Arts & Life
Trailer Park comes to town

Trailer Park comes to town

The fine constabularies of Sunnyvale Trailer Park took over the Nest last Thursday. Trailer park supervisor Jim Lahey and his associate supervisor (and part-time lover) Randy Bobandy brought their shirtless, whiskey drinking, pot smoking, foulmouthed live routine to...

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Cat lovers – this is for you

Cat lovers – this is for you

Cat lovers better prepare themselves for the second annual Edmonton International Cat Fest presented by Nutrience. It will be purring down doors Saturday, May 30 at the NAIT gymnasium. Linda Hoang, NAIT television graduate and current digital communications specialist...

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Lighting often overlooked

Lighting often overlooked

There are many professions within the dance community and many of them are composed of people who work behind the scenes. Have you ever wondered how everything comes together, how the lights will simultaneously respond to the music? The lighting of a room can (and...

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I likes Yikes!

I likes Yikes!

This week I’d like to turn the spotlight to a band out of Sherwood Park called Yikes. Yikes is a group of awesome, fun loving dudes who love to play classic rock. That’s really it, they’re a modern band but in many ways they are a classic rock band. The band’s...

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Disney needs convincing

Disney needs convincing

Let me start off by saying I am not a hardcore Star Wars fan. At the same time, I definitely enjoy the outstanding franchise and the Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series is no exception. After Disney purchased Lucasfilm and Star Wars, Star Wars: The Clone Wars...

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Four fabulous festivals

Four fabulous festivals

What happens when you poorly attempt to hold a massive event, place it in the searing heat, then hire slap-dash security who go around dumping out people’s water while they wait in line and accompany said security with slap-dash medics? Well, a few people die and over...

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Little Snapchat is growing up

Little Snapchat is growing up

Originally Snapchat was a way to send photos or videos lasting 10 seconds, updating your friends with small moments in time. Whether you’re sending it to a specific person or adding it to your 24-hour story, it was limited. Recently Snapchat has released an update...

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Crossing your boundaries

Crossing your boundaries

When you decide it’s time for a night of dancing, you must first choose a suitable venue for such an occasion. You don’t always know what type of music you will be moving your body to later in the evening. While you usually have a rough idea in your mind and you may...

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1984 speaks to 2015

1984 speaks to 2015

George Orwell was more than just a brilliant author and enticing storyteller. If you’ve been paying attention to Canadian politics lately, it appears Orwell also had the power to see into the future. In his ground breaking novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Orwell tells the...

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Music trends in 2015

Music trends in 2015

Whether you happen to be a hater or a lover of the changing trends in our music – it doesn’t matter, because they won’t be going anywhere, anytime soon. What is a trend? The word “trend” is defined as a “general course” or “veering in a new direction.” Trends are the...

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