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NOTEBOOK from*the*editor Hello New Tribe Readers,

writer Angel J. Sanderson. We also received many great art Welcome to the March, 2011 pieces from local talent which issue of New Tribe Magazine. fill the pages you are holding It has taken me a few months and they are amazing and truly after the fact, but showcase the I’m sitting here emerging talent in thinking about our city. my previous year and everything I should be Need updates on thankful for going upcoming USAY into the new one. and New Tribe Sit back and Magazine events? think about what Feel free to search you should be us out on Face thankful for. You book and join our may be surprised growing friends at how long the list is. list. We post upcoming events, submission requirements and deadlines, and fun stuff like In this issue, New Tribe is filled upcoming movie nights and with great articles, stories, and art all sent in by the community book clubs. It is also a great place which is growing each month to comment on stories or articles in the number of submissions you wish to see in our upcoming coming into New Tribe. It’s issues. always been my hope that anyone reading each monthly issue Do you have an opinion on this realizes that this is their platform issue of New Tribe magazine? to get a voice heard, and to Good, bad, or ugly send in your submit items they believe need to thoughts and we will print it in the letters section. be shared.

Spread the word, and stay true to it.

The March issue also includes a great profile article on Telly John Medeiros James, written by the prolific Managing Editor

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Calgary’s Aboriginal Youth Monthly editor@newtribemagazine.ca Managing Editor John Medeiros Graphic Design Aboriginal Design Group Urban Society for Aboriginal Youth Suite 1109, 615 Macleod Trail South Calgary, Alberta T2G 4T8 403.233.8225 Executive Director LeeAnne Ireland Program Manager Rachel Paris Office Administrator Jessica Hawryluk Board of Directors President Sarena Provost Vice-President Amanda Gonet Treasurer Melaina Patenaude Secretary Cheryl Hanley Directors Ryan Willert Cassandra Loon

NEW TRIBE is a monthly magazine. Our mission is to promote a positive outlook on Aboriginal living in an urban setting by promoting information sharing within the Aboriginal and youth communities Opinions expressed in submitted work/letters are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of NEW TRIBE or USAY. This magazine is a forum for Aboriginal youth to speak their minds and share their stories without intervention.

Special Thanks to our Community Partners & Funders

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Aboriginal Happenings From Across Canada FSIN celebrates 65 years

Her fatherÕ s cause was not without sacrifice.

Indian Reserve,Ó Minister of Forests, Mines and Lands Pat Bell said Wednesday.

SASK - Elders, chiefs and members of the public were on hand for the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) 65th birthday celebration Thursday at Wanuskewin Heritage Park.

Ò The family suffered,Ó she said. Leona is one of 13 siblings. Money was very tight, especially in the days before funding for organizations such as the FSIN.

Ò We are contacting each and every one of those property owners right now and advising them of the error that had been made.Ó

Ò I feel itÕ s come a long way,Ó she said, noting when she was a child, Ò we couldnÕ t go to high school.Ó

Bell said the error -which categorized Cheakamus Indian Reserve land as being available for private ownership -was first made during a survey in 1917.

Ò It came from very humble beginnings.

People didnÕ t have money to organize,Ó said Leona Tootoosis, one of the elders in attendance. At the time, First Nations people needed permits to travel outside their reserve, which made organization very difficult.

Her father, John Tootoosis, was the first president of the Union of Saskatchewan Indians, which would later become the FSIN. Leona Tootoosis remembers many people, aboriginal and non-aboriginal alike, visiting their home. She said her father made sure to stay informed about interaction between Caucasians and aboriginal people around the world. Ò We were not ignorant of what was going on in the world,Ó she said.

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SOURCE - THE STARPHOENIX

Province vows to take responsibility for 1917 mistake that took land out of First Nation VANCOUVER Ð A bureaucratic error made almost 100 years ago means the Squamish First Nation lost close to 40,000 square meters of land north of Squamish, the province has said.

Now, with the error uncovered, the provincial government says it is moving quickly to right the wrong. Ò There are 14 pieces of private property that were originally titled to individual owners that are actually on the Cheakamus

He said the land has been surveyed several times since, but that the error was never uncovered.

Bell said the Squamish First Nation brought the issue to the government recently, and that he first learned about it personally on Feb. 17.

The land now contains 14 private properties, collectively valued at about $4.5 million, the government saiD. Ò ItÕ s not something new to us that those people were in trespass, weÕ ve known about it for as long as I can remember,Ó he said Thursday SOURCE - VANCOUVER SUN

Tribe*Mail FEBRUARY Issue 2011 The February issue of NEW TRIBE magazine turned out to be a great issue, with a fantastic eyecatching cover courtesy of Melanie Parsons and make up artist expert Kayla Martin. It showcases some great Aboriginal talent and offers some real excitement for the future.

As always we appreciate your feedback on each issue and we try to follow up on all requests and comments.

Below are a few that have recently been sent in.

ANOTHER HOROSCOPE FAN Hey New Tribe I just wanted to say a big CONGRATS for continually putting out a fabulous magazine that promotes positive life choices, culture and Aboriginal youth!

ItÕ s one of a kind and I love it!

I really enjoyed the story in FebruaryÕ s issue, Ò LilyÕ s WishÓ - about a young girl who received a wish from the ChildrenÕ s Wish Foundation - what great work theyÕ re doing there. IÕ d love to see more stories like this and some horoscopes would be great too!

Keep up the great work!

SASHA S Ed. Note: You win! Horoscopes will be back starting with the next issue. Our Mystic is hard at working communing with the universe. New layout will follow next month.

MORE ARTICLES! Dear Editor, I love the magazine, donÕ t get me wrong but whatÕ s with all the reviews?! Books, movies, music, video games...whereÕ s the reporting? If I want a review IÕ ll ask Google, if I want an article/story written by and for Aboriginal youth - I want to go to NTM!

Great work on the new look btw - love it!

