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Feature Story 2012 Winnipeg Comedy Festival CoveragePosted by Showbiz Monkeys | Friday, April 6, 2012 @ 12:20amThe Winnipeg Comedy Festival has been steadily growing, adding performers, shows, and days to the festival year after year. In 2012 -- now in its 11th year -- the festival stretched to 11 days, added a small town touring element, and expanded its venue base to all sorts of great little comedy spots around the city to go along with the big galas at Pantages and feature shows at the Gas Station Theatre. This year, we were given the opportunity to speak with some extremely talented comics and performers who have more to say than just some info about their shows while in Winnipeg. From well-known names like Alan Thicke, Harland Williams, and David Steinberg to great working comics like Rebecca Kohler and Matt Kirshen, we had this year's festival covered. Watch, listen, and/or read all our interviews below: Album Review: OFF! - OFF!Posted by Matt Moskal | Thursday, May 17, 2012 @ 8:00amAt 56-years old, Keith Morris has dedicated the majority of his life to hardcore punk. He was the leader of Circle Jerks for three decades and fronted Black Flag for Nervous Breakdown. When his term with one band ended, he fought tooth-and-nail to keep a microphone in-hand. In 2009, when Circle Jerks neared their third hiatus, Morris and Burning Brides' Dimitri Coats formed OFF! For super-group status, Redd Kross' Steven Shane McDonald and Rocket from the Crypt's Mario Rubalcaba were recruited. The group's flagship compilation, First Four EPs, was an infuriated and impressive introduction. It was like Morris released thirty years of rage in a mere seventeen minutes. As if the stars hadn't aligned enough, critics and punks alike took notice. Despite their praise and expanded fan-base, OFF! haven't changed sonically in the past two years. However. their self-titled second album is a suitable successor to their 2010 debut. Fringe: Brave New World - Part 2Posted by Andrew Burns | Tuesday, May 15, 2012 @ 8:02pm
Another 22 down, 13 left to go, and still a ton of sci-fi mystery to look forward to. Fringe closes out another stellar season of TV with season 4’s head scratching finale, “Brave New World: Part 2”. Somehow this finale episode oddly ended up being one of Fringe’s few predictable episodes of the whole year. A spotlight on their foreshadowing if you will. How I Met Your Mother: The Magician's CodePosted by S. P. Young | Tuesday, May 15, 2012 @ 7:11pm
"Aren't you tired of waiting for destiny, Ted?" Isn't it time to make your own destiny?"
Supernatural: There Will Be BloodPosted by Kyle Tetarenko | Monday, May 14, 2012 @ 8:44pm
What a predictably dull hour of television. The Big Bang Theory: The Launch ReflectionPosted by S. P. Young | Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 10:29pm
"Howard and Bernadette. I know you two planned on getting married in a big fancy wedding. But when you're in love, it doesn't matter where or how these things happen. It just matters that you have each other."
TV Rants & Raves: Comedy Round-Up 2012Posted by Tony Hinds | Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 11:49amThe hour long drama has entered its golden age in the past decade, giving us some of the best TV since the medium’s inception. Landmark shows like Boardwalk Empire, Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones take their viewers beyond anything television (and in some cases even cinema... *cough* The Wire) have ever before accomplished. But on the other side of the tracks, comedy continues to thrive, all the while receiving far less attention or critical accolades. So as we arrive at the mid point of the year, I wanted to highlight a few of the better examples of comedies that (in most cases) you can tune in a watch right now! In no particular order.
The Vampire Diaries: The DepartedPosted by Kyle Tetarenko | Thursday, May 10, 2012 @ 10:10pm
Klaus may be out of the game but with Alaric still on the hunt, anything can happen in the season’s finale, The Departed. Modern Family: DisneylandPosted by S. P. Young | Thursday, May 10, 2012 @ 8:08pm
"But I realized that staying with my kids was more important than leaving my wife. Now that's not the right decision for everyone, but it was the right decision for me."
Glee: Prom-asaurusPosted by Michael Walkey | Thursday, May 10, 2012 @ 1:02pmProm episodes historically have provided television with some of its most memorable moments. Who can forget Donna Martin getting drunk and almost expelled from West Beverly High or Carlton Banks’ manic “Carlton Dance on Speed”, literally. Traditionally someone loses their virginity or gets busted for an illegal substance at Prom. At McKinley, however, it’s all about the Queen. Album Review: Kathleen Edwards - VoyageurPosted by Matt Moskal | Thursday, May 10, 2012 @ 8:00amKathleen Edwards has made a career of manipulating bitterness into success. On her 2003 debut album, Failer, the dissolution of young love inspired the bulk of her creativity. Over a decade has passed since the Ottawa-native recorded her first songs at Little Bullhorn Studios. She has since sought inspiration from controversial murders ("Alicia Ross"), crime and punishment ("In State"), racism ("Oh Canada") and Canadian broadcasters ("I Make the Dough, You Get the Glory"). Behind the resentful alt-folk was a romantic in a contemptible world. It was part of the charm that attracted critics and fans to her otherwise straightforward songwriting. In the four years after 2008's Asking for Flowers, Edwards embarked on a new emotional journey. While the romantic has remained intact, her fourth album, Voyageur, suggests otherwise for the cynic.
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