November 17, 2010 + Over the Edge A rewarding Education and Career in Massage Therapy The OkanaganValley College PROVIDING HEALTH PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OVCMT yw Coy ai | Mee ; neath Amenca Modem and spacious classrooms Classes start in Jan 2014 Prerequisie workshops: See he Webel 16 years training expenence VERNON, BC Call for a FREE catalogue Tel: (SOO) 701-8863 www.ovemtcom Rogiy now kogacune your Fall Classes A Punk Rock Halloween Player One This year’s Massey Lecture reviewed GRACE WADDEL PHOTO EDITOR Douglas Coupland’s Player One paints an apocalyptic view of the peak oil crisis through the eyes of four individuals stranded in an airport cocktail lounge. It captures a real time portrait of people within five hours. This book was released as part of the Massey Lectures, a lecture series created in the 70’s to provide a Canadian forum for the discussion of current events and philosophical ideas. The characters are: Karen, a divorcee who searching for love on the internet, has travelled to Toronto to meet a potential match; Rachel who is attempting to prove to her father that she has worth by becoming impregnated; Luke a minister who has lost his faith is attempting to reconcile his beliefs with the fact he has just robbed the church of 20,000 dollars; and Rick, a recovering alcoholic who tends the bar while learning about the other individuals. All of these characters are attempting to find their own identity while stuck in a crisis of world-wide implications they can only guess as the internet in the bar goes from sketchy to non-existant through the novel. Coupland relays the story through all of the characters overlapping points of view and perspectives to provide a rounded and detailed depiction of the events that occur following the oil crisis. Through black humour and sardonic reasoning he creates a portrait of the world and the individual which is hard striking and very powerful. While this is a Massey Lecture, the format of the novel is quite similar to many of Coupland’s other works, especially the most recent Generation A. For Coupland fans this is a pleasant treat and definitely ranks among his top three works based on the endearing characters, poignant subject manor and general Coupland humour. ( ME y Lectures PlayerOne What Is to Become of Us Douglas Coupland A Novel in Five Hours ONLINE SOURCE Coupland’s newest venture is a novel in five hours Canadian Waste and Illicit Dissent open for Vancouver's Cambridge DARCIE SMITH ARTS EDITOR On October 30, Knox United Church welcomed Vancouver punk rockers, Cambridge, with local openers Canadian Waste and Illicit Dissent. As it was the Saturday night of the Hallowe’en weekend, there was a good showing of costumes amongst the show attendees. Even some members of the band members took to the stage decked out in various seasonal delights. The three punk - or otherwise punk- influenced bands - maintained a healthy aggressive dancing circle in front of the listening emporium throughout the evening. The most delightful image of the event was an individual wearing a full-bodied shark suit who was witnessed thrashing around during the set. An added bonus to the evening was lowered entrance GRACE WADDEL fee incentive to those who went Left: Canadian Waste rock out on stage the extra mile to dress up. The highly anticipated Canadian Waste played first and were an instant favourite. The outlaw-country band is composed of several familiar faces from other local Prince George acts, and the presence of a banjo was a beautiful driving force behind the songs. There isa definite punk-inspiration to this band, and they draw comparisons to The Magnificent 7’s or Joey Only. This was the official debut performance of Canadian Waste, and they were well accepted by everyone in attendance. Next to show-off not only their instruments, but also their costumes, was Illicit Dissent, who over the past couple years have quickly acquired a rowdy, dedicated following. Illicit Dissent is Northern BC punk-rock at its finest and they delivered a solid set to the accepting masses. They were joined on stage by some flamboyant dancing males in Hallowe’en attire who also contributed to the vocal stylings. The credit for one song was tossed to Magda Partyka (former vocalist for the band who attended the show) before they played it, which got many cheers and hollers from the crowd. Right: Cambridge headline the night Cambridge finished off the show with the same undeniable energy and charisma of the first two bands. They delivered an intense display of political melodic-hardcore songs. On their Myspace, they boast that they “get their power from doing shots of Dolphin tears,” and after Saturday night’s performance, that statement seems pretty believable. This was the last show of their cross-Canada tour before heading back to their hometown of Vancouver. It was not their original line-up for the show, as they had a substitute drummer. Their original drummer took some time off for a baby birth. They are touring to promote their newly released album, This is Not a Victory that is on the label Rebel Time Records. Considering the number of Hallowe’en related events happening around the city on Saturday night, it was a great turnout. Hopefully the city of Prince George can look forward to more upcoming Canadian Waste shows on the horizon. Illicit Dissent have a show fast approaching as they open for The Brains on November 15 in the NUSC event space, which is guaranteed to be a stellar show. For information on future events like this around town, check out Third’s Facebook page.