On March 26 the Spirit Bar in Nelson was packed full of lovin’ hip-hop fans, who anxiously awaited the arrival of the group “Zion I:” a well-known hip-hop group from Oakland, California.
The night started off with three local DJ’s: DJ Ben Fox, SES and Ben Fresh. They got the crowd pumpin’ while [...]
Below the party favours, hackysacks, and discount house wares filling the neon-illuminated shelves of Nelson’s Baker St. dollar store, there is a sweet little juice bar dishing out Ginger Zingers that pop.
This lovely all-ages, hole-in-the-wall, the Velvet Underground, played generous host to the Selkirk College Students’ Union second annual Battle of the [...]
On March 5, a colourful array of music could be heard filling the ears of many excited students at the Velvet Underground’s live lounge in Nelson, BC. This was the second annual Selkirk College Student’s Union “Battle of the Arts” event. It was a night filled with rockin’ music, live art and a sparkling [...]
By: Alexandria Eldridge - Alberta and Northern Bureau Chief
EDMONTON (CUP) – Todd Cherniawsky left Alberta to go to Los Angeles years ago for grad school and a career in Hollywood. These days, he’s enjoying silver screen success – having most recently been a supervising art director of the James Cameron’s blockbuster *Avatar*.
Born in Edmonton, he [...]
Mother Mother
What they sound like: A mix between alt-rock and bubblegum pop. Think The White Stripes meets Mika.
Why you’ll like them: Infectious rhythm and great lyrics.
Songs to download first: “Hayloft,” “O My Heart,” “Dirty Town.”
Munchausen By Proxy
What they sound like: A girl band that doesn’t suck—gentle feminine vocals coupled with morbidly funny lyrics.
Why you’ll [...]
I always thought the plants in here were fake.
They just look a little
too perfect. The leaves
shine in a suspicious manner
that’s reminiscent of my green
plastic water bottle.
The tree on the left is shaped
exactly how you might want a
tree to look, but not how trees
actually are.
I always thought the plants in here were [...]
They are twenty six years old. They sit
at the base of a huge oak
tree, each holding a glass of champagne.
His long hair is pulled back
into a ponytail. The sneakers on his feet
clash perfectly
with his cheap grey suit. A wide,
somewhat dumbfounded grin spans his unshaven face.
Her small feet are hidden
by the skirt of [...]
Movie Review:
Terminator Salvation
Now on DVD is the fourth instalment of the long running Terminator franchise: Terminator Salvation.
Skynet is once again hunting down human saviour John Connor (Christian Bale), only this time he doesn’t have Mr. Arnold “terminator-gone-governor” Schwarzenegger to protect him. In fact, Arnold isn’t even in this one at all.
The [...]
This past October, Bailey Williamson from Renaissance Hair Company in Nelson, held two successful, affordable, haircutting days at Kekuli House, the Selkirk College Castlegar residence. Students were offered trims, stylish bangs, and bouncy bobs for reasonable prices.
Bailey is a recent graduate of the Selkirk College hairdressing program in Nelson, and as such, understands that students [...]
What can be said about zombies that we don’t already know? Sometimes they stagger around, sometimes they run, they almost always look ugly, and they definitely want to eat you. Zombieland does little to change this formula. Everything here has already been seen in other movies of the genre, and in some cases, done better. [...]