From: a long time reader Have a comment about the latest issue of NEW TRIBE magazine? Emails can be sent to editor@newtribemagazine.ca or via mail NEW TRIBE MAGAZINE 1511 - 10th Street SW Calgary, Alberta Canada T2R 1E8 Name can be withheld at request

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What’s Going On? MARCH,2011 Mar 3 - 5 Annual $100 Film Festival Plaza Theatre Calgary, AB http://100dollarfilmfestival. org/fest2011/ Mar 4 - 6 10th Indigenous Women’s Symposium Peterborough, ON http://trentu.ca/ academic/nativestudies/ womenssymposium.htm Mar 5 2011 N.A.P.I. Parent & Youth Conference Calgary, AB www.ucalgary.ca/nativecr/ napi Mar 8 - 11 First Nations Education Symposium Edmonton, AB www.kitaskinaw.com Mar 11 - 18 Aboriginal Awareness Week First Nations Student Association Calgary, AB www.ucalgary.ca/nativecr/ fnsa Mar 17 St. Patrick’s Day Worldwide

Mar 18 - 20 Shrine Circus Stampede Corral Calgary, AB www.shrine-circus.com Mar 19 Ice Cube in Concert Flames Central Calgary, AB www.icecube.com Mar 24 4th Annual Aboriginal Business Showcase Fort Mcmurray, AB www.naaba.ca Mar 25 School of Hard Knocks 11 Calgary, AB www.hardknocksfighting.com Mar 26 - 27 Calgary Go Green Expo BMO Centre Calgary, AB www.ottawagogreenexpo. com/calgary

Calgary Flames 03/04/2011 07:00 PM Columbus Blue Jackets @ Calgary Flames 03/06/2011 06:00 PM Nashville Predators @ Calgary Flames 03/12/2011 08:00 PM Vancouver Canucks @ Calgary Flames 03/15/2011 07:00 PM Phoenix Coyotes @ Calgary Flames 03/17/2011 07:00 PM Colorado Avalanche @ Calgary Flames 03/30/2011 07:30 PM Anaheim Ducks @ Calgary Flames Every Monday 6-8pm Drum and Dance Program - Learn how to hoop dance and other traditional dances Location: Radisson Park Elementary School 2805 Radcliffe Drive SE Across from Franklin C train Station Calgary YMCA Rec night Every Tuesday 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

If you have an event youÕ d like us to include in our monthly calendar, email it to us - usayeditor@gmail.com by the third Wednesday of the month.

Submission deadline for the April 2011 issue: March 24

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S‰ k•w •w ak Storytelling Festival

Charles Atlas Sheppard

The art of storytelling is as ancient as fire.

Maybe even older. It is commonly believed that storytelling was invented around hunting as evidenced by the earliest cave paintings. Perhaps, this was how society was created, by gathering around the fire regaling each other with tales of their exploits.

Every culture around the world possesses a strong storytelling component that shaped its society. In our own Native culture, storytelling traditions run deep and are an integral part of who we are, where we came from, how certain things came into being. Most questions canÕ t be answered without a long story.

The Elders will tell you that the summer and autumn months are for hunting and gathering; a time for work. It is only after the first snowfall that the stories are told. We tell our stories now in film and video, music and dance, books and poetry slams, paintings and photographs, in graffiti and song at any time of the year, not just winter.

It was the coldest days of the winter when I attended the S‰ k• w•w ak Storytelling Festival in Regina. At times the wind-chill hovered well above -40 but inside Artesian on 13th Ða tiny intimate Evangelical church lovingly restored into an art venue- the atmosphere was warm and inviting; the food was delicious and plentiful, the camaraderie was comforting and cheerful; the stories and knowledge flowed like the hot prairie wind.

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The surprising highlight of the festival was the Storytellers Bus Tour hosted by Cheryl LÕ Hirondelle on Thursday and Friday afternoon.

Cheryl is a beautiful gifted talented multi-disciplinary artist/musician/songwriter. The Regina City transit bus was filled to capacity as we drove throughout the city with each story and memory spontaneously steering the direction. The stories were told by the passengers themselves. Joseph Naytowhow told us about the old days when plains tribes would gather together in what is now The Evraz Place Exhibition grounds. Michelle McKay took us to her Albert/Scott neighbourhood where Louis Riel was hanged; where she found her power spot as a kid. We probably could have spent the entire two hours driving around The Hood

This yearÕ s diverse lineup included a lunch series with: Cecil King, Allan Adam, Shirley Ida Williams and Randy Morin; with evening concerts featuring Cheryl LÕ Hirondelle, Eekwol, Digging Roots and La Cofradia (from El Salva-

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It is noteworthy to see how S‰ k•w •w ak recognizes Hip Hop as a storytelling method with Eekwol taking the stage on Thursday night. Eekwol is an Aboriginal Music Award winning artist of the Muscaday First Nation who weaves hip hop and her indigenous roots into a positive musical statement.

While strictly not hip hop, Digging Roots incorporates elements of hip hop into a larger fusion of musical styles that include roots, rock, reggae and blues. The result is a very soulful articulate indefinable unique sound. They possess a level of musical professionalism that allows them to spontaneously tell stories and improvise off each other throughout their performance much like a tight loose jazz band.

Showcasing hip hop is not a matter of trying to attract a younger audience; rather it seems that hip-hop has become so deeply engrained into the First Nations urban experience that it is a natural extension of Native storytelling as more artists take it up as their medium of self-expression. The subtle and not-so-subtle nuances of hip-hop has its own built-in language making it a natural fit for any storytelling festival.

Hosted by S‰ k•w • wak ArtistsÕ Collective the Storytelling Festival is celebrating its 10th year.

The festival has always been small and intimate but Co-director Ramses Calderon hopes it will expand into a larger international event attracting a wider audience. In many ways it already is an international event with artists coming from around the world.

Whenever I attend a storytelling event I often wonder why more people arenÕ t there? I think Storytelling Festivals across Canada suffer from the general publicÕ s same preconceived notion that storytelling is only about sitting down and listening to an old person spin an ancient yarn.

Potential audiences are largely unaware that each festival covers a broad spectrum of talent and storytelling methods that, yes, hearkens back to the oldest oral traditions but also engages us with contemporary delivery methods through song, dance and video.

ties are across Canada or even within our own provinces; yet at the same time we noticed the similarities from across the continent. The discussions were anything but dry boring language lectures, they were all stories in and of themselves, often relating stories within the story. A humorous parenthesis could take twenty minutes, a footnote five and lead seamlessly back into the original story. Such is the way of a compelling story; there are no tangents in storytelling only more stories.

Joseph Naytowhow swapping stories. As someone else pointed out we could have spent the entire time telling stories about The Plains Hotel. We drove to the Legislature Building, The First Nations University Building, to the outskirts of town and back again.

So many stories, so little time.

The lunchtime series included discussions with First Nations Academics describing their language and cultural practices. We were reminded of how diverse First Nations communi-

This last point was clearly and cleverly made in a Hip Hop Hoop Dance performance at The Mackenzie Art Gallery in partnership with S‰ k•w •w ak and New Dance Horizons. Terrence Littletent, a world champion Traditional Hoop Dancer was Ò challengedÕ by hip hop dancer Chancz Perry. The two professional dancers exchanged moves and repartee to create a hip hop style of hoop dancing while enlightening the audience about their respective forms of dance.

