Early last week, the University of Lethbridge Singers, a once prestigious ensemble in the university music department, were embarrassingly caught using a recording during their performance of “Apple Bottom Jeans” by T-Pain. The concert was meant to be a practice run for the choir’s trip to England on March 30 where they would perform the piece for her majesty the queen.
The trip has since been cancelled and the U of L Singers’ conductor has been suspended with a pending review. The conductor’s identity is, by law, not to be printed …

Note: It has been brought to the Meliorist’s attention that modern musicians are heathen devil worshipers, so we have changed the weekly “Ear Full” to “God Full,” which will feature reviews of God’s creations.
 
White-Headed Capuchin
By God
(Cebus capucinus)
The big guy really out did himself on this one. The Capuchin is definitely one of the greatest things on the planet, with its cute little face and hands. Capuchins show an extreme amount of finesse when navigating through complicated tangles of tree branches but have limited dexterity when trying to perform human functions, …

As many of you may have heard, Michael Bay is a producing on the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film due out on Christmas 2013. Knowing Michael “Danger Explosion” Bay is involved might be off-putting enough for regular movie goers, but this strikes a personal chord with devoted Turtle fans. This has been extremely obvious recently as a comment made by Bay has sent fans of the franchise and even common folk alike into a fury-driven rage.
Bay was recently at a press junket giving a brief statement about the new …

With its very first shows, Swig of Alberta will open in Lethbridge on March 30 and then make its way north to Calgary (March 31) and Edmonton (April 1). Joe Gurba and Jesse Northey have been doing almost all the ground work to get the festival on its feet and will also be included as performing musicians.
“I want the different scenes in Alberta to sort of unite more, and… when you spend a whole week with someone, you get to know them. So all these important bands from all these …

If you are one of the sceptics about the semi-rebooted franchise 21 Jump Street, first, forget everything you’ve ever known. Second, go to the theatre right now and sit down for one of the best comedies of the year. I know what you might think – how could this rehash of a TV show from nearly 30 years ago be done in a clever and relevant way? Let me tell you that 21 Jump Street succeeds on every level and deserves to get some recognition for creativity, originality, and the …