses to loosen it’s…
Sled Island 2012 announcements!
Sled Island 2012 takes place June 20-23 at various locations around Calgary. Festival passes are available from sledisland.com This Calgary-born music festival is now one of the largest in Calgary which has always featured some really talented acts. This year, Sled plans on being even bigger and better and they’ll be bringing some of the…
Video of the Day: Amazing break dancers
It appears as though these dancers are immune to the laws of gravity…
Video of the Day: MOVE
Follow these three guys for a trip of a lifetime – condensed into a short one-minute film. Three guys, 44 days, 11 countries, 18 flights, 38 thousand miles, an exploding volcano, two cameras and almost a terabyte of footage… all to turn three ambitious linear concepts based on movement, learning and food… into three beautiful…
Video of the Day: Lego man sent to space by two Canadian teens
It’s absolutely amazing that we live in a day and age where we can photograph the stratosphere with $100 and some spare time. Major props to these kids. Here is the news report on it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSBv0u6mPNw&feature=player_detailpage Here is the footage captured by the camera:
fun. – Some Nights: An album review
Yes, fun. didn’t want to capitalise the “f” in “fun.” and the period is indeed there. How’s that for a totally indie band name. Well that’s besides the point. The band released their second studio album titled “Some Nights” on Feb 21. That’s two and a half years I’ve had to wait since their first…
Toast ‘N’ Jam- supporting calgary’s youth musicians
Want to check out awesome youth musicians in Calgary? Then go to Toast ‘n’ Jam, where you can toast in the sun and jam to local bands under the age of 18. The event occurs on Aug 16 and 17, 2012 at the New Black Centre for Music & Art in which both attending and…
How to become the mayor
This year, the promotions committee from Youth Central‘s Mayor’s Youth Council launched a new contest for all youth in the city – it’s called… druuum roolll please… Mayor For A Day! You may of heard about this contest through your friends , your teachers or through our Facebook page (like us here). For those of…
Proving that arts are underappreciated in society
I recently stumbled across an article about how much arts are truly appreciated in society. Though it was published in 2007, I found it extremely reflective on the state of things today.
5 reasons why fans are loving Knicks newcomer Jeremy Lin
If you’re a basketball fan, then you’ve probably heard of one basketball newcomer, Jeremy Lin. The newest member to join the Knicks, he really has been causing quite a storm in the sports world.
Buried in cash; Whitney Houston’s “tribute”
While some of us are still in remembrance of the great Whitney Houston, some people have gotten over it real fast. The day after her death, all music stores hiked up the prices on all Whitney Houston memorabilia and music instantaneously. Netflix also had to remove all media even hinting at Whitney Houston, at the suppliers request. The…
Not afraid of the cold, eh? (How ’bout a winter swim?)
In Canada, we like to think of ourselves as the “True Great North,” unaffected by the cold. We joke about living in igloos, skiing to school and having pet polar bears.
So what’s all this complaining I always hear about it being cold out?
Calling all Piano Lovers!
For all of us piano players out there, we are all aware of the grueling Bach Prelude & Fugues, or the ever repetitive Czerny exercises. These, of course, are not bad pieces as they are absolutely crucial for your development in the fundamental skills of piano, but every once in a while, we all need…
All kinds of music in one single space
To say I am a music lover is an understatement. That’s why I was beyond stoked when CBC announced the launch of their new website, cbcmusic.ca. From classical to singer-songwriter music to jazz to pop, the new and free website has genres to suit every taste, along with blogs, playlists, live concert recordings and artist…