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Silent Shout by The Knife Megan Cole
The Knife is a Swedish electronic music duo who have gained a major following around the world. Silent Shout appeared on an album by the same name that was named best album of 2006 by Pitchfork. It’s a great song for a rainy day... like the ones we’ve had in abundance lately.
Fat Bottom Girls by Queen covered by Phillip Phillips This Queen classic was recently covered by American Idol winner Phillip Phillips (yep, this kid apparently had cruel parents). While it’s hard to digest American Idol with poor ol’ washed up Steven Tyler and J. Lo, this was a pretty fantastic rendition worth youtubing.
Lungs by Steve Earle It’s off of the 2009 Townes album which was a tribute to Townes Van Zandt. Earle rocks this one in a way Townes probably never imagined. It was a thrill to see Steve Earle in the fl esh last week at the Capitol.
Keeper of the Key by Morning Bell This is one of those get-your-special-someone-and-hold-em-tight songs. Light some candles, pour some wine and slow dance in the sun... OK well not sun, but you can imagine.
Zombie Delight by Buck 65 With all this talk of human remains and cannibalism in the news lately it’s not hard to let your imagination get carried away. Are there really zombies? One thing is for certain, you can never be too prepared and this is a must on any zombie apocalypse website.
Young Glass by Hey Rosetta! Inspired by JD Salinger’s Franny and Zooey this is Hey Rosetta!’s letter to the youngest of the Glasses. It’s fi lled with beautiful lyrics, strings, guitars and more. Hopefully we’ll see these guys in Nelson soon...please.
Hot Cookin’ by G. Love Here’s the recipe for a great song: Simple lyrics, guitar, organ, harmonica and drums.That’s pretty much what you have in G. Love’s Hot Cookin’. While it might be nice to think he’s talking about making a nice pot roast, I think he’s talking about something hot and steamy in another way.
Time to go Home by Michael Franti and Spearhead Disclaimer:This is an anti-war song. If you’re not into that, I wouldn’t put this on the playlist. But if you could be convinced to do otherwise know this: Michael Franti is a legend who writes beautiful lyrics and combined with basic reggae beats, this is a great song. This is your playlist. We want to know what song you just can’t get out of your head this week. Is it a new song? Or maybe a classic that you think is due for a comeback? Email your song to vurb@ nelsonstar.com. You can also post your songs on our Facebook page or share a video on our Twitter.
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The 500 block of Baker Street doesn’t often see a lot of foot traffic. Shoppers, diners and visitors spend a lot of time circulating around the busy Josephine to Stanley street businesses. But entrepreneurs like Brenton Raby, Kara Laur and Giovanni Pinzon who own and operate Grasshopper Juice Bar are helping create an inviting atmosphere in a typically quiet end of Baker. Laur and Pinzon began by selling their juices and raw food desserts at the local markets. After seeing the couple and tasting their products, Raby, who had purchased the building that used to house Holy Smoke, approached Laur and Pinzon about openBrenton Raby, Giovanni Pinzon, Kara Laur and Zia Pinzon are the faces ing a juice bar. Megan Cole photo “None of us had ever done anything of Grasshopper Juice Bar. like this, so it was really just a collaboLaur came to Nelson from Ontario where she pursued ration of all of our thoughts and ideas,” interior design. said Pinzon. “I came here and really had a change of life,” she said. “I Laur said Grasshopper could possibly be the only kitchen started doing the farmer’s markets selling superfoods we in Nelson that doesn’t use white sugar or flour. were importing.” In the back of the kitchen they are also growing a common Laur and Pinzon said the market in Nelson seems to emsuperfood used in juices, wheatgrass. brace healthy eating habits and alternative diets in a different “Wheatgrass itself, no one else is selling that in Nelson,” way than other communities. said Laur. “We would like to offer alternatives to coffee and “A healthy lifestyle just seems to be a way of life for people wheatgrass is a great substitute.” in Nelson,” said Pinzon. “Customers seem eager to try new While it is the goal of Grasshopper to make foods and things.” drinks that taste great, Pinzon hopes they will go beyond Grasshopper is still developing their menu and is hoping just filling your “belly.” to introduce crepes, ice creams and frozen snacks to help “We’re trying to use as much local produce as we can, cool off during the hot summer months. which means we change our menu seasonally,” said Laur. The Juice Bar is located at 512 Hendryx Street but can be Grasshopper opened for their first season in 2011 and accessed from Baker Street and Herridge Lane. recently opened their doors with a beautiful new patio for the summer of 2012.
Oxygen Art Centre presents...
Sandra Rechico Toronto-based artist Sandra Rechico will be the artist in residence at Oxygen Art Centre while she is in Nelson. Rechico uses a variety of mediums from drawings to installations which include lighting. While she travelled to Nelson, she took time to answer a few questions from {vurb}.
4. Your art incorporates a variety of different mediums. How did you come to use the ones you use? I decide upon media based on the idea I have. I think that’s quite common for contemporary artists today to find something that suits their idea instead of feeling tied to one thing.
1.Have you always been a creative person? When did you start taking an interest in art? I’ve always liked making things.
5. What inspires your work? I think inspiration is a tricky term, as it implies that type of “eureka” moment when everything becomes clear. That is a Hollywood movie artist. I think making work is a bit more of a slog than that. Typically I research topics and mess about in the studio with a variety of media until something starts to gel. Then I create a bunch of work (a lot of it doesn’t make it out of the studio). After that I assess what I have, and decide what can be put out there for people to see. The ideas come from what I am researching at the time, and the overall evolution of my practice is part of it too.
2.Was there a moment that planted a seed for you to pursue art? What was it? In my first year of university the most interesting people were the ones in studio classes. That helped me decide. 3. What was your first exhibit like? Like many artists starting out I had a number of works in various group shows before my first solo exhibition. The first solo exhibition was memorable because I was waiting for work to be returned from Baden Baden, Germany on an armed forces plane. For some reason they held the shipment north of Toronto at the Downsview air base. I thought I would get it back in time but 24 hours before the exhibition was to open it became apparent that would not happen so I ended up making two wall works in 24 hours. They looked pretty good! At the time my interest was in fire (specifically burnoffs from refineries in Alberta) so the exhibition revolved around that.
6. How do you feel about your artist in residence position at Oxygen? I’m excited about it. I’m asking for people to take me on walks that I will then make a visual response to. Hopefully I will come up with some good ideas from what people tell and show me. People can email Oxygen Art Centre info@ oxygenartcentre.org to book a walk. For more information on Rechico visit her website at sandrarechico.com