Welcome to The Rooster! A locally-focused community magazine from Spareparts fueled by our favourite people from across Western Canada.

Winnipeg Contributors

So, you want to know what makes Winnipeg so great? Well, a lot of it is probably tied to this excellent group of people. Ladies and Gentlemen, the Winnipeg team of writers. As artists, DJs, athletes, and foodies themselves, they are well qualified to feed you the very raddest of content.

Carol-Ann Bohrn

Jodie Layne

Ashley Au

Chandra Kremski

Evan Bergen

Alycia Rodrigues

Winnipeg Crew

We take pride in having the best crew around. That's why going into the shops can be so much fun. All of these people do some pretty spectacular things, and represent us well, so take a look at our Winnipeg Spareparts crew, below.

THE LATEST

Out This Week!

Our 5-minute reviews of some albums hot and fresh out the kitchen

By Ashley Au from Winnipeg, on Tue, 2013-05-21 08:27
the rooster, tunesday, out this week, Daft Punk, Random Access Memories, Japanther, Eat Like Lisa Act Like Bart, The National, Trouble Will Find Me, new music, new albums, winnipeg, ashley au
Old Timey Record Store
Each week at the Rooster, we bring you reviews on some of the week's new releases. This week, we bring you offerings from Daft Punk, Japanther, and The National. Random Access Memories by Daft Punk Since the single, Get Lucky (ft. Pharrell Williams), was released earlier this spring, all eyes and ears have been on Daft Punk.  Well folks, this long anticipated release from our favourite French electro-funky duo has finally been officially released!  Upon my first listen, I had... [Keep Reading]

Third Verse #056 and #057

Playlist for May 8th and May 15th 2013

By Chris Jarvis from Saskatoon, on Tue, 2013-05-21 08:27
hip hop, third verse, Rap
Summer shows are ramping up, and a pile of festivals are on the horizon!  With them, comes some of the best rap acts and the most fun in licensed establishments, so polish those memorized lyrics and get your tickets!   First up this week, some details for Factor's new album, "Woke Up Alone," dropped this week, in tandem with the first released song. "Alive Tomorrow" features Nomad, with his signature vocal tones, creating an incredibly ominous song paired... [Keep Reading]

Travel Tips for Summer Trips

Satisfying your wanderlust with the least stress possible

By Jodie Layne from Winnipeg, on Tue, 2013-05-21 09:51
Travel, travel tips, lifehacks, yoga, halfmoon yoga, Yoga Mat, t-spheres, aromatheraphy, Zico Coconut Water, S.W. Basics of BK
We here at The Rooster are big fans of packing up and heading out on an adventure - whether it's for the day, weekend, month or indefinitely. Throwing a few things in your bag for the weekend is a truly romantic notion and the stuff that road trip movies and epic novels are made of. Ah, vagabond life. Being thousands of kilometers from home and realizing you forgot THAT thing or arriving at your destination pinching pennies and then realizing you have no idea how to get around anywhere can... [Keep Reading]

Out This Week

Our 5-minute reviews of some of the albums hot and fresh out the kitchen

By Jodie Layne from Winnipeg, on Fri, 2013-05-17 11:42
Music, new releases, out this week, review, music reviews, laura mvula, gold and youth, beams, the boxer rebellion
Each week at the Rooster, we bring you reviews on some of the week's new releases. This week, we bring you great new albums from Gold & Youth, Laura Mvula,  Beams and The Boxer Rebellion. Beams, Just Rivers Ontario alt-folk band Beams's first offering is a solid one. Just Rivers is the perfect little 11-song album that lasts just long enough to show off their range, get in enough of their sweet harmonies, bewitch you with the way they can change tempo, and sneak in a cover... [Keep Reading]

Just Be Stevie Nicks

Taking advice from Tavi and Stevie

By Jodie Layne from Winnipeg, on Fri, 2013-05-10 18:05
Stevie Nicks, Fleetwood Mac, fashion friday
TEDxTeen - Tavi Gevinson: Still Figuring it Out   Stevie Nicks and that band you may have heard of called FLEETWOOD FREAKING MAC are in town this weekend. Ever since I was a teenager, I have been obsessed with Stevie Nicks and her flowy skirts and jangling tambourine and her "I don't give a fuck"(in the nicest possible way) attitude. She is a woman who is a powerful, present performer with a bewitching voice who is unapologetically emotional, passionate, and you kinda still... [Keep Reading]

New Spareparts Chinook Shop!