Any storytelling event you attend across Canada is all about sharing stories, ideas, culture, and food. A storytelling festival is more than sharing a common bond of a specific style of music between like-minded individuals. Every story is entertaining, exciting, humorous, sad, and or tragic but if you listen very carefully you can learn who we are, where we have been, where we are now and where we are going. The real

Profile

SPOTLIGHT ON Keifer Tacan Hi Keifer, can you tell our readers a little about your background?

What NHL team do you hope to play for when the time comes?

My name is Keifer Tacan. I am from Sioux Valley Dakota Nation, born in Brandon, Manitoba on April 9, 1996.

My family and I relocated to Calgary, Alberta in 2008.

Edmonton Oilers because they are an under dog type of team and I would like to be the difference maker on their roster. And I would think it would be pretty cool to play with Taylor Hall and Jordan Eberle.

When did you begin to realize your passion for hockey?

I realized my passion for hockey when I put on my first pair of skates and played with cousins on an outdoor pond.

What are the best things you enjoy about hockey?

The best thing I enjoy about hockey are Winning, and making friends while playing it.

The worst?

Obviously losing especially in championship games, Those are the worst. But other than that there is nothing bad about hockey.

Who do you look up to?

Matt Calvert of the Columbus Blue Jackets because I grew up watching him play hockey in Brandon for the Wheat Kings and he proved that no matter how tall you are you can make it no matter what.

What advice can you give any other Aboriginal youth looking to achieve success in hockey?

My advice to aboriginal youth in Canada is to never give up on your dreams because you never know who is watching.

Always be committed and stay focused on your BIG PICTURE! NEW TRIBE MARCH 2011

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THE ASSIMILATION EQUATION Wrong Methods, Wrong Results

Culture is those imperceptible bonds that tie a people and community together. In terms of human activity it refers to the patterns in which a community functions; the art, literature, language and religion are important components that represents a communityÕ s culture.

The mores and values of the people also are also important factors of a community and their culture. Culture lies at the root with the living of the people.

Culture is directly related to the development of oneÕ s attitude. The shaping of the core principles of oneÕ s life is based on the culture one has grown up in. The cultural values of an individual have a deep impact on his/her attitude towards life.

Culture provides one with a unique identity and gives a community a character of their own. Those specific cues that may be the way words are spoken, hand and body gestures, specific facial expressions, particular customs, or norms that are acquired by all of us in the course of growing up in a specific community.

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Each of us are dependent for our effective functioning of our actions based on these cues most of which are unconsciously learned.

When a person enters a strange culture whether voluntary or by force, he/she looses most of the familiar cues the culture of their community provided. Usually there is a feeling of anxiety, often anger and disconnect. Historically majority cultures have attempted to introduce approaches to assimilate a minority population into the mainstream society. This article will look at the attempts of the Canadian political system to assimilate the countryÕ s Aboriginal people, usually referred to as First Nations, into the mainstream Canadian culture under the precept of helping the people to be successful in the larger Canadian society.

The First NationsÕ Experience The Indigenous people of Canada, called First Nations, usually used in the plural and indicative of the large group of Aboriginal people and tribes, has an oral history that reaches

back thousands of years. The oral tradition of the Aboriginal people has accurately described historical events dating back before Columbus.

The information gleaned from these stories in addition to archeological and anthropological research, as well as linguistics has helped to piece together a better understanding of ancient cultures and historic peoples.

Unlike the United States, where the approach to the Indigenous people often led to long and bloody battles, the Canadian government, during the 19th century, believed that only through the learning of English and adoption of Christianity and Canadian customs could the Aboriginal people have the best chance for success in the larger society. The popular philosophy of the time was that Aboriginal peoples could pass their adopted lifestyle on to their children whereby the Aboriginal traditions would diminish, or be completely abolished in a few generations.

In my opinion the methods used were very misguided and led to long term turmoil in the community at large.

Community In order for the people to more easily assimilated in life in the mainstream Canadian society the government felt that children were easier to mold than adults, and developed a policy called Ò Aggressive AssimilationÓ .

Children were taken away from their families and communities and sent to a government run boarding school.

their heritage. The education levels taught at the schools were generally substandard; many found it hard to function in an urban setting. The aims of assimilation meant devastation for those who were subjected to years of mistreatment. Abuses in alcohol and drugs are not unusual among former residential students.

The Canadian government sent the children age 5yrs to 15yrs to be taught at church-run, governmentfunded industrial boarding schools, later called residential schools.

Under the Department of Indian Affairs, attendance was mandatory and agents were employed by the government to ensure all Aboriginal children attended.

Studies have shown that serious problems can arise when a majority tries to acculturate a minority to the majority culture by taking away or not recognizing important parts of the minority culture. This has happened in many cases where the majority has forced its language, way of living, dress and other cultural expressions on the minority. Years of discrimination, feelings of shame of language and heritage resulted in a loss of identity by not belonging or being accepted in either world.

About 150,000 Aboriginal, Inuit and MŽ tis children were removed from their communities and forced to attend these schools.

Students were discouraged from speaking their native language or practicing traditions, if caught they would experience often extreme consequences and punishment, bordering on the sadistic.

Throughout the years, students lived in substandard conditions and endured physical and emotional abuse and sometime sexual abuse.

Residential school students were not allow to communicate with their parents in their native language, but only in English which their parents could not read, nor did the students have opportunities to see examples of normal family life. These abuses often had lasting effects of the lives of the students, families, and overall the community.

Returning students to the reserve often found that they didnÕ t belong.

The training they received did not provide them the skills to help their parents. Further, they were consistently made ashamed of

Over the years, the Canadian government recognized the injustice of the residential schools and worked with the Anglican, Catholic, United and Presbyterian churches, which operated residential schools, to help design a plan to begin to compensate the former students.

In 2007, two years after it was first announced, the federal government formalized a $1.9-billion compensation package for those who were forced to attend residential schools.

Compensation called Common Experience Payments was made available to all residential schools students who were alive as of May 30, 2005. Former residential school students were eligible for $10,000 for the first year or part of a year they attended school, plus $3,000 for each subsequent year.

Moving Forward From the perspective of culture it has been said that if you take the

culture from a people, you take their identity, and hence their strength. If what gives them strength are stripped away from a people, they become vulnerable, because those cultural strengths that the majority culture has acquired over generations does not automatically transfer to the minority culture. Iris HeavyRunner (University of Minnesota) and Joann Sebastian Morris (1997) claims that these shared core values as the basis on oneÕ s identity and self worth.

Dahl (2001), however, maintains that culture is kept and changed continuously. TodayÕ s culture in many parts of the world is actually a mixture of influences coming from different cultures around the world especially with the advent of the internet, mass media, TV international music, the entertainment industry, etc. Dahl uses the term Ò hybrid cultureÓ for cultures of today because they will always be mixed up with influences from other cultures.

