EDMONTON RADIO: CKUA fund drive a necessary ordeal
Now that we’ve established that free radio sucks, let’s turn our attention to radio you have to pay for – like CKUA. Oh, but it IS free, you say? No it’s not! On Thursday, April 7 at 6 p.m., this ancient and absurdly eclectic Alberta radio network launches its annual Spring Fundraising Campaign. They need […]
Hot Picks: Big Band Boom!
We don’t get to see many big bands anymore – which is why tonight’s swingin’ gig at the John L. Haar Theatre (10045 156 Street) is such a reet pleat treat. Big bands from both Grant MacEwan University and the University of Alberta will combine for one big band bonanza. They’ll blow through charts from […]
Edmonton Jewish Film Festival not just for Jews
The Edmonton Jewish Film Festival that runs at the Metro Cinema today (Monday, April 4) inspires two questions: Q. Is this just for Jews? A: Absolutely not! Festival producer Josh Miller declares, “We welcome the general public with open arms.” Michael Schayer, vice president of Acme Scrap Iron and Metals, a big sponsor of the […]
Raise your glass! It’s Joe Bird Day
It may be better to honour the late Joe Bird on his birthday than on the day he died – but that doesn’t mean his friends can’t gather for a few quiet drinks in his memory. Bird died suddenly on April 1, 2009. Cathleen Rootsaert, his longtime partner in the comedy troupe Three Dead Trolls […]
Trophy is just the beginning for Edmonton Juno winner
Quanteisha Benjamin had a mouth full of mashed potatoes when her name was announced as the winner of R&B Recording of the Year at the Juno Awards Gala Dinner in Toronto on March 26. She didn’t expect to win. The first thing the 18-year-old Edmonton singer said to the crowd of Canada’s top music industry […]
CUCKOO EDMONTON RADIO: Ah, Juicy Fruit
The gut reaction to listening to the radio station formerly known as the Sound – which relaunched Monday as Lite 95.7 – is to re-enact a scene from One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. It’s the part where Jack Nicholson’s character McMurphy tries to strangle the evil Nurse Ratched after she goaded a teenage boy […]
Local media celebs strut their ‘stuff’ at Fashion Week
My personal philosophy of never saying no to anything has turned into some pretty strange stunts. I’ll stop short of swallowing and then vomiting up a live goldfish like that idiot from Jackass (like to see him try that with Lucy the elephant), but almost anything else goes. So when I was asked to be […]
EDMONTON RADIO: The little station that couldn’t
So much for the Sound. It’s called “Lite 95.7” now. Goodbye, cool rock songs. So long, Beck. Hasta la vista, Kings of Leon. Hello, “soft adult contemporary” music – rushing to fill the void left when EZ Rock turned into Virgin. Hello, Michael Buble, Elton John, Madonna, Taylor Swift, Coldplay, Katy Perry, Train and Bon […]
Hot Picks, March 25: Show your love for Autotune!
This is your chance to catch one of the most important artists of our generation, a legendary artist that has revolutionized the art of vocal performance – Mr. Autotune! Performing at the Edmonton Event Centre tonight – featuring the voice of special guest vocalist T-Pain – Autotune is a remarkable piece of software made by […]
Hot Picks, March 24: Master of puppets
Maybe we should take those ‘learn to throw your voice’ ads in the comic books seriously – Jeff Dunham has hit the big time. He plays Rexall Place tonight – the big building. Quick: name another puppeteer who can do arenas. Can’t do it, can you? That’s because there isn’t anybody else! It really is […]
St. Paddy’s Day just an excuse to get stinking drunk by noon – and the problem is?
It is time to honour the patron saint of Ireland by wallowing in all the negative stereotypes about our Hibernian friends – did you know one of the favourite traditional Irish sports is called “hurling”? In short, it’s an excuse to be stinking drunk by noon on a weekday. Happy Saint Patrick’s Day, everybody! Or […]
