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From June 11 to 15, CKUW will play host to the National Campus Radio Conference, an annual event that brings together representatives, volunteers, and staff from campus and community stations across Canada to take part in workshops and events to learn and discuss how to make better radio. Continue reading “CKUW to host annual NCRC conference next week”
Watch out! It’s the Weekender! Continue reading “Weekenders – 06/06 – 06/07”
By Kabir Kaler
The word of the day is immunity in the new zombie survival game Dead Island: Riptide. One point I should make is I haven’t played the prequel, so pay that in mind since that may reflect the score of this game. Continue reading “Kontroller – Dead Island: Riptide”
by Sheldon Birnie
Blake Berglund is a Saskatchewan songwriter with a keen eye for detail and the work ethic of his cowboy forefathers. With a full summer of bookings looming ahead, Stylus caught up with hard hustling troubadour on a break from seeding at his family farm in Kennedy, SK, to talk about touring, songwriting, his background in hard rock and country, and contemporary roots music. Our conversation stretched on for longer than anticipated, but here’s the bulk of what Blake had to tell me. Continue reading “Hillbilly Highway – Blake Berglund, Real Deal”
When I went to see UK crust legends DOOM play the Negative Space, I didn’t know how many surprises that night would hold for me. Continue reading “PLAGUE/ FLASH OUT – split cassette”
First, we must ask why this exists? It cannot solely exist for the drunken fratboy poker games it is destined to soundtrack. Continue reading “V/A – Son of Rogue’s Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys”
This compilation from Vancouver’s Mint Records and UBC’s CiTR is a great taste of the Left Coast’s pop scene. Continue reading “V/A – CiTR Pop Alliance Compilation, Vol 3”
The boys headed down to Austin to take in the craziness it delivered.
Here’s all the photo coverage by our resident Art Director, Andrew Mazurak
By Janet Adamana
“I’m nailing shards of hope together to put something over my head” bellowed a short, bearded young man, whirling around the stage of an empty theatre in Cleveland. The vocalist was surrounded by his band mates and best friends, he had his hoodie up, spewing his heart out into a small silver mic. “You know here it’s always raining, and it happened again, it happened again…” I will always remember the day I first heard pop punk band, The Wonder Years, and the moment they changed everything. Continue reading “The Wonder Years :: Setting their sights on the Greatest Generation”
Holy Smokes! June is here already! Lots happening this first Weekend in June, folks. Continue reading “Weekenders 05/30 – 06/02”