In the 80’s and 90’s, the Club Kids, a youth group of dance personalities led primarily by party promoter Michael Alig, were a defining force in New York’s underground party scene. One Club Kid who can be commonly recognized by those born outside of the Club Kid era is RuPaul. RuPaul is a drag queen…
My time as a YVC volunteer has brought me pretty much everywhere: summer camps, green team events, Alberta Ballet, and now, a break-dance battle? That’s right, last Saturday, I was lucky enough to volunteer at Culture Shock 2017, a youth driven art event celebrating culture and community, held at the Genesis Center. If you know…
While most individuals associate January with exam season and all the stress and anxiety that comes along with it, I prefer to look ahead. One of my favourite things about the new year is thinking about all the new music that’ll gradually be released throughout the year. I could go on and on about my…
{source} 1. In Search of Sasquatch In Search of Sasquatch is a local indie rock Calgarian band whose members just recently graduated from Bishop O’Byrne High School. The four-piece band finds inspiration from many different indie styles, such as garage bands and surf-inspired sounds. Since In Search of Sasquatch is a local band, they often have…
Starting next week, the old Mount Royal Conservatory will be busy with traffic as they begin to move their facilities into the new Conservatory. For non-classical musicians, that may not be the most riveting news. However, with the induction of a facility to practice music in, the Conservatory has introduced new education programs for those…
Bobby Mileage is at the helm of an event that Calgary and the world has never seen before. The Change the Game Project (CTG) is a week full of unique dance camps and battles taking place from August 17-23, 2015. With $60 000 in prize money for every dance category, including house, hip-hop, breaking, and…
About two weeks ago I had the fortunate opportunity to attend the REFRESHED Festival at Amsterdam Rhino in Downtown Calgary. Refreshed is a group of talented people who come together in the four forms of hip hop. You don’t have to only be a dancer; there are also many other forms that I had the…
E.T. the motivational Hip Hop speaker gets to point of how to be successful. It’s not even a secret. You just ask yourself, “how bad do you want this?” in life. Best 15 minutes of your life. Anything you want to achieve, either relationship, academics, etc. you will. Watch it and enjoy! [youtube xM_7j6t9IyU]
Local hip hop artist Dan Bennett, more commonly recognized as Transit, has recently produced a single with acclaimed Calgarian songwriter Jann Arden. Fittingly, the name of the single is called “Calgary.” The song represents the music scene in the city of Calgary, showing that “we are not all cowboys” and that this city is more…