April 2009
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Heart & Soul?
It’s a sad day in section 2A. Jamie Stoddard was released today. Boyd and I always felt the hardworking receiver was the heart & soul of the Bombers. He was clutch when you needed him to be, even if he never got the attention he deserved. He’ll be missed.
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From bluebombers.com
ACQUIRED – Stoddard originally signed with the...
MyWinnipeg.com - April 9/09
Thursday
Bad Thursday, Good Music w/ DJ Co-op, Hunnicutt, RPG and B-Mac The Pyramid 176 Fort Street $4 before 9 p.m. and $7 after Voted Winnipeg’s favorite DJs the past three years, Co-op and Hunnicutt are throwing one of the biggest parties this long weekend. Expect a health dose of old-school hip hop, funk, disco, rock and their own re-edits and remixes. “It’s been a...
Uptown Magazine - April 9/09
’80s Wrestlers - Where Are They Now? It’s hard to believe, but this year WrestleMania will celebrate its 25th anniversary. One of the biggest pay-per-view events of the year (over one million orders), the Super Bowl of wrestling has come a long way since Andre the Giant, Rowdy Roddy Piper and Hulk Hogan ruled the ring. Asylum.com takes a look at what happened to some of the...
Uptown Magazine - NoMeansNo
Along with such influential bands as S.N.F.U., D.O.A. and Propagandhi, West coast icon NoMeansNo has been instrumental in shaping the Canadian punk rock scene. Since 1979, Rob (vocals/bass) and John (drums) Wright have turned out some of the most explosive, thought-provoking and engaging albums of the past three decades. “Our attitude was to be yourself, try to be original, do something...
Freeland - Under Control
Junior Boys - Begone Dull Care (Domino)
Junior Boys
Begone Dull Care (Domino)
On their third release, Hamilton’s Junior Boys continue to explore the fragile, electronic pop sound that has been at the heart of their two other critically acclaimed albums. Although Begone Dull Care (a reference to a short film by Norman McLaren) is still rooted in soft, murmuring synths, stripped-down percussion and barely there guitar, the...
MyWinnipeg.com - April 3/09
Friday
Z-Trip w/ Co-op, Hunnicutt and DJ L. Lon The Republic 291 Bannatyne Ave $10 at The Urban Bakery and The Urban Boutique One of the most influential turntablists in the business, Arizona’s DJ Z-Trip will make his second appearance in Winnipeg this Friday at Republic. Bridging the gap between rock, hip hop,punk, house, funk and everything in between, few DJs can keep up with his...
Uptown Magazine - Z-Trip - April 2/09
It’s not every day a DJ is asked to perform at a presidential inauguration. Although Phoenix, Ariz., native Zach Sciacca (aka Z-Trip) wasn’t able to play the event because of touring commitments, the invitation shows how much impact his Obama-themed mix had during the recent U.S. election. Downloaded over 100,000 times, Z-Trip’s genre-blending mix of hip hop, rock, punk and...
Uptown Magazine - April 2/09
Soft Focus: Shaun Ryder Few people embody the anything-goes excess that helped define the early days of acid house as much as The Happy Mondays’ frontman Shaun Ryder. Part poet, part prophet, part mad genius, Ryder and his ragtag group of misfits were at the centre of the influential Manchester scene, U.K. rave culture and the second Summer of Love. Feeding off the ecstasy-fueled energy that...
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Winnipeg Free Press - April 2/09
Anthony Bourdain’s Guide to Food Television
WRITER/TV host/former chef Anthony Bourdain has never been afraid to speak his mind and tell it like it is. Bourdain gained notoriety with his tell-all book Kitchen Confidential, which exposed the inner workings of the restaurant industry and catapulted the outspoken chef into the limelight.
While he now collects a cheque touring the world with...