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Frigid winters, monsters, bison skulls and art (0)

2/24/12 •

Tisha Raj – writer After spending more than an hour with Nickelas “Smokey” Johnson, one cannot help but come away exclaiming, “Oh to live in the world of an eclectic bohemian artist with bison skulls in his backyard.” Upon entering Johnson’s studio overwhelming rows of books on wooden shelves, a Califone record player in [...]

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Kinash and Pelletier’s Weekly Top Ten (0)

2/24/12 •

Kris Kinash and Nick Pelletier On the NHL’s Trade Deadline Day (Feb. 27) there will be a handful of players changing the colours of their jerseys — the buyers hoping to acquire assets for a playoff push, and the sellers looking to the future by trading for draft picks. Here are the Top Ten Most [...]

Easily lovin’ Edmonton (0)

2/24/12 •

Miyuru Fernando of Edmonton’s Easy Love. Doug Johnson/the griff Doug Johnson - arts editor Since its inception almost three years ago, Easy Love has brought Edmonton electronic music acts from home and from across the world. Miyuru Fernando [...]

Student aid changes (0)

2/24/12 •

Angela Johnston - news editor Effective Aug. 1, Alberta post-secondary students can look forward to several new initiatives from the province’s student aid program. The provincial government’s 2012-13 budget was released on Feb. 9 and Greg Weadick, Minister of Advanced Education and Technology, announced the student financing changes at MacEwan University’s City Centre Campus [...]

Blues band bound to tour (1)

2/24/12 •

Farah El Bakkouri - writer River Valley Search Party, an Edmonton-based blues/instrumental band, will be playing at New Castle Feb. 17 and JT’s Bar and Grill Feb. 18. The five-piece band has a wide range of influences, such as Jimi Hendrix, Pretty Reckless, Johnny Cash, The Doors, Wide Mouth Mason, Sweeney Todd and Bob Seger [...]