Humans are able to successfully live in a type of biculturalism.

Biculturalism is when a person can move in two cultures, can speak the languages, know the behaviors and rules and know why people behave the way they do. Dahl further suggests the biculturalism can be obtained if there is a mutual respect between cultures so that a person is free to move in the other culture without having to hide or abandon his or her own identity. Therefore, he contends Aboriginals should feel safe and proud as a member in the Canadian society. Ò The main aim of biculturalism shouldÓ , says Dahl, Ò be to be able to keep some of the cultural values and traditions of oneÕ s own people, as this is important for identity, and at the same time be able to know and make use of the majority culture which is important for daily lifeÓ .

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COLLEGE DREAMS

by JBG The day that Alex go the letter from the University that told him he had been accepted as a student started out like any other day. He rushed through his breakfast, helped his mom get his younger sister and brother out the door to school and then went to work. When ge got home, he saw a letter laying on his bed. He didnÕ t think anything of it at first, but then he noticed the letter head on the envelope and he instantly felt his palms start to sweat and his heart begin racing. It was letter from the University. He had mailed his application several weeks before and this was the first response he had gotten. He had put everything he had into making his application as perfect as it could be.

His grades were good enough, his list of activities was impressive and his references were solid. There should be no reason he would not get accepted, but he had learned early in life not to take anything for granted and he was more nervous right then, at that moment,

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standing in his bedroom staring at that letter than he had ever been in his life. His hands were trembling as he opened the letter and unfolded it. Thankfully, these types of letters usually make their point in the first sentence or two and this one did.

It read something about how glad the University was to accept him as a student. He did not really read it at that moment. He had seen just enough to know that he had gotten in. He yelled for his mom and ran down the stairs to tell her the good news. The tears on his face mingled with his momÕ s as they hugged and cried and danced around arm in arm in the kitchen. That letter, just a simple piece of paper, would change his life forever.

How he got to that point is a testament to his hard work and dedication as a high school student that had more roadblocks in his path than enablers. His story starts in a way that is all too familiar in an affluent country like the United

States. His parents had split up when he was younger and his dad was pretty much not present in his life from that point. His mom didnÕ t have much money but she did everything she could, short of breaking the law, to make sure her children were able to stay in school. Alex picked up a lot of responsibility at home at a pretty early age. As soon as he was old enough, he started figuring out ways to earn a little money here and there and help his mom with their bills. During most of his high school career he worked in various ways to add income to the house.

By his junior year, he was working at a 24 hour grocery store, logging as many hours as the manager would give him on a weekly basis.

Alex knew pretty early on that he needed to get into a college. He started talking to his mom about his dream of going to college and doing something really great with his life during his seventh grade year. His

FICTION mom never tried to dampen that dream. She emphasized to him how important it would be to stay out of trouble and to get the best grades he could when he made it to high school. She encouraged him constantly and helped him believe that he could make it happen.

So, from the beginning, when he got to high school, Alex worked as hard as he could on his grades.

Even though he was always trying to find ways to earn money to help his mom out, he never lost his focus on how important every grade in every class was going to be if he was going to get into college after graduation. He talked to the school guidance counselor and asked for advice on what he needed to do and what he needed to achieve if he wanted to go to college. He skipped the usual parties and hanging out with his friends down at the park, instead opting to make sure he kept up with his school work. He did his homework during his breaks at work. He stayed up far too late on

most nights to get his assignments done and turned in on time.

AlexÕ s school counselor told him it was important to do a couple of things to get into college. The first was to take as many advanced placement classes as possible, or to at least take as many of the more challenging classes as possible.

The second thing she told him was to participate in some type of extracurricular activities during high school so he could add those things to his college application when the time came. For Alex the advanced placement classes were not his biggest issue. He was a bright student and with his work ethic, he could not only get into those classes, but could also pass them with good grades. The other stuff though, the activities, those were much harder. With the time he spent working to bring money home and the time he spent studying, his days were pretty much 25 hours long all the time. Knowing he needed to do something, he

decided to try to make his activities as beneficial to his studying as he could so he opted for the math club and the speech/debate club.

The activities that these clubs did were mostly during school hours and they were directly related to his studies as well.

Between working to make money, studying to make good grades, and helping his mom at home, Alex was busier than most adults. As a teenager, he already carried a load equal to most working parents.

The dedication and maturity and tenacity that Alex was able to demonstrate all came together in the payoff of that University acceptance letter. He still has that letter. A few months after he got it, his mom framed it for him and signed the bottom of it with the simple words, Ò My son, my heroÓ .

He displays it on his desk to remind him how hard to he worked to get to that level and how hard he will need to work to make the rest of his dreams come true.

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Pre & Post Workout Nutrition Jolene Frayne-Callihoo Pre-Workout A correct pre-workout nutrition plan will supply quick energy sources, mostly carbohydrates, that can preserve your energy reserves, and will also provide proper and added blood flow to the muscle tissue. Always allow a minimum of 45 minutes before starting your workout to eat so your food has time to digest properly. You will find that the digestion has already well progressed, and that your body is primed and ready to workout and train. You must also keep properly hydrated throughout the day, especially on the days you hit the gym, by drinking plenty of H2O. Be sure to drink some in the few hours leading up to your workout, during your workout, and after as well. If your workout is early in the morning, soon after waking up, drink about 250 - 500ml of water just after rising.

First, letÕ s talk about carbohydrates. When you work out for periods longer than 30 minutes, you start using up your energy reserves. These energy reserves are merely glycogen, which is the sugar stored in the liver and muscles. Exercising will burn your stored energy quickly, and it canÕ t use the oxygen kept in the fat deposits as a fuel.

Therefore the body needs to find sugar fast and does so in the muscle tissue and from the blood. It is best to eat foods containing simple sugars before exercising. This will reduce the amount of body glycogen used during your training. An added benefit is that eating the simple sugars before training will give you a sustained performance. It must also be mentioned that keeping your glycogen levels high, along with those of insulin, make the best environment for muscle growth.

Second, letÕ s talk about protein. As mentioned above, you need to get the blood flowing into those working muscles during a workout. It is very important to ensure that you have enough available amino acids for muscle tissue. A lot of people think that proteins are necessary after the workout.

They are not wrong, but they error if they think they are not needed BEFORE the workout.

In fact, it is proven that if you can supply

available amino acids to your body before the workout, it will be more easily taken up by the muscles than it will after the workout.

Foods to consider before your workout: An excellent choice would be slow cooked oatmeal with honey and milk with a protein mix added. As an alternative to oatmeal, try a bagel or similar, with honey, again with the protein mix.

