Calgary City. Night. Snow. Photography by Yicheng Liu Social Media Manager
Sleep, that Cruel Maiden Written by Alejandro Neufeld Sleep is a maiden whose embrace eludes, my longing cries and desperate whispers. As minutes become hours I’m forced to choose, but my choice is wrong and my mind blisters Perhaps there’s a divine reason for this, a great discovery stumbled upon. I can feel it just like a nagging itch. No, no wait! I had it, now it’s long gone. Morning dew arrives and birdsong begins. Hopes of a restful night evaporate. Sleep is a maiden whose games I can’t win. Her mocking voice echoes within my brain. I wrote this to try and bargain with her. Alas, her cold shoulder…
Four Boys Playing Music: An Afternoon with 4BPM Written by Laura Oviedo-Guzman My journalistic efforts to interview local talent seem underpinned by a spidey sense. It’s like I can detect when bands will take a break or break up. Luckily, I got to sit down with the members of 4BPM before a hiatus. Read on to learn more about their origins, inspiration, and aspirations. 4BPM is a four-piece band from Lethbridge, Alberta, with Jeremy Collier on drums, Donovan Martinez pulling double duty on vocals and lead guitar, Malcolm Campbell on rhythm guitar, and Owen Meyer (“like the weiners,” he says as he spells his last name for me) on vocals.…
