Author Archives: Calgary Underground
Dear Blackberry: Screw You
I have a great piece of advice for the white hair at Blackberry: Stop making it impossible to support your company. Why do I know five other people who got their Blackberry phones at the same time as me who … Continue reading
Alberta’s Finest Fall Short in CMFL National Football Championship
It was a gorgeous late Saturday summer’s eve in the mild little college town of Waterloo, Ontario. A slight breeze kept the temperature in the high teens, and the setting sun cast a beautiful glow on the abundant vegetation that … Continue reading
Equality Means You Can Still Be an Asshole to Everyone
Equality is defined as “The condition of being equal in number or amount”. Social equality, per wikipedia is: “a social state of affairs in which all people within a specific society or isolated group have the same status in a … Continue reading
Bigger Fish Than Guns: “We’ve been everywhere, and now we’re here”
Readers, I am proud to have another feature band on the front page. They are called Bigger Fish than Guns from Calgary; they won the X929 Xposure contest, taking home a gold medal in local musical excellence. We put whoever … Continue reading
Transit Featuring Jann Arden – Calgary
So basically there’s a ton of awesome local bands in this video along with the Mayor and a bunch of other rad people. If case you only know Transit from his eight-hour-top-40 challenge song titled “Lights, Camera, Action”, this will … Continue reading
Special: Why Your Break Up Doesn’t Really Matter
‘tis this season for relationship break-ups. The warm winds, the smells of the city’s vegetation sprouting to life, and people wearing less and less clothing are sure signs that summer is right around the corner. Another indicator of summer is … Continue reading
Outrage as Oppression Plagues Canadian Election (Results Included)
There’s a new form of oppression rearing its head across Canada. In homes, offices, and places of leisure, people are being subjected to cruel treatment at the hands of their cold and callous aggressors. Citizens are outraged as no real … Continue reading
The Anatomy of Dating in Your 20s
The majority of my friends, who are in their early to mid-20s, are in the throws of learning how much control the opposite sex has over them. I go to university in Calgary, and I have to say (now that … Continue reading
If you go to movies, you might be a jerk.
We’re going to visit proper etiquette and awareness when attending a movie theater with your friends. I was fortunate enough to be allowed access to a female colleague of mine recently. We went to a horror movie on cheap-Tuesday, thinking … Continue reading