There are also many commercial drink mixes available with exact proportions of the carbs, sugar and protein you need plus added vitamins and minerals, and other additives.

You must see what works best for you.

However, you should not be too full of food or drink in any case, before the workout.

Moderation is called for.

Post-Workout When it comes to working out, the most important meal you eat is the one you have AFTER you exercise. For about an hour after your workout, thereÕ s a window of opportunity when your muscles are literally starving for nutrients. The meal you eat at this time is the most important for building muscle and replenishing energy sources.

The first thing your body needs is a nice fresh supply of amino acids. As mentioned above, amino acids are the building blocks of protein and are used by your body for making muscles, hormones, neurotransmitters, bones and all sorts of other important things. This means you should consume foods such as: meat, chicken, eggs, fish, peanuts, or legumes high in protein.

Just like pre-workout nutrition, the second thing you need is carbohydrates. Exercise draws upon your bodyÕ s stores of glycogen, which is the storage form of sugar. Glycogen waits in the liver and the muscles for a signal that sugar is needed (fuel for energy output).

Your body can hold about 1,800 calories of sugar as glycogen, which is plenty to fuel any workout short of a marathon, but athletes do best when their glycogen stores are full, so unless you are on a carb-restricted diet, some slow-burning carbs after working out is a good idea. The best carbs are oatmeal,

brown rice, grains like quinoa or amaranth, and all vegetables and fruits.

Your muscles need protein for repair and growth, and your body needs some carbs to replenish its glycogen stores. Remember, right before exercise you have to consider the time it takes to digest food, so you need to go light. But post-workout is the ideal time to have a full meal. So whatÕ s the best meal, or combination of foods, to have pre & post-workout?

Here are three easy food combinations you can start with: Chicken and Mixed Vegetables Four ounces of skinless, boneless chicken breast contains almost 35 grams of highquality protein as well as small amounts of calcium, magnesium, zinc and iron. One large (6-ounce) chicken breast is even more loaded: It contains more potassium than there is in a medium banana, plus a whopping 53 grams of protein.

Salmon, Spinach and Sweet Potato HereÕ s the ideal balanced meal. Wild salmon for protein and omega-3s, spinach for the cornucopia of vitamins and minerals and a sweet potato for slow-burning carbohydrates. You can add a little flaxseed oil (or olive oil or butter) to the sweet potato or even sprinkle it with almonds, but watch your portion size: While these additions are all brimming with health, theyÕ re also high-calorie items.

Tuna, Brown Rice and Vegetables A single can of light tuna canned in water and drained provides an astonishing 42 grams of high-quality protein for under 200 calories. Tuna is a superb source of the vitally important cancer-protective trace mineral selenium. Add some brown rice for fiber and carbs, load up with the vegetables and youÕ re good to go.

You canÕ t go wrong with any of those three recipes. TheyÕ ll load up your body with the energy needed to refuel and the protein needed to rebuild and repair muscle. Couple them with hard, intense and frequent workouts, and youÕ ll be on the way to the body of your dreams!

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COVER FEATURE

TELLY JAMES: EVERY MAN’S ACTOR

Article by Angel J. Sanderson Photography by John Medeiros

“I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act,” - Buddha

Every now and then you stumble across a performer that commands your full attention. They stand on stage or in front of a camera and deliver a mood so invigorating it makes the moment come alive. From the smallest stage to the grandest, no one role can portray the array of characters that seem to spring forth from the tranquil force that is Telly James. The ability to captivate an audience has become exactly what he was born to do, and does so beautifully with confident ease onstage and off.

Telly James: an actor/playwright/ musician from the Siksika Nation; also a graduate of Mount Royal UniversityÕ s Theatre Arts program, and has graced many stages as an assortment of characters for various audiences across Western Canada.

Acting contributions thus far have been Beyond Eden (Theatre Calgary/ Vancouver Playhouse), The Ecstasy of Rita Joe (National Arts Centre/ Western Canada Theatre), The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood (Alberta Theatre Projects), The Tempest and The Merry Wives of Windsor (Shakespeare in the Park, Calgary) among others.

At first glance Telly could play just about any type of character, and he fits the rock star image very well.

Mile wide grin, comfy olÕ hoodie, and beat up Chucks give Telly a very approachable disposition: his warm voice boasts a sincere welcome.

Stepping into the temporary office of a nearby cozy cafe, the story of Telly and his ascent to the top begins,

a conversation continuing from what seems a lifetime ago at the-then Mount Royal College. Memories of Telly on stage in student productions emerge...

Thinking of the many accomplishments that have since taken place in TellyÕ s career, a sort of awe befalls the current train of thought. Telly James is indeed a star on the rise, and in his own right. Telly admits he doesnÕ t like to be perceived as an actor. Ò ...being referred to as an actor can carry a kind of pretentious ideal... although the ultimate goal would be to be perceived as Every ManÕ s Actor.Ó (Telly James) Telly begins to talk about his recent experience playing Billy Tallent in a stage performance Hard Core Logo, based on the novel by Michael Turner. Subsequently made into an acclaimed feature film by Bruce McDonald, and later adapted and directed for the stage in Edmonton at Theatre Network. The original music is from an artist named Joe Ò ShitheadÓ Keithley of D.O.A, and performed by the cast. Billy Tallent is the guitar player in Hard Core Logo; he and the lead singer Joe Dick share a close relationship, but have conflicting ideals as to the direction the band should be taking. Telly mentions how heÕ s been in and out of bands since age 15. Ò ...The cast is so strong; right across the board...itÕ s worthy noting the insane guitar skills of Telly James, in the role of Billy Tallent...Ó (The Edmontonian)

These days you can find Telly picking up his guitar and playing with the band MiaÕ s Matic. When asked what genre they play, Telly considers the band with a smile, and pegs it as Ò Rez Rock.Ó Another high note of 2010 came in the shape of a Canadian Musical Beyond Eden (Bruce Ruddell). Ò In the abandoned Haida village of Ninstints stand totem poles. They have stood there for decades. Lewis Wilson and his long-time friend and colleague Max Tomson are on an expedition to recue these totem poles and save them from their waterlogged, beetle-infested and fragile condition. On their journey both men struggle: Wilson with this authority and resistance to removing these poles; Max to find his place between the white world and his Haida ancestry.Ó Telly took to the stage alongside Tom Jackson, one of CanadaÕ s great aboriginal actors. The show was well received with Telly delivering a memorable performance as Joe Duncan, a Haida fisherman guide. .Most recently Telly has been cast as Mr. Joseph on the APTN hit drama, Blackstone. Ò Intense, compelling and confrontational, Blackstone is an unmuted exploration of First NationsÕ power and politics, unfolding over nine one-hour episodes.

