September 29, 2000

Samping the Grizzly Grill

This week, I decided to check out the Grizzly Grill, on Princess Street. I thought it would be a great place for a nice meal at a reasonable price. As we entered, the hostess was polite showing us to a lovely table for two on the upper level. The menu looked delicious and the decor was very homey…

September 29, 2000

Not exactly hypnotic

Richard Davenport will put you to sleep. Well, technically not to sleep, but his power of suggestion in his act may leave you believing some very strange things. Davenport was featured in “The Come…

September 29, 2000

Tired of the Olympics?

Although NBC is still airing tape-delayed coverage for another month, the soon-to-be completed 26th Summer Olympics left millions of televiewers worldwide with indelible memories and a thirst for m…

September 29, 2000

A chat with Amon Tobin

Amon Tobin is one of the world’s most innovative musical minds. Representing the Ninja Tune label, Tobin originally created music in the realm of drum and bass. Several releases later, his sound ha…

Long live the King

September 29, 2000

Do not be alarmed if you spot people in renaissance costume running around campus over the next two weeks. They are not insane, merely very talented. The Queen’s Drama Department, in co-production …

Singing The Sopranos’ praises

September 19, 2000

It may seem like an Olympian feat, but you must tear yourself away from the CBC’s endless and highly addictive coverage of the Olympics in Sydney. Not to worry, you don’t have to leave the couch. J…

The Watcher watches Chuck get Whipped

September 19, 2000

Chuck and Buck Directed by Miguel Arteta. Starring Mike White, Chris Weitz, Lupe Ontiveros and Paul Weitz. Currently playing at The Screening Room. The disturbing stories of those less ‘normal’ tha…

Spanky slaves away

September 19, 2000

As I sat down to chat with B, a youngish, blond guy who is one quarter of the hip-hop group Slaves of Spanky, I had no idea what to expect. Besides their unusual moniker, I had never heard any of t…

Do you have nerve?

September 19, 2000

From the newsstand Nerve screams “Screw with your mind.” In daring style, and with more than a hint of naughtiness, this magazine implores you to get your biggest organ* involved. From its inaugura…

Salt rocks

September 19, 2000

In 1994, Louise Post wrote that Nina Gordon, her cohort in Veruca Salt, was her “spiritual soul mate.” Lyrics to songs like “Seether” and “Volcano Girls,” written by Gordon, seemed to confirm that …

Exposing the Kingston Exhibition

September 19, 2000

“This isn’t very romantic.” I’m pretty used to hearing that from my girlfriend on a Friday night, but on this occasion I think the Kingston Exhibition bore the brunt of her disapproval. From the to…

Taste of the world

September 19, 2000

In a time where we rely on the power of technology and centre our values around the economics of society, three brave, young and talented Queen’s students (Chien-ming Huang, Lance Wei, and Takeshi …

Rotate this!

September 15, 2000

Spooks S.I.O.S.O.S. Volume One You gotta respect an all-black group for calling themselves Spooks. You also gotta respect a mostly-male hip hop group that includes a female. And you gotta respect a…

DEEPLY SHALLOW

September 15, 2000

Big Brother The houseguests on CBS’ floundering reality show Big Brother threatened to walk out of the show this week. Apparently, the six remaining “ordinary people in an extraordinary situation” …

You can’t contain the Headstones

September 15, 2000

On Wednesday night, music booking made for strange bedfellows when the Headstones played the Cocamo to what felt like a packed house. And although having a hard rock band like Hugh Dillon and the b…

Harem Scar’ em?

September 15, 2000

A recent ruling by the Durham Region School Board restricts the reading of J.K. Rowling’s wildly popular Harry Potter series in elementary schools unless parental consent is given. They are not ban…

Reviews from the TO Film Fest

September 15, 2000

Stardom Directed by Denys Arcand. Starring Jessica Pare, Dan Aykroyd, Frank Langella, Charles Berling and Robert Lepage. Stardom, the official opening film of the 2000 Toronto Film Festival, left m…

Rascalz rip it up

September 15, 2000

Canadian hip hop has been making a charge all year, and the Rascalz have been working as hard as anyone to break into the mainstream. The Rascalz are no strangers to Kingston, this being at least t…

Gun, Wonderland, Croupier reviewed

September 12, 2000

Way of the Gun Directed by Christopher McQuarrie Starring Ryan Phillippe, Benecio Del Toro, Juliette Lewis, James Caan, and Taye Diggs Currently playing at Capitol 7 Theatre and the Gardiners Road …

Stunning ambient grooves at The Shot

September 12, 2000

“Never before has a band been able to capture and combine the intensity of improvisation music with the upbeat vibe of electronic dance music. The future of music has arrived, it is the music of Th…

Frosh treated to Tea Party

September 12, 2000

For those of you who have been lucky enough to catch their live show, the Tea Party can amaze anyone with their powerful sound. Though only three members form this great Canadian act, their passion…

Two girls, a guy, a bar and a Goat

September 12, 2000

Back from a summer of slaving in dirty assembly plants, stylish shoe stores, and urine-infested public pools, The Journal’s A&E staff (Alicia, Nat and Dan) wanted some relaxing way to reacquain…

Have we lost our virginity?

September 12, 2000

Sex & the Media Everywhere we look, we see people undressing, talking about sex, and writing books about new positions and places to perform this once-so-preciously-held and now-exploited act. …

Beat of a different drummer

September 12, 2000

Andy Stochansky is living every drummer’s dream. After seven years of laying down the beat for folk heroine Ani DiFranco, Stochansky has decided that it’s time to do it his own way, taking on the r…

The beautiful people

September 12, 2000

Ever since I can remember I’ve wanted to be famous. I’ve wanted to live the life of the beautiful people, where today’s press trashes your outfit but tomorrow’s praises your shocking performance as…

Working girl

September 8, 2000

Stardom, Denys Arcand’s latest film featuring good Kingston boy Dan Aykroyd and Cornwall model Jessica Paré kicked off the twenty-fifth Toronto Film Festival last night. For Queen’s Film student He…

2 – 4 – 6 – 8, Bring It On is super great

September 8, 2000

You might expect this review to start with some witty re-creation of a cheer that will slyly criticize the latest teen flick, Bring It On. But, the only cheers about this Kirsten Dunst vehicle that…

Latest from Lopez not exCellent

September 8, 2000

People find sexual gratification in strange places. Some find it in a set of fuzzy handcuffs. Others find it in a pair of crotchless panties. And then there are those that find it suspended fifteen…

Rotate this!

September 8, 2000

NellyCountry Grammar If Nelly was the king of the world we’d all be chilling in the hood, waving our gats in the air and capping off every sucker MC who’s style wasn’t fresh. We’d ride around in ex…

Who, what and where can I buy it?

September 8, 2000

New! New to the Arts & Entertainment section this year, Style File will be a monthly column featuring news about fashion, beauty and whatever else contributes to what you wear and how you wear …