Forget CDs: a return to music's vinyl roots By Lindsey Rivait
Arts Editor
January 28, 2009 When digital media emerged in the 1980s, vinyl receded into the background until it eventually left the scene in 1991. That wasn’t the last time we’d hear about vinyl, though. Vinyl’s popularity is on the rise, but, with recordings available on smaller, more convenient formats, why would anyone want to revisit it?
 Vinyl’s decline in popularity was due largely to major label distributors restricting their return policies. They began charging retailers more for new products when they returned unsold vinyl. Soon, distributors stopped providing credit on vinyl returns altogether. Retailers were then forced to carry more cassettes and CDs, edging vinyl out completely. >> | Gob returns from the undead with new album and sound By Cristina Naccarato
Lance Writer January 28, 2009 Remember getting home from school, flipping on MuchMusic, and rocking out to Gob’s music video for “I Hear You Calling” and wishing you were one of those killer soccer-playing zombies?
 Okay, so maybe that was just my childhood fantasy, but anyone who watched MuchMusic as religiously as I did will definitely know exactly which video I’m talking about.
Gob formed in Langley British Colombia in 1994, and despite a few set backs here and there, they have been going strong since.
They’ve slowly moved away from the pop-punk sound they started out with and are taking on a bit more edgy and aggressive punk rock tone. >>  | | Campus Kiss | | Elzabeth Lojewski: minus the background By Paul Breschuk
Lance Writer January 28, 2009 The LeBel gallery hosts Elizabeth Lojewski’s “Minus the Background,” a collection of digital photography printed on canvas, until Jan. 30.
As the title suggests, each piece presents an object before a solid white plane. They are mostly found objects, things of an everyday nature that have made an indescribable impression on the artist: phonebook pages, Barbie dolls, articles of clothing, an American dollar bill.
 Without a typical background and the distractive information that comes with it, Lojewski’s images appear with crispness and immediacy.
Their colours and edges are made all the more vibrant from the simple whiteness that surrounds them. This effect causes the subjects to float within the canvas, without a foundational surface to stand on or hang from.
These objects also float off the canvas, appearing strikingly real, as their surrounding whiteness becomes indistinguishable from the gallery wall. >> |