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Inquiring about the most memorable or a favourite role played, a smile appears as Telly fondly recalls Lawrence in Lawrence & Holloman.

(Morris Panyuch) Ò Lawrence & Holloman is a dialoguedriven, minimalist piece of theatre about two menswear salesmen, who meet in an elevator and develop a bond, as they banter about their lives, concerns, dreams and desires.Ó (Paul Cooperman) Originally when he read the play he figured he would try for Holloman, as this character seemed to be more in tune with the Telly persona of that moment. Fresh out of college, and ready to take on a new type of role Telly instead gave Lawrence a spin.

This character created a platform for Telly to step out of his comfort zone and hone in on qualities that transcended his time on stage working with this piece. Ò I think there is a part of you in every character you play. You have to look for it, and it will be there.Ó Soon Telly will be heading up to the Yukon to play three roles, a first for Telly, in a play called The River with Nakai Theatre in Whitehorse; a collaborative piece between national playwright Judith Rudakoff, local artist Joseph Tisiga, and Nakai TheatreÕ s Artistic Director David

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“It poetically and unflinchingly tells the stories of 12 homeless and marginalized people in Whitehorse, Yukon.Ó Yet another accomplishment to attribute is TellyÕ s own work as a playwright. No Way Home Ò ...is a story about a city boy who moves to the reserve.Ó Sure to be a must-see once it is ready for a run!

Telly James may be honoured as a role model for Aboriginal youth. He sticks to his guns, and gets the show done. With confidence and optimism he conveys a person who is very present in his life, and encourages others to understand the importance of this initiative.

Whether the role is in a hit show, an acclaimed musical or doting father of two daughters, Telly James proves one thing, and that is he is steadily becoming present as Ò Every ManÕ s Actor.Ó Telly James youÕ ve been on stage, in front of the camera, and behind a guitar. Would you share a little about how you prepare to deliver a performance?

Whether itÕ s in front of a camera, on stage or behind a guitar the best thing you can do is know your work. I run things over and over in my head or if itÕ s on guitar IÕ ll play certain songs over and over. Just so I can focus on the connection IÕ m trying to make and not worrying about screwing up.

2) It seems you have had quite a busy and successful 2010!

Could you share some of the highlights with us?

IÕ ve had a few but the one that sticks out in my head is going to Joe

Ò ShitheadÓ KeithleyÕ s house to get song lessons from him and he made me a turkey sandwich. After we were finished doing the show he told me that it was his decision to cast me.

He said after my audition he said Ò ThatÕ s our guy.Ó I really like this question, so I have to ask. If you would have a conversation with anyone past, present, or future, famous or not, who would it be, and what might you wish to say?

My Grandfather Patrick Bear Hat, so I could at least have one more conversation with him but this time IÕ m an adult. He passed away when I was 14 and I never had the chance to say good bye. IÕ d just tell him that IÕ ve really missed him.

Being a professional actor or musician takes a lot of hard work and dedication. What sort of advice would you give to youth aspiring to a similar path?

Find a balance of work and having fun. A lot of inspiration comes from life experience. However, you donÕ t want to let everyday life steal you from following your goals, and on the flipside don’t let your career steal you away from the relationships that are important to you. In this line of work, youÕ ll miss out on lots of family events so just make sure when you have family time youÕ re totally invested in that. And let the haterÕ s hate. Be true to your own path.

Thanks for the great interview Telly, IÕ m sure we will be seeing more of this talented actor in the very near future.

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incorrigable habitual criminal The systems got brothers bound in chains, living in hell surrounded in flames. Caught in Satans snare, a place where tempers flare.

A slice of advice my friend dont gt caught unaware, because around here , fear, death and pain abound. So dont provoke and stoke the fire,patience hangs from a wire, its no game. crazy brothers will flip and stick ya leaving you lame.With all the mental strain ,the brain struggles to stay sain.Profuse profanity is normal prison parlance and with just one glance you might wince just taking a glimse into some of these eyes.The windows to the soul so empty and cold How would yo take it if your freedoms been takin? Some make it while other cant take it and fold. Cooped up in concrete and steel, this is as real as the deal gets. Its best to puton a cloak of callousness to evade the stress. Remain impervious and mind your own business, curiousity can kill a con.

With voracious appetites for violence, vicious fights erupt over nonsense. Its not easy you see, some live in a cemetary,mentally,emotionally and spiritually. Theyve been forgotten and forsaken, which can produce perdition. So now the doors opn for the sinister Satan. And with evil ways he ministers to them. So they stray away from the Lords precepts. Ive come to expect it, this place is full of derelicts. Satans slow but sure subversion of sombre souls. Its no place to be, i made my mistakes and it cost me. But im only locked up physically, mentally ive still have my liberty. My faith is strong and i will not fallto apostasy. Ive benn immured and endured through it all.I kept my mind conditioned and utilized the provisions, despite my surroundings and conditions. I write about being in jail, but that only shows how i failed.

I dont try to glorify this lifestyle, it was a trial and tribulation that tests your patience.

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THE SADDEST STATISTIC Suicide rates have lessened in Canada through the years. However, not in Aboriginal populations, though there is tremendous disparities within communities. Suicide rates are five to seven times elevated for 1st nation youth than for non-Aboriginal youth, and statistics among Inuit youth are amid the highest in the world, at eleven times the national average.

Speculation states that the problem is really worse, as statistics donÕ t normally incorporate all Aboriginal groups.

The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care assembled a committee to investigate the prevention of suicide in Canada. In their report they hinted about the high suicide rate among Aboriginals in Canada. This was their conclusion: -Suicide rates in the Canadian Native populace are more than two-times the sex detailed rates and three times the age particular rates of nonNative Canadians. (56.3 per annum per 100,000 individuals for Native men and 11.8 for Native women) -Amongst the Aboriginal men, the rate for the 15-24 year old age group was 90.0. This is more than twice that for all Aboriginal men; 39.0.

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-Suicide within the northern Native youth group has reached alarming numbers. In Alberta the number in the northern district was 80, in the central district, 71.2, and in the southern part, 35.3.

-An enormously high general rate of 80.2 has been discovered for 10-19 year old Native males residing on the northern coast of Labrador.

-In the 1991 Aboriginal Peoples Survey it was pointed out that 41% of Inuit, and 34.5% of Native Indians on reserves, said that suicide was a problem within their communities.

Many reasons could be contributing to the high suicide rates, including poverty, isolation, health care, social services and other fundamental facilities. Another significant reason recognized by many journalist says that Ò the pain and defenselessness that many Aboriginals feel are a result from colonization.Ó Richard Bull a noted blogger went on to say that Ò You canÕ t comprehend Aboriginal suicide unless you understand colonization. The Indigenous people, should realize that there were no through-the-ceiling suicide rates before the European incursion.