Now open on the second level of the new wing

By Ben Lamothe from , on Thu, 2013-05-09 14:47
Chinook, Spareparts, Shopping, videos, maygen, sunglasses, new shop, Retail, watches, luggage, Michael Kors, nixon, oakley, yyc, Farmfresh, calgary, Ray-Ban, 2013, bags, Underwear
Our brand new store is now open at Chinook Centre and we can't wait to show you around!   After 10 years in Chinook, we proudly unveil a new flagship that's bigger and better than ever before. Redesigned in every way imaginable, our new shop has countless new features such as a larger-than-life luggage wall, a complete footwear section, a special Farmfresh Shop (featuring sunglasses, watches, bags and accessories) and enough room for 800 sunglasses on our... [Keep Reading]

Silly Name, Good Eats

Crazy Sexy Kitchen Cookbook Review and Beetroot Ravioli Recipe

By Jodie Layne from Winnipeg, on Thu, 2013-05-09 12:10
recipe, thirstday, Food, vegan, raw
Kris Carr is a bit of a legend in the blogosphere - she is one of the first women to turn a blog into a professional career while also recovering from cancer and documenting her journey. She now identifies herself as a 'cancer thriver' and a 'wellness activist'. I'd seen her cookbook mentioned on a bunch of blogs that I read, but I was skeptical - it all seemed a little 'woo woo' to me. I was definitely wary of buying another cookbook just full of salad recipes or... [Keep Reading]

Winnipeg - your new favorite breakfast spot has arrived

Osborne Village Cafe steps up

By Jodie Layne from Winnipeg, on Thu, 2013-05-09 10:40
breakfast, winnipeg
Is it just us vegans, or has everyone else been feeling the pinch of the closing of two of Winnipeg's most favorite breakfast joints - The Black Sheep Diner and Fresh Cafe? It's not just that they made breakfast, but they offered something more than the standard cafe breakfast - they offered fresh, lighter options made with local ingredients and great flavours. Well, in swoops Osborne Village Cafe with its Superman-like cape to save us from breakfast monotony. The cafe recently recieved... [Keep Reading]

Oblivion

A big screen must see!

By Evan Bergen from Winnipeg, on Wed, 2013-05-08 09:03
oblivion, review, Tom Cruise
Better late then never! I may be a couple weeks late in reviewing Tom Cruise's newest movie Oblivion, but excusably it wasn't really on my radar to begin with. From what I saw in the previews it looked like half of the other end of the world movies I had seen before. Mass war, earth goes to shit, robots take over, yada yada, cue hero to save the day. As great as Tom Cruise is as an actor, I need a good story line to keep my interest. Then I stumbled across this video talking about what... [Keep Reading]

Sled Island Music Festival Announces 2013 Lineup

Lineup jam-packed with music, comedy, film and art

By Jodie Layne from Winnipeg, on Tue, 2013-05-07 10:27
Music, Music Festivals, Sled Island Music Festival, sled island 2013, calgary
From June 19th-22nd over 250 of the best independent bands, comedians, artists, and filmmakers will flood Calgary for the 7th Sled Island Music Festival. For three days, the downtown comes alive with  music fans who eagerly run around the city to soak in as much music, art, comedy, and film as they can at more than 30 venues.   The festival started in 2007 when Zak Pashak was inspired by a simmilar festival in Montreal, the idea of breaking down barriers(in all kinds of ways... [Keep Reading]

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