Standing out in the mall-fashion crowd By Kate Hargreaves Lance Writer March 12, 2008 Scraps of fabric, hot pink plaid, leopard print Lycra, and leatherette spill across the hardwood floor. Patterns cut from newspaper crunch underfoot and peek out from the colourful chaos. A record player blasts music from the next room of the student apartment, but it is almost impossible to hear over the industrial sound of a sewing machine. Monica Overton is in design mode. 
With her waist-length hair pulled back into an unkempt bun, and a half-finished skirt slung over her jeans, Overton, 19, looks nothing like a Parisian evening gown designer. In fact, she has nothing to do with high fashion, and that is perfectly fine with her. >> | Lindy's Rollercoaster success and awkward dancing By Nick Olynyk Lance Writer March 12, 2008 The front man from the band with the major mystery jingle is coming to Phog this Saturday.
Toronto singer/songwriter Lindy (Vopnfjord) will play songs from his solo and Major Maker’s albums. The Major Maker lead singer co-wrote the group’s hit single, “Rollercoaster.”
 After the Maynard’s Candy commercial, the “Rollercoaster” fan base swelled over the juicy squirts berries and fuzzy peaches ad that claims there’s fun inside, without knowing its creator. The group remained silent as the song’s fan base grew. >>  |
| Campus Kiss | | Ceremonial Snips bring their party By Cristina Naccarato Lance Writer March 12, 2008 Welland Ontario’s party band the Ceremonial Snips are all revved up from their current tour and ready to bring the party to Windsor. With seven members in their punk rock ensemble, they are a party on their own.
Mike Jacobs, the 23-year-old lead singer boasts that when they walk into a room full of people, “it’s like monkey see, monkey do. We bring the party vibe and people follow suit.”  And no better city to bring the party to than a city they’ve been playing in since they started out as a band. Jacobs, sitting with his band members blurts out, “Hey guys, where’s our favorite place to play?” Without hesitation, one of the members yells out “Windsor!”
“Yeah, Windsor! We’d get into the van and say, ‘ugh, we have to drive five hours, it’s going to be awesome!’” >> |