When Canadian civilization states

that Ò weÕ re illÓ its the same as a psychopathic killer whining to someone heÕ s unsuccessfully tried to strangle constantly. And that they should take care of the marks around their neck and see a therapist about their persistent nightmares and low self-esteem.Ó Particularly, some bloggers aim at CanadaÕ s residential schools, a federally sustained system organized by churches that dispelled Aboriginal children from their families and neighborhoods to help them integrate into Euro-Canadian society. From the 19th century till the 1970s, more than 150,000 Aboriginal offspring were obligated to attend Christian schools. Afterwards, it disclosed that the majority of these children suffered emotional, physical and sexual mistreatment. In June 2008, the reigning Prime Minister Stephen Harper expressed regret on behalf of the Canadian government and its populace for the suburban school system.

Information mentioned in an essay by Glen Coulthard of the University of Alberta specify: -Native societies that have sustained some of their past traditions have less suicide rates.

COMMUNITY -Populations less gravely affected by the governmentÕ s controlling goals of integration that stayed partly away from the governmentÕ s cultural cleansing processes sustained lower suicide rates.

-Native suicide numbers are much worse than revealed. This is because statistics donÕ t embrace non-status Metis, Indians and Natives living on the reservation.

Glen Coulthard of the University of Alberta also analyzed why the suicide rate among Natives are disproportionately high.

One reason is he feels is the Canadian government’s earlier period of flawed policies towards Natives. His other conclusions are:

-Poverty is rampant in Native societies. Water and sewer amenities are poor and 45% of all Indians living on reserves are illiterate. Coulthard feels that the Natives were stripped of their culture without any means of supporting themselves.

-Psychological effects of years of inferiority brainwashing has left the Aboriginal people with years of anxiety disorders, self-destructive proclivity, clinical depression and suicide.

-Cultural stress by the Canadian government has led to the destruction of the Native culture, religion and values. By the insistent interference of Christian churches, the Native traditions were replaced by Christian ethics and values. Therefore, many

Native children grew up with almost no knowledge of their heritage.

Schools took the children away from their homes against their will and forcibly took away their native language, culture and religion. There was also a high amount of physical and sexual abuse suffered by Native children at these religious schools.

The effects have been devastating.

The 2009 UNICEF Canadian report on Aboriginal offspringÕ s health says that Ò suicide interference and deterrence can only be a success by understanding the links between environment and culture.Ó Whatever the method, Aboriginal children, like all Canadian children, deserve a future.

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Never Forgotten It’s been a few years since you went away but for those of us who remember you we think of you everyday Your spirit is never forgotten and each time the sun rises and sets we will always remember you because the memory of you lives on in our hearts forever And your spirit is like an eagle it now belongs to the sky where it is free to fly free to soar You no longer have to struggle and live in pain anymore because you have finally gone home where you are safe in the arms of the Creator But for those of us who remember you you are never forgotten Dedicated To The Life Of‌ Cherie Lou Meguinis 1978 - 2008

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Game Review

By Jonas Soosay & Jolene Frayne-Callihoo

Marvel vs. Capcom 3 After the long anticipated wait, Marvel vs. Capcom 3 is back and has introduced new characters along with a new fighting system.We are still back to the original 3 on 3 battles with a different comic book look, made possible through Capcom from the Resident Evil 5 series. ThereÕ s the offline story mode and training tutorial mode, and also a new 3 button control system which you will be introduced to. For all new comers, there is a simple system where you can make use of the 3 button controls more easier, or the normal mode to custom tailor your fighting style.

The online mode, where you can participate in battle tournaments, is where the fun begins for those online fighters. You can tweak your team characters to who works best for you and wreak havoc on your future opponents.The Marvel and Capcom line up fighters are legendary from: Ryu, Dante, Wolverine, and 35 others. This will be a good opportunity to perfect your online skills and choose good team chemistry. Also, there are moments where you will unlock certain items along the game, such as: art gallery, character endings, character color changes, new costume colors, etc..

The only down fall is that there is no spectator mode, where you can watch the online bouts while you wait for your turn to fight. There is also the downfall of the winner you will be playing, who decides to log out as soon as your turn comes, which can be annoying and resulting in having to wait until your next turn.

The characters have been slightly downsized where Marvel vs. Capcom 2 had 50+ characters and now we have 38 characters. But in the end, Marvel vs. Capcom 3 is an awesome game and will go down in history as a gaming legend.

This game will be talked about for years to come, a definite must have.

ESRB: T (Teen) Find us, on Xbox Live & PS3!

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Turn up the Volume

By Katty Jo Rabbit

British Sea Power Valhalla Dancehall Of the six members of this band, all nicknamed by using their last names or own personal preferences, Yan, Noble, Hamilton, Wood, Phil Sumner, and Abi Fry, are back at it with the release of their fifth studio album. If you didn’t know already two of the members are brothers, and that being said, you almost get this sense of jointed disconnect. It is like taking all these great elements, stewing them into a huge pot of ambition, and coming out with a few cooked pieces. Not knowing how to piece them together, and then after working so hard on it, makes for not only starving fans, but a thirst for something more. It is no wonder this band is always playing these really different scenes, like the Great Wall of China and some other random place. It would be funny to see them play in the parking lot of ShamrockÕ s or better yet JC Park.

(If yours truly ever starts a band that will be the first place we would play).

Anyway, for the true fans, they for sure will not be disappointed, but for someone to happen across a song called Living is so easy, it was a bit of a surprise, bringing back the nostalgia of that time when you thought you were cool wearing a Depeche Mode shirt and no one knew who they were. Like not only were you smarter than the rest, you were cooler, and so you become a bit bored with everything else. This is definitely evident in the lyrical content, where Yan sings Shopping is so easy/Dying is so easy/All of it is easy/ their own bored take on why we are the way we are, consuming without connection. More thought then necessary, rock is supposed to be this fast easy way to release the need. Speaking of which, there are no Ò I love you so much I wanna vomitÓ songs, there is more of Ò hey, no worries, letÕ s make outÓ songs instead, and depending on your moral standing this might just work.

Check out the songs, Stunde Null, Mongk ll, and Heavy Water, but watch out for the 11 minute sleeper Once more now, this is something that has been misinterpreted, because it seems to be from a different album, especially if you compare it to their older stuff.

The Dears Degeneration Street Finally our Montreal cousins have reluctantly stepped back into the forlorn limelight with their fifth album; with the same recipe that works for them they provide a 14 song compilation that inspires all to start really feeling the loneliness.

