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22 The Chronicle October 4, 2011 Entertainment
The
Arkells
on way
to tour
Meghan Wels
The Chronicle
The Arkells, an Indie
band from Hamilton, On,
have taken the world by
storm with their intriguing
stage performances and
unique sound that make
the crowd want to get up
and dance.
The band got a chance
to perform at Durham College
and UOIT’s Campusfest
before heading out on
their fall tour to promote
the release of their new album,
Michigan Left, which
comes out Oct. 18 th . “We
were really happy when
they asked us to come back
and play frosh week,” says
the band’s lead singer Max
Kerman. “I love campus,”
says Kerman. “I’m really
happy that we’re a band
that gets to play college
shows.”
A few singles from the
band’s upcoming album
have been released already
including the title
track Michigan Left, and
Whistleblower, which can
both be found on iTunes.
The new album really digs
into the band’s Canadian
roots with influences from
The Tragically Hip, Tokyo
Police Club, and Death Cab
For Cutie as well as influences
by new upcoming
indie bands like Pheonix,
Spoon, and Ra Ra Riot.
Previous to Michigan Left,
the band released an EP
called Deadlines in March
2008, and their album
Jackson Square in October
2008.
“We’re interested in
music with lyrics and stories
that we find interesting.
Those elements are on
Jackson Square and also
on Michigan Left,” says
Kerman.
The band had quite a
successful summer this
year when they got to play
a TIFF party at Toronto’s
Mod Club with fellow indie
bands Hey Rosetta and
The Rural Alberta Advantage.
“That was cool,” says
Kerman. “We are big fans
of both of those bands and
have played with them before,
so it was good to see
them again.”
The Arkells fall tour
kicks off Nov. 2 in North
Bay Ontario and will continue
west until Nov. 19.
Stellas: married to country
Amanda Darrock
The Chronicle
As October approaches in
Durham Region, so does the arrival
of the country music duo,
the Stellas.
This husband and wife duo
who have just released their
self-titled debut album The
Stellas, are preparing to join
Cadence Grace as the opening
act for country music sensation
Terri Clark on Oct.8. Though
not the headliner, The Stellas
are quickly gaining popularity
in the country music world.
Brad and MaryLynne Stella
both grew up in musical families,
which inspired their own
passion.
When they first met they
were drawn together by their
love of music and musician
Aaron O’Toole
The Chronicle
A teacher in Georgia was
fired for having pictures of her
drinking on Facebook. Her
job required her to be professional
and to set an example
for students. She wasn’t fired
for drinking she was fired for
displaying her drinking publicly.
What is posted on a social
network is for the public to see.
Users are responsible for every
post they make.
If there is a picture of you
smoking pot online it could
be seen as proof of illegal activity.
If there is an offensive
comment about a co-worker
online, it could be the reason
someone loses his or her job.
As well, anyone applying for a
job should be well aware that
companies might be glancing
at your social network profiles.
Tracy Chapman. Since that day,
they have been “attached at the
hip”, together all the time between
their work, marriage and
raising their two daughters,
Maisy and Lennon.
Music is our lives, it’s our children’s
lives, our relationship,
we are music, said MaryLynne
Stella.
Their musical career together
began with the help of
MaryLynne’s sister and Brad’s
brother, who joined the duo to
play as a group of four. After
the group split, the Stellas were
formed and started playing
open microphone nights.
Since the couple shares everything
else, it would only
seem fitting that they would
receive inspiration for their
career, from the same artist.
“ k.d. Lang is someone I re-
What are businesses looking
for? Whatever they can find to
help them decide if an applicant
is right for the job. There
are consequences even for our
online actions.
John Mazzocchi had been
working at a GameStop in Long
Island, NY since 2007. Just
this year Mazzocchi was fired
for posted pictures to Twitter
of him planking, while at work!
Planking is a modern day fad
where a person lies stiff like a
plank. His actions were considered
gross negligence, not only
was he fired but he was denied
unemployment.
Employees of at a Dominos
in North Carolina were fired
for posting videos of them doing
vulgar things to customers
food.
These sites require users to
discern the consequences of
their actions. In several cases
ally admire because she is the
ultimate be-true-to-yourself,
“said MaryLynne. “She has a
balance. What happens usually
is you’re going to have a critic
or an industry where you have
their respect or you will have
the respect of the public. It’s
hard to have both. Someone
like k.d.Lang, they maintain
that balance,” said Brad.
While working on their debut
album, which includes
the songs Perfect, and In this
House, the Stellas had to filter
through all their past songs to
decide which ones made the album.
“We’re fresh and hopefully
the album is a peek into
our lives, getting to know us
personally and musically, it’s
very personal,” said Mary-
Lynne.
people step down or are let go
because of a single post they
make. Something posted online
can be read by anyone; it is no
longer considered private. The
more important a person’s career
or role in the community,
the less room there is for an
unprofessional post on a social
network.
Several of these incidents
could have easily been avoided
if the people involved kept their
private lives private. In some
Amanda Darrock
The Stellas: The husband
and wife duo are working on
their debut album, filtered
through their past works.
Fired from Facebooking
cases, like the Domino’s incident
the employees simply got
what they deserved.
In certain circumstances the
Internet can be a valuable and
practical tool for the evaluation
of an employee. Jobholders
and jobseekers should be aware
that employers might check
their online profiles. This is
one of the ways social networking
is changing our society. So,
always think carefully about
what you post online!