Stephen
      Kozmeniuk
      was
      born
      in
      an
      igloo.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Or
      at
      least
      that's
      what
      the
      biography
     
     
      found
      at
      Maplemusic.com
      for
      his
      band
      BOY
     
     
      says.
      But
      who
      would
      want
      to
      dispute
      such
      a
     
     
      claim
      whether
      it
      was
      true
      or
      not?
      I'm
      sure
      not
     
     
      going
      to.
      How
      much
      more
      Canadian
      can
      one
      get
     
     
      than
      being
      born
      in
      an
      igloo
      in
      Whitehorse,
     
     
      Yukon?
      If
      nothing
      else,
      it
      would
      make
      one
      hellu-
     
     
      va
      ice
      breaker
      at
      parties.
      After
      hearing
      about
      this,
     
     
      I
      decided
      there
      was
      no
      way
      I
      could
      pass
      up
      an
     
     
      opportunity
      to
      research
      and
     
     
      talk
      about
      such
      a
      person.
      So
     
     
      off
      to
      the
      net
      I
      went
      to
      search
     
     
      out
      the
      story
      of
      the
      igloo
      boy
     
     
      who
      grew
      up
      to
      be
      a
      Canadian
     
     
      musician.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      story
      goes
      that
      he
      was
      born
      in
      the
     
     
      igloo
      and
      fished
      out
      of
      a
      hole
      in
      the
      ice
      for
      years.
     
     
      At
      the
      age
      of
      15,
      during
      a
      summer
      when
      the
      ice
     
     
      was
      broken
      up,
      he
      decided
      it
      was
      time
      to
      quit
     
     
      school
      and
      hit
      the
      road.
      After
      tossing
      around
      sev-
     
     
      eral
      ideas
      such
      as
      being
      a
      mechanic
      or
      a
      miner,
     
     
      he
      decided
      that
      his
      destiny
      was
      to
      deliver
     
     
      chopped
      up
      firewood
      that
      he
      cut
      up
      himself!
      At
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      age
      of
      18,
      however,
      while
      hitchhiking
      he
     
     
      w
      ‘ure
      International
      community
      ist
      ween
      vy...
     
    
   
   
    
     
      stranding
      one
      out
      off
      the
      coast
      of
      Ireland
      without
     
     
      power
      for
      a
      few
      days.
      Now
      I
      know
      what
      you're
     
     
      thinking:
      “We
      have
      submarines?”
      Yes,
      astonishingly
     
     
      enough,
      we
      do.
      But
      only
      four.
      Plus
      they’re
      24-year-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      old
      diesel
      subs,
      and
      are
      “technically”
      not
      “opera-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      tional”;
      so
      don’t
      freak
      out
      too
      much.
      Now
      you’re
     
     
      thinking:
      “Hey,
      the
      Canadian
      Navy
      must
      be
      smart,
     
     
      spending
      what
      little
      money
      it
      does
      have
      on
      old
      subs
     
     
      that
      haven’t
      been
      used
      in
      decades.”
      I
      agree.
      Thumbs
     
     
      up
      to
      the
      Canadian
      Forces.
      Helicopters
      that
      don’t
      go
     
     
      up,
      submarines
      that
      don’t
      go
      down,
      and
      now
      thanks
     
     
      to
      those
      good
      old
      Brits,
      new
      and
      improved
      subs
      that
     
     
      also
      spontaneously
      burst
      into
      flames
      and
      kill
      the
      peo-
     
     
      ple
      who
      work
      on
      them.
      So
      Osama?
      Saddam?
      Who
     
     
      cares?
      Between
      being
      killed
      by
      our
      own
      equipment
     
     
      and
      our
      allies
      dropping
      bombs
      on
      us,
      who
      needs
      ene-
     
     
      mies?
     