Because without sadness how are you to feel happy? Insightful realization for all of you who like to be positive, sometimes it is better to lick your wounds, and mope around. Which is why this mope rock sound is so inviting, with the failed New YearÕ s resolutions to depress us, what better to have an album to play in the back ground while you sit at home, over eat and unconsciously decide that you will stop exercising. It will also appeal to all you wanna be vampires; it has that dark lingering cloud of intellectual coolness. You will find this in the songs Blood and Stick w/ me kid.

Aside from all their moping they have begun to lighten up believe it or not, because not all songs on this album are depressingly slow, with a build up of drama, they tend to linger in the back of the throat of lead singer Murray Lightburn who like all Ò sad-boysÓ before him, can break it up and belt it out. Which is nice in terms of listening to connected lyrics, most times if you listen closely you can almost hear his heart breaking and reforming while he sings on Galactic Tides.

For most this would be too much for the common person, especially if you are not used to it 14 songs is a bit much. It would have been nice to have a really good packaged and produced cd, but for despondent fans of this band, this is most likely not enough, and with a band as good as this, it really never is. LetÕ s just hope that in the near future they hit another peak, for it seems in this album they are almost reluctant to explore other avenues of loneliness, and for a band like this it is not good to plateau. It is better to burn up in a ball of ever questioning confusion and madness before returning to the comfortable place that is self-pity. Who knows if they fail at it that will give them enough material for a sixth and seventh album.

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Music You Can Feel In Your Toes The Vaccines What did you expect from the Vaccines?

Well aside from the bands video for Wreckin ball, giving yours truly the spins, nausea, and not to mention a seizure of rock spasms this album is really fantabulous. Every time a song plays, you have to stop and pay attention to the world around you. What are you doing at that exact time? Who is with you? What are the obvious signs, and then you know this is a song to add to the soundtrack of my life! This happened to me when listening to Post break up sex, phenomena like this hardly ever happens, and when it does it really happens, so it was amazing to have a moment, maybe the first one of the new year. These moments are definition and examples of how this is not only music you can live too, it is music relevant to your world no matter what area you are hailing from. That universal appeal is what every band wants to strive for and they, meaning The Vaccines have managed to do this in a mere, half an hour or so.

With great openings involving all that is youthful, original and ear drum snapping, they give you lyrics to match, British cheekbones/teenage hormones/ young complexion and physical affection/ youÕ re a godsend-do you wanna a boyfriend, it is a shame that sometimes this can be lost in translation. With influences like The Ramones, 50sÕ rock n roll, garage rock and girl bands it is not wonder, this album is exhilarating, fast, spunky, and fierce. Definitely forces to be reckoned with please, please, please do yourself a favour and check these guys out.

With Justin Young belting vocals, over fast sexy guitar riffs owned by Freddi Cowan, Anri Hjovar slapping the bass in sweaty anticipation, and Pete Robinson holding it together with two sticks and a heartbeat on drums, this band has made not only a wanna be groupie of yours truly but an instant fan of one along with many others.

The Go Team Rolling Blackouts Sadly this is not an album that has anything to do with stealing money from the pockets of drunks who are blacked out, though it would be funny if it was. Instead it is a mixed up, miss-mash of sounds from old 60sÕ television shows, actually donÕ t quote that, as it is really unknown where the samples come from.

Nevertheless it is a lot of sampling, paired with rapping from a MC named Ninja, with guest appearances from Satomi Matsuzaki from Deerhoof, Bethany Cosentino from Best Coast and Dominique Young Unique.

Confused? So are the rest of us, but entertained definitely.

Before this all goes further, there must be an awareness made of some honourable mentions, Apollo Throwdown, Ready to go Steady, and Secretary song, are all equally varied and unique, which will give you a good span of the overall quirkiness that comes from TGT. With a obvious and deliberate retro sounds you will find yourself longing for the comforts of that time when pong was the best computer game, and Tron wasnÕ t in 3D. Depending on how old you are, if youÕ re under the age of 20 then completely disregard that last sentence, and check them out anyway.

So with that being said, most of the songs seem to be like some b-sides from their previous attempts, they could almost be songs from different bands to if you listened hard enough, but in most cases, because each song has its own different spin on samples and instrumental configuration, you could cause a nose bleed trying to figure that out. Instead, listen intently, and try to appreciate the creative energy it took to create this while hanging on to the tried and true formulaic stylingÕ s of all things said and done. This is the only way to truly ingest and welcome new music. Because you donÕ t want to set yourself up for disappointment, and you donÕ t want to miss something you have not heard before. You might also miss the point of the whole album together which is about moving on while staying true to what you enjoy, while being original.

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Music*Charts Catch the Beat - Charts – House & Techno by Caylem Simeon

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This month has seen a huge amount of quality house and techno music being released. From the soulful and funky house sound; to the hard and banging techno from around the globe, the list is comprised of solid grooves fit for any sound system. All of these tracks are guaranteed to keep your speakers bumping and the dance floors moving. So have fun finding these and remember to play it loud!

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Artist Ð Track Ð Label The Sound Republic Ð Up The Council (Dimitri Mix) Ð Guesthouse Corduroy Mavericks - Funk Luggage EP – Dufflebag Recordings Manuel Shagin Ð Goodbye Jack (Giano Remix) Ð Blockhead Rio Padice Ð Strictly Grooves Ð Hudd Traxx Jam Funk Ð Swing Pack Ð Meltin Funky Vernon Ð Selimas Blues Ð Homecoming DJ Sneak & Monoman Ð Watch Your Back (DJ Sneak Mix) Ð Magnetic Recordings Native Rush - American Studies Ð 4Lux The Shuffle Club – Late Night Ctas (Sonny Fedora Beatdown Mix) – Central Music The Sound Republic Ð Wha Cha Mamma Gunna Say (HiJack Remix) - Guesthouse

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Artist Ð Track Ð Label Robert Hood Ð Alpha (James Ruskin Remix) Ð M-Plant Gaiser Ð Static Level Ð M-nus Adam Jay & Angel Alanis Ð X2 (Original Mix) Ð Phobiq The Martian Ð Stardancer (Original Mix) Ð Red Planet Rebecca Ciaglia Ð Sleeping Animals (Angel Alanis Remix) Ð Communique Records Industrialyzer & The Advent Ð Red House (Original Mix) Ð Advanced Recordings DJ Shiva Ð Vitajex (Original Mix) Ð Slap Jaxx Plastikman – Spastik (Dubfire Rework ) – M-nus Adam Jay Ð Unraveled (Original Mix) Ð Chroma Recordings Marco Carola Ð Play It Loud Ð M-nus All of these fine selections can be found on line at the following websites: www.beatport.com www.junorecords.com www.hardtrax.com www.stompy.com

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