As most of us know, summer gets boring after a while. Want to know how to beat the boredom? Here are some ways to energize yourself this summer. 1. Volunteer with the Calgary Public Library, Youth Volunteer Corps (via Youth Central), City of Calgary Youth Employment Centre or festivals and summer camps around Calgary. 2. Exercise: swim at…
Well said Zooey Deschanel. Well said. Considering I just posted a depressing and cheesy postabout my insomnia and lack of sleep for the past week, I thought that this week’s theme should consist of sleep. These are all of my favourite songs that deal with sleep and for those who just wish to get some…
This year I was lucky enough to experience the Calgary Stampede for each of the 10 days. How you ask? I was working there in the Lammle’s Western Wear Store and it was a fantastic experience. Each day I took some pictures of what I found interesting at the grounds. You couldn’t even tell what…
To keep myself busy throughout the summer, I often turn to a familiar and reliable companion: music. These are 3 artists/duos whose songs I’ve constantly re-played this month, as I can’t seem to get enough of their beautiful music: 1. Woodkid Yoann Lemoine is a jack-of-all-trades concerning the music industry as he has graphically designed…
These are some of my favourite, easy to listen to songs to play to whenever I need a break or just feel for calmer music. There’s a great mix to this list, from soft and mellow to more upbeat (though nothing too crazy), and from sad and melancholic to uplifting . I also love putting…
I’m not Japanese and I can’t understand it but there are some tunes that I definitely enjoy listening to regardless if I know what they’re saying or not. There’s something magical that makes the language sound differently musically than the English language. If you’re relatively new to J-pop, the songs may seem strange to you…
Unfortunately I didn’t get to meet the band, This Hisses, in person however I did via email! I can already tell that this band is amazing and their style just naturally makes them different making the cool vibe the audience feeds off of them effortless. I’m sure their performance at Sled Island was beyond incredible!…
I had the pleasure of meeting Vancouver’s Sunshine, a five-person indie, pop and shoegaze band. Their music has hazy guitars, soft and breathy vocals, and overall make you feel happy and uplifted! Their self-titled LP was a joy to listen to, and despite the rain pouring during Sled Island, their music brought sunshine to my…
Wow, two weeks later and I still get an adrenaline rush thinking about my interview with the amazing band Bear Mountain! A group of four talented men: Ian, Gregg, Kenji, and Kyle, coming together to form a fabulous band. Not only are they musically talented but they are also very down to earth, funny and…
This July, I had the opportunity to visit one of the premier Canada Day events in Calgary at Prairie Winds Park, hosted by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamā’at (AMJ) Calgary. The community event was filled with speeches, various community booths, games for the kids and a free family barbeque. I thought that the event was a…
The whispers. The rumouring stories. The undeniable facts. The news titles: another takes his life. It’s all a shock at first; the occurrence of death is not an experience we encounter every day. Nor is it something we want to face. A few weeks later? How do you feel about that person who’s suddenly missing from the…
I have tried to add a good mix of different genres, but I am not really into pop music or rap. So most of the songs from those genres are radio hits that I happen to like, so they might be those annoyingly overplayed songs, if so, I apologize. 1. Otis by Kanye West 2.…
If you’re a music junkie like me and absolutely need a good dose of music to even function properly, then these apps are for you! Generally, I’m fairly open to any kind of music, and these three apps have definitely helped me discover new artists, genres, and types of music. However, even if you listen…
Yann Tierson is probably one of my favorite contemporary pianists. He has a way of conveying emotions through the simplicity of his work, proving that complex sheet music is not essential to writing a breathtaking song. The 2001 film Amelie contains a collection of his works, so beautiful and moving that the movie would be…
There’s this awesome website called Rapgenius.com, which attempts to provide meanings in lyrics for every songs that’s at least semi – popular. It works like Wikipedia as most of the meanings are provided by fellow listeners offering their interpretation and then again like Wikipedia there are moderators who regulate the meanings. There are a bunch…