Andrea Renney
Sunshine and psychedelia: Babe Rainbow at the Fox Cabaret
November 15, 2019By: Andrea Renney, Arts Editor Babe Rainbow is from Byron Bay, Australia, and they certainly sound like it. Their brand of psychedelic rock evokes feelings of summertime, surfing, and sunshine. This aesthetic might be more commonly associated with Southern California in the ‘70s, but I suppose the sunny climate in Australia lends itself to the same kind of music. Regardless of where they come from, Babe Rainbow makes music that’s perfectly nostalgic. It’s psych rock, but it’s also disco, surf, funk, and soul. Music to do acid to, if you will. Alternatively, music to see live at the Fox Cabaret…
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Why must SFU Burnaby get the butt-end of the toilet paper roll?
November 10, 2019By: Paige Riding, News Writer In the “Whale of a Birthday” episode of the culturally impactful show Spongebob Squarepants, Squidward performs a song for Pearl on her sixteenth birthday. The monumental song won audiences over with the stunning lyric, “When my…
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White Reaper proves rock and roll isn’t dead at the Biltmore Cabaret
October 21, 2019By: Andrea Renney, Arts Editor Long-haired guys headbanging. Girls in ripped t-shirts and leopard print dresses in the front row. Powerful guitar riffs taking centre stage. Is this a rock concert scene from an 80s movie, or your dad’s story…
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Monday Music: Songs to cry over midterms to
October 14, 2019By: Andrea Renney, Arts Editor Even though it feels like the semester just started, there’s no avoiding the fact that it is, unfortunately, midterm season. While I personally spend more time crying over boys than crying over schoolwork, I am…
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10 ways to spend $10 at Mini Mart
October 7, 2019By: Talha Butt, Nicole Magas, Gabrielle McLaren, Marissa Ouyang, Marco Ovies, Brianna Quan, Andrea Renney, Paige Riding, Zach Siddiqui, Dylan Webb, Siloam Yeung Photos by Chris Ho Dear Minimart, It’s us: The Peak. Maybe you don’t know us, but we…
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Out of this world: CJSF’s Fundrive returns for 2019
October 4, 2019By: Andrea Renney, Arts Editor Tucked away in the Rotunda, where the sound of local music can be heard faintly over speakers installed outside its doors, CJSF Radio (90.1 FM) has been serving SFU in various formats since 1974. The…
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Monday Music: Are cover songs considered academic dishonesty?
September 23, 2019By: Andrea Renney, Arts Editor I’m not sure if this is specific to the computing science department, but my course syllabi always include an exhaustive section detailing SFU’s Academic Dishonesty policies. On top of that, my first year professors absolutely…
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Monday Music: BC Ferries’ Wi-Fi edition
September 9, 2019By: Andrea Renney, Arts Editor A trip to Victoria is a common long weekend getaway for SFU students looking to get out of the city. While the ferry ride From Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay might offer beautiful views of the…
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#AllTheRagrets: What SFU students wish they knew in their first year
September 7, 2019By: Winona Young, Andrea Renney, Nicole Magas, Juztin Bello, Marco Ovies, Gabrielle McLaren, Chris Ho What I wish I knew as a baby SFU first year is . . . … you are going to be bad at university…
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Monday Music: Hot new singles edition
September 2, 2019By: Andrea Renney, Arts Editor In this edition of Monday Music, we're showcasing four new songs from three of my favourite bands: NOFX, the Growlers, and Twin Peaks. While these tracks are all different from each other, they follow the…
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