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Videogame
Back to the Future
PUBLISHED Aug 25, 2008
For a designer as dedicated to "experimental gameplay as indie iconoclast Jonathan Blow, its curious that Braid is so reminiscent of Supe...
Documentary
Boredrumline
PUBLISHED Aug 25, 2008
On July 7, 2007 at 7:07 p.m., Japanese noise legends Boredoms dauntingly gathered 77 drummers to perform 77 Boadrum, "the world's most nume...
Reissue
Now Hear This
PUBLISHED Jul 28, 2008
Whether through Coltrane, Ayler or Sun Ra, spiritual exploration was a means to express revolutionary ideas in 60s jazz. Adding to this tr...
Concert
Brown Power
PUBLISHED Jul 28, 2008
James Browns career, like that of so many soul singers, benefited greatly from a constant stream of CD reissues over the years. Now that h...
Contest
A Thousand Hockey Songs
PUBLISHED Jul 28, 2008
CBC enraged hockey lovers nationwide when a public spat with the author of their famed Hockey Night In Canada theme led to the iconic tune...
Literature
Required Reading
PUBLISHED Jul 28, 2008
Ever wonder what book is feeding your favourite musicians head? Wilfrid Laurier University student Chris DePaul created foundinthemargins....
Website
Covers of the World
PUBLISHED Jul 28, 2008
The Joshua tree itself fell down in 2000, but thanks to Word Magazines cool online app (www.wordmagazine.co.uk/album_atlas), you can pinpo...
Games
Wu Squared
PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2008
The game of chess has been an enduring fascination for Wu Tang Clan. Now comes Wu Chess (wuchess.com), the RZAs new online venture, which...