Eminem was in his mid 20s when he released his most iconic album The Marshall Mathers LP in 2000. His irreverent attitude and immense rapping talents combined to make him the most infamous musician on the planet at the time.
Now at age 4,1 he is revisiting some of the themes that made his 2000 landmark album. Em is aware at this stage of his career he’s sharing the spotlight with a number of younger artists but his irreverence and lyrical dexterity are as strong as ever. “I’m gonna take back what’s mine/ …

Take everything you think you know about beer and forget it. Michael Robins, the owner of Chester’s on King Street, knows ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING about beer.
Chester’s is known as Hamilton’s prime destination for tasting beers, with an extensive and detailed menu featuring not only domestic beers, but beers from countries like Australia, India, Lithuania, Denmark, and Iceland. As a casual beer drinker, this fascinated me, and so one evening after a stressful day at school, I decided to stop by and see what all the buzz surrounding Chester’s really was.
From the …

Ten games into the Bulldogs’ 2013-2014 season, it appears that there is a goaltender controversy brewing in Hamilton.
Despite a modest start to the season with an overall 5-2-0-3 record, head coach Sylvain Lefebvre’s decision-making has been questioned by fans, especially when it comes to which one of his goaltenders start.
This debate sparked over the summer, when the Montreal Canadiens‘ management rewarded both Robert Mayer and Dustin Tokarski with contract extensions.
The Canadiens signed Mayer first and also gave him a lengthier, two-year contract that will run through the 2014-2015 season. Meanwhile, Tokarski signed only a one-year …

Mohawk’s Julie Gagnon has been named the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association Women’s Volleyball Player of the Week.
The fourth-year left side player from Hamilton was a key contributor in a pair of Mountaineer victories last week.
Gagnon earned a match-high 11 kills in Mohawk’s 3-0 win over Sheridan October 31, then led all players with 15 points on nine kills, four service aces and two stuff blocks in a 3-2 win over St. Clair on November 2.…

Chris Carrabba might be best known for his work with Dashboard Confessional, but he’s also proven himself through writing and playing country-tinged songs with his new band, Twin Forks.
“I wanted to write music like this, and I also wanted to play specifically with this group of friends,” said Carrabba in a phone interview. “They were all friends of mine that didn’t know each other and I thought that they would enjoy each other’s company and challenge each other musically.”
The band played its first music festival without a name, essentially for …