Category: Articles
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Marcone’s Mind: Suicide a silent epidemic in the north
Suicide an undiscussed epidemic in the north Matt Marcone The issue of suicide is perhaps the most common story in the north that very few people care to talk about openly. Part of this is because it’s an uncomfortable topic and as is the case when someone dies, it’s tough finding anything meaningful to say.…
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Photos from Operation Liberty Alaska
Nearly 3,000km of road stretches between northern Alberta and Anchorage, Alaska. I recently completed this trek with a couple of friends and captured some of the incredible scenery along the way. This is an area of the country that I’ve wanted to see since moving to High Level and couldn’t have been more excited to…
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Marcone’s Mind: Mistaken for a sex predator!
I’ve got a wild personal story for you that I’ve been eager to write about publicly for a few weeks. I’ve been mistaken for someone else in one of the weirdest possible ways, and it has been a major test to my philosophy that, “it doesn’t matter what other people think, so long as I…
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DIY Punk, Film School, and Turning Dreams Into Albums w/ Arrica Rose
Arrica Rose’s efforts as an artist have been fostered since birth. I mean Arrica did come from quite the family of performers. Her great uncle was signed to Reprise by Frank Sinatra and was a huge star in the Italian-American community. Rose’s father was also an actor perhaps most notably known for dying in a…
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Richard X Heyman: A Trailblazer That Tries To Stay Incognito
The DIY ethos of adapting and thriving as surrounding frameworks change has been a hall mark of Richard’s time as a musician. Richard became enamoured with drums when he saw bands performing on TV as a youth. At the age of five, things began to click on some level for Richard. A couple of…
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How Vanessa Collier Met Her Shadow and Brought Light To Others
Vanessa didn’t grow up with musicians in the family but music was always on. Fleetwood Mac and Prince were among some of the oft played artists in the Collier home. Jazz and country were also go-to’s that left an indelible mark on Vanessa. The catalyst for her life as a musician began when seeing he…
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Marcone’s Mind – Seasteading: The next frontier?
By: Matthew Marcone Could the next stage of economic and political evolution take place on water? That’s the goal of the Seasteading Institute, a group aiming to create small floating cities that are exempt from the government rules and regulations that exist on the mainland. It’s a concept that I’ve learned about recently and think…
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The Gospel According to Slim
All Slim wanted to do was have fun with music and that largely remains the goal to this day. At least that’s how things began to take shape for him as a youth. Slim’s father was big into gospel music but also introduced a lot of Johnny Cash to the fold. Quality country/ americana sounds…
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KOTC Canada 73: Then and Now
KOTC 73 Canada was a hybrid card that got the Lethbridge faithful fired up. A combination of amateur mma/ muay thai as well as professional mma/ muay thai drew in a raucous crowd to Exhibition Park. The allure was so strong that I trekked 12 hours one way from High Level to Lethbridge to see…
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Video Games + The Simpsons = The Spinto Band (?)
Keeping it fun and light hearted has been a running element of Thomas’ efforts. The Simpsons was what set Thomas Hughes on his musical journey. His appreciation for Lisa Simpson led him to first playing saxophone. Also, Do The Bartman was the first CD that Thomas ever owned. This set the tone for many more…