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 [...]

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 [...]

Recently the “Vision of Peace Youth Choir” made a performance trip to Vancouver Island. Vision of Peace is a Russian choir involving students ranging from Grade 8 to college. After finally raising enough money thanks to the support of family, friends and sponsors, the Choir had an opportunity to perform with the Victoria Choir [...]

Are you a fan of rap or hip-hop music? Do you like the loud bass in your car and getting crunk? If you are a fan of this genre in music I will suggest to you these ten songs. The first seven on the list are fairly popular in the music charts; the last [...]

The Selkirk College Students’ Union (SCSU) will present the first annual “SCSU Battle of the Arts” event on Friday, January 30, 2009 at the Legion Hall in Nelson BC. The event is open to audiences of all ages and will showcase the talents of Kootenay School of the Arts fine arts students as well as [...]

Hello everyone!
The Vision of Peace Youth Choir is holding a Valentine’s Day spaghetti dinner as a fundraiser to assist our choir on its trip to Victoria where we will be recording a CD and performing with the Victoria choir.
The dinner will be held at the Brilliant Cultural Centre on:
Saturday February 14, from 5:00-7:00pm
The cost will [...]

Australian rock n’ rollers AC/DC released their 15th studio album entitled “Black Ice” on October 20, 2008 through Columbia Records. The highly anticipated album sold 1,762,000 copies in its first week of release, and was number one on many album charts across the globe including Canada, The United States and Australia.
The album’s release was [...]

Detroit Electronic Music Fest features big names
By Andrea Keelan
The Lance (University of Windsor)
Some of the world’s most famous electronic musicians are heading to Detroit to show the world that electronic music is better than ever and here to stay.
The Detroit Electronic Music Festival (DEMF) will be taking place from May 24 to 26 in Hart [...]