By Riley Neilson Video games have a way of allowing people to connect. Everyone has a different interest in gaming, but one common topic for discussion is the music of these games. Here is a combination of some relaxing study songs and pump-up gaming themes with...
Donda vs. Certified Lover Boy: 2 Iconic Rappers, 2 Great Albums
By Warren Janssens Nobody has had a more confusing 2021 with new music drops than Drake and Kanye. Fans of the iconic rappers have eagerly awaited the highly anticipated Donda (Kanye) and Certified Lover Boy (Drake) after being teased for over a year. The...
5 Films for the Gamer in All of Us
1. For the fun of it: SUPER MARIO BROS. (1993) Directed by Annabel Jankel and Rocky Morton Nintendo’s iconic red and green overalled brothers, Mario and Luigi, hit the big screen in 1993 with a live-action, adventure-filled movie. When two plumbers from...
The Shuffle: Fall Fresh Start
September means something different for everyone. It could be an opportunity to start new, almost like a New Years Day for students. It could also be a solemn time when students think about the end of summer, but the sight and smell of changing leaves and fun campus...
The Shuffle: Killer Music Videos
Depending on your age, you may remember the golden age of MTV, where the only broadcasts were the newest, hottest music videos. This isn’t the case anymore, but YouTube has stepped up to that proverbial plate. When my playlist gets stale, I go to music videos, old and...
Community’s Pick, Summer Songs: The Shuffle
Usually, our shuffles are a compilation of our writers’ favourite songs in the genre of their choice, but for the special occasion of summer, we have reached out to the Nugget community for their favourite summer songs. Lots of these tunes were brought to me for the...
The Shuffle: Pride Edition
It’s Pride Month, and as we celebrate these incredible 2SLGBTQ+ musicians, I also want to highlight why we must have Pride month - because queer people are still routinely marginalized. how to dress as human by Laura Les Laura Les is one half of hyperpop duo 100 gecs....
Pseudo-Antigone’s Hyperpop album explores equal parts pandemic isolation and community collaboration
Edmonton’s Simone A Medina Polo, AKA pseudo-antigone, released a 15-track hyperpop album on May 7, Into the Void of Infinite Sadness. Hyperpop is a genre usually characterized by maximalist beats, exaggerated synths and pitched up auto-tuned vocals. The genre shares...
The Shuffle: YEG Bands
Sometimes it’s hard to look past the giant pile of silver balls and see that Edmonton has a pretty lit music scene. There's no one genre to describe Edmonton, and that's what makes our music scene so special. From rappers and punk to country, Edmonton is not short of...
Highlighting The Oscar’s Finest Awarded Films
The Academy Awards are marking 93 years of honouring the best in film this April. The coveted golden statue, the Oscar, has graced many talented actors, actresses, directors, screenwriters, cinematographers and production crews over its nearly 10 decades of...