Derek Bloom

Franworks Franchise Corp., the company behind the very successful Original Joe's Restaurant & Bar, is excited to announce the official Grand Opening celebration of its newest venture - radiopark music room. radiopark will offer Calgarians non-stop entertainment in a friendly and relaxed environment. Read More

well ya see, norm, it’s like this. a herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. and when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. this natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members. in much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. excessive intake of alcohol, as we know, kills brain cells. but naturally, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. in this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine. that’s why you always feel smarter after a few beers. which i guess makes me the smartest motherfucker in my (admittedly empty) house. thank christ for water barley yeast and hops. and my good drinking music of choice? why the new bassholes lp, of course. it’s one mean bastard too. forsaking their intermittent fidelity in typically schizoid fashion, eschewing any form of subtlety, of quiet reflection, of delicacy. spitting in the face of all of that shit in favour of snarky, snarling, cranky, cranked out racket. forget in the red. the needle’s discharged from the meter like a tiny black cock-shard of death and gleefully, frenzied, fingers yr earholes. so yeah this beast comes roaring at you from the get go. some hiss then a skree of mental punk blues. relentless percussive thud, overblowed trebled geetar that sounds like industrial machinery and howlands familiar strangulated yowl. little boy blues is over in two and a half minutes. it’s a big fucking statement of intent. muffled ‘neath this clamorous avalanche, this discordant blooze squall is a riot of slightly surrealist stories and angered tales. if of course you make out the hollered words through the strammash. whether it’s the nursery rhyme derangement of moother, goosed or theRead More

Chris Gayle had a mischievous grin on his face yesterday when he said facing Nathan Hauritz was a bit like facing himself. Read More

Danial Steels scored 25 points and Philip Page added 19 points as Frost advanced to the championship game of the Frost Invitational Basketball Tournament with a 59-33 victory over Blooming Grove on Friday night. Read More

Soundtrack albums are the hidden pleasures of pop. Read More

It was a no brainer which post to pick from February for this year end wrapup series. Read More

Three season cottage rentals in the historic Victorian village of Bayside, in the town of Northport right on on Penobscot Bay. Waterfront, water view and village homes by the week or month. Read More

IMEX, the global meetings, events and incentive travel exhibition that takes place annually in Frankfurt, will expand several of its most popular programs next year, and also add several new ones, including a groundbreaking study into the future of meetings and events, it announced yesterday. Read More