TO BE A MILLIONAIRE Arts Club's High Society provides window to the wealthy life //Samantha Thompson

As I sat down in the ever-elegant Stanley Theatre, I wasn't sure what to expect. Would this portrayal of the classic musical cause me to bob my head along in time with the music? Or would it fall short, instead leaving me to flip through the program to find out when the intermission was? As the curtains slid back, revealing an illustrious stage, I had high hopes for this production. The first act opened with the elegant Lord mansion, illustrating the house help cheerfully introducing what exactly it means to be in a “high society”. The mansion and its gardens all encourage a theme of soft...

COSTUMES, CRUMPING, CHEERLEADERS Putting the gold in Santigold //JJ Brewis

For those of us without the means to afford full stadium rock shows, we are often treated to the dive bar treatment, or a straight up four-piece band without any bells and whistles. For those in the crowd at the Commodore Ballroom's Santigold performance, the audio-visual masterpiece may have been a bit overwhelming.  Santigold, or "Santi White" on paper, treated her capacity Commodore Ballroom audience to the most colourful club-sized show she could have possibly dreamed up, complete with a pair of mirrored dancers, elaborate costume changes, and an on-stage dance party featuring 50...

IF IT AIN'T BROKE Best Coast give Biltmore deja vu //JJ Brewis

Bethany Cosentino and her Best Coast project were the biggest deal in muffled garage rock two years...

SOUL SERMON The church of Willis Earl Beal invites all listeners //JJ Brewis

Fans of music could easily compare a live show to a Sunday mass. For Chicago soul star Willis Earl Beal,...

6 BANDS, 6 VENUES, 6 DAYS A musical endurance challenge for the ages //JJ Brewis

M83 - Photo by Tom Nugent For those who go to music festivals, three days in the hot pouring sun...

BLINDED BY SCIENCE Thomas Dolby returns to his roots at Rio Theatre //JJ Brewis

For someone who hasn't released a new album in nearly two decades, and best known for a weird hit from 30 years ago (1982's "She Blinded Me With Science"), Thomas Dolby has no problem charming his way through a full set.  The London electronic pioneer has a full body of work behind him, working both his '80s revival niche as well as promoting his upcoming release "A Map of the Floating City". Though he hadn't been to town in several decades, Dolby was met with large fanfare and a legion of fans proving they were waiting for what was only a matter of time. Absence has served Dolby well, and...

THE SPEED OF SOUNDS Coldplay blow roof off Rogers Arena in full Technicolour //JJ Brewis

Coldplay, riddled in duality. They take themselves very seriously, as well as know how to...

FROM THE EDITOR The memory I wanna forget, is goodbye // Samantha Thompson

When I graduated from high school, we were meant to do a little write-up for the yearbook that people could look back on years from now and think, “Oh, I remember her!” or, “Wow, I really didn’t follow my dreams at all!” Some of the entries said things like “penis!”, but others left quotes that were meant to be inspiring. I, myself, feeling particularly inspired at the age of 17, left words from the now over-quoted tale of the Lorax from Dr. Seuss: “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, it’s not going to get better … it’s not.” Many of my other editorials this year have tried to...

FROM THE EDITOR Movin' on up // Sarah Vitet

I was originally going to utilize this esteemed editorial space with a lengthy goodbye to my beloved staff, but a more thrilling event has recently come to my attention that I just must announce here instead. The neighbourhood where I currently live has officially been renamed “The East Village”, which is perfectly delightful news for someone such as myself. The working-class people who dwell around me do not, to be perfectly blunt, help maintain the proper dignity that a madam of class truly deserves. The reputation of the area is clearly in shambles, beset by such dreadful eyesores as lowrent (sp?)...

THE VOICEBOX Vol 45 Issue 24

Look for the Voicebox on Tuesday afternoons in the Birch cafeteria, to anonymously “voice” your “opinion”...

MEDIA + DEMOCRACY = HEALTHY SOCIETY The mainstream press may not be telling the whole story // Leah Scheitel

“It’s about the connection, the urgent connection between media and democracy,” explains David Barsamian,...

HOME SWEET HOME Rezoning of UBC's Acadia neighbourhood causes backlash // Claire Vulliamy

Planned changes to one of UBC’s residential neighbourhoods, dating back to a Land Use Plan from March 2011, have evoked concerns from residents about the future of their community. In the Land Use Plan, a large portion of the Acadia neighbourhood on campus, which is currently student family housing, is designated to become "non-academic". Essentially, this changes it to market housing, open to anyone who can afford it. Ashley Zarbatany has lived in Student Family Housing at UBC in the Acadia Park neighbourhood since 2009. She used to live in the Acadia Courts, a group of buildings in the neighbourhood,...