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Thought provoking Wave

Movie review of the German sociopolitical thriller Die Welle (2008), shown at a movie night organised by TRU Intercultural Council to discuss acceptance in social groups, unity, conformity, bullying and the chances of a dictatorship in first world societies.

German movie Die Welle (The Wave) was shown on campus at the TRU Intercultural Council’s second monthly event, held Wednesday, Nov. 21, at the Alumni Theatre in the Clock Tower. Approximately 50 students and some faculty left studying for midterms and assignments aside to enjoy an evening of film and discussion with free popcorn and drinks.

The Intercultural Council, which aims to integrate domestic, international and aboriginal students into the university culture, organized a movie night after an on campus DJ event last month.

“We wanted to do something that would be interesting, thought provoking, entertaining and [with] a cultural relevance,” said Andrew Dalgleish, a TRU student and member of the Intercultural Council.

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Music Makes Meals goes bigger

Preview of Music Makes Meals, a one-day music festival headline by Colleen Rennison’s No Sinner to raise funds for Kamloops Food Bank.

In its seventh year, Music Makes Meals presents a lineup of local talented musicians to raise funds for the Kamloops Food Bank.

Saturday, Nov. 10, three local bands — Solara, Matt Stanley & The Decoys and Henry Small Band — plus special guests No Sinner from Vancouver, will be playing a show at the Kamloops Convention Centre.

The event started six year ago, according to Kamloops This Week’s Dale Bass.

“The food bank in Kamloops was having significant problems,” Bass said. “We ran a story in our paper where the executive director said they may have to shut down.

“Two friends of mine [TRU alumni Joey Jack and local singer-songwriter Danie Pouliotte] e-mailed me and said, ‘We need to do something, let’s do it with music.’ We called up a few friends and put together the first Music Makes Meals night at The Blue Grotto, where we had been until this year.”

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Shred Kelly folking on Heroes

Review of the live show that Shred Kelly brought to Kamloops on a cold Wednesday night to introduce their second album In The Hills.

Coming from the East Kootenays of British Columbia, Fernie’s Shred Kelly visited Kamloops on Wednesday, Oct. 24 as part of their Fall Album Release Tour to perform songs from their second album, In The Hills, recorded in May and released in September.

Heroes Pub was more full than what could be expected on a cold Wednesday night. Supporting local band Van Damsel warmed up the stage offering a 40-minute set of their energetic indie-rock songs.

Shred Kelly started with the title track from its latest album, following that up with “Goodbye July.” The audience fervently joined, clapping and tapping to the mixture of folk, rock and country.

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Musical standoff held to integrate cultural groups

A review of East Meets West, a party aimed at integrating domestic, international and aboriginal students at Thompson Rivers University.

East Meets West, a face-off between DJs MaRE and Erik Boog outside Old Main, was the first event held by TRU’s new Intercultural Council, Thursday Oct. 4.

“The council itself is trying to integrate domestic, international and aboriginal students because we have noticed that (different cultural groups) tend to stick with themselves,” according to May-Grace Maung, a TRU psychology student and member of the Intercultural Council, which formed over this past summer. “We are trying to get down all those boundaries and integrate [the students].”

There are other events on campus planned over the academic year but Maung said that for now they are just trying to become known to the student body.

The party started with MaRE (real name Vadym Nosov) onstage. He is an international student from Ukraine and when he arrived to Kamloops this summer he immediately sought opportunities to DJ. Continue reading “Musical standoff held to integrate cultural groups”

Of Monsters and Men – “My Head Is An Animal”

Reseña para scannerFM del primer disco de la banda islandesa.

Con el permiso de la señora Guðmundsdóttir, queremos hablar del primer disco de un grupo muy interesante con el que la islandesa comparte nacionalidad, aunque sea solo eso lo que comparten, ya que sus estilos son muy distintos.

Of Monsters and Men ofrece una combinación de pop, folk y americana, con estribillos pegadizos y unos toques de épica que pueden recordar a grupos como Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Noah And The Whale o Mumford & Sons. Continue reading “Of Monsters and Men – “My Head Is An Animal””

El documental “definitivo” sobre Bob Marley

Reseña del documental dirigido por Kevin Macdonald, un retrato de la vida, el legado y el impacto mundial del músico Bob Marley.

Hace unas semanas se estrenó en España “Marley”, una película documental dirigida por Kevin Macdonald que se anuncia como la película autorizada definitiva sobre la vida, el legado y el impacto mundial de uno de los cantantes, compositores, músicos y activistas más influyentes de la historia: Bob Marley.

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Entrevista a Lyona (Marta Puig)

“Mai he esperat treure benefici económic del que penjo a Internet”

Lyona: “Mai he esperat treure benefici económic del que penjo a Internet” Marta Puig (Esparraguera, 1979). Dissenyadora gràfica que es dedica a realitzar videoclips com a hobby.

Una afició prou encertada si tenim en compte que ha realitzat els darrers vídeos, entre d’altres, de Love of Lesbian, Mürfila, Anna Roig i L’ombre de Ton Chien; o, l’últim, per Hyperpotamus.

Comparteix els vídeos que realitza a webs com YouTube o Vimeo i publica(va) les seves fotografies a Fotolog (D.E.P.). Ara també a Facebook i Twitter, on es dóna a conèixer sota el nom de Lyona (“la meva màscara”, explica).

La seva presència a Internet fa que els músics es fixin en el seus treballs anteriors i s’hi posin en contacte per demanar-li que converteixi en imatges les seves cançons a través dels seus vídeos. Continue reading “Entrevista a Lyona (Marta Puig)”