    

    
     
      Evidently
      the
      accuracy
      of
      my
      articles
      needs
     
     
      improvement.
      I
      was
      told
      in
      a
      letter
      fired
      off
      by
      a
      stu-
     
     
      dent
      last
      week
      that
      some
      of
      the
      points
      in
      my
      last
      arti-
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      How
      much
      more
     
     
      Canadian
      can
      one
      get
     
     
      than
      being
      born
      in
      an
     
     
      igloo
      in
      Whitehorse,
     
    

    
     
      Yukon?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      gone
      on
      nv
      ip
      that
      is
      currently
     
    
   
   
    
     
      with.
      The
      band
      agreed,
      and
      they
      were
      off
      to
      tour.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Unfortunately,
      the
      story
      goes
      that
      he
      was
     
     
      left
      behind
      in
      a
      Grande
      Prairie
      truck
      stop
      and
      had
     
     
      to
      work
      waiting
      tables
      for
      a
      couple
      of
      months
      as
     
     
      a
      result.
      It
      was
      during
      this
      time
      that
      the
      first
      idea
     
     
      of
      musical
      revenge
      popped
      into
      his
      head.
      By
     
     
      forming
      his
      own
      band,
      he
      would
      play
      the
      same
     
     
      locations
      as
      the
      previous
      band
      and
      show
      them
     
     
      up.
      Thus,
      the
      seed
      of
      the
      band
      Boy
      were
      planted
     
     
      and
      nourished
      with
      plans
      with
      vengeance!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      But
      now
      that
      the
      begin-
     
     
      ning
      is
      the
      past,
      what's
      up
     
     
      with
      Kozmeniuk?
      Well,
      for
     
     
      starters
      the
      band
      has
      just
     
     
      finished
      recording
      their
     
     
      sophomore
      album
      Every
     
     
      Page
      You
      Turn,
      recorded
      on
     
     
      Island.
      Aside
      from
      Stephen
     
     
      Kozmeniuk,
      the
      band
      consists
      of
      drummer
     
     
      Maurie
      "Tank"
      Kaufmann,
      guitarists
      Rolla
      Olak
     
     
      and
      James
      Robertson,
      and
      bassist
      Steve
      Payne.
     
     
      As
      a
      group
      they
      have
      a
      very
      toned-down
      look
     
     
      about
      them,
      which
      definitely
      suits
      the
      organic
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Vancouver
     
    
   
   
    
     
      FROM
      THE
      IGLOO
      TO
      THE
      STAGE
     
    
   
   
    
     
      it
      early
      with
      a
      Canadian
      tour.
      It
      includes
      many
     
     
      stops
      in
      the
      Maritimes,
      including
      "The
      Wave"
      on
     
     
      Saturday,
      October
      16
      with
      the
      band
      Pilate
      (for
      a
     
     
      more-than-reasonable
      6
      bucks,
      and
      it’s
      wet/dry
     
     
      for
      all
      you
      youngsters),
      The
      group
      has
      an
     
     
      informative
      web
      site
      that
      can
      be
      found
      at
     
     
      http://www.boytheband.com/home.php.
     
     
      Previous
      singles
      can
      be
      listened
      to,
      and
      there's
     
     
      also
      the
      video
      for
      the
      new
      single
      "Same
      Old
     
     
      Song"
      in
      case
      you're
      looking
      to
      get
      a
      feel
      for
     
     
      their
      sound.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      So
      it
      would
      seem
      that
      regardless
      of
     
     
      whether
      the
      igloo
      story
      is
      true
      (let
      it
      be
      true!),
     
     
      Boy
      definitely
      may
      be
      another
      reason
      to
      sub-
     
     
      merge
      yourself
      in
      all
      the
      Canadian
      music
      you
     
     
      can
      get
      your
      little
      starving-student
      hands
      on.
      For
     
     
      myself,
      what
      selections
      I've
      had
      the
      opportunity
     
     
      to
      listen
      to
      have
      definitely
      given
      me
      cause
      to
     
     
      perk
      up
      my
      ears.
      They
      definitely
      have
      the
      sounds
     
     
      of
      a
      band
      that'll
      not
      only
      be
      a
      force
      to
      be
      reck-
     
     
      oned
      with
      on
      a
      live
      stage,
      but
      may
      also
      have
      the
     
     
      skill
      to
      continually
      transfer
      that
      sound
      to
      an
     
     
      album.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      sound
      they
      have.
      The
      group's
     
     
      new
      single
      "Same
      Old
      Song”,
     
     
      taken
      from
      their
      soon-to-be
     
     
      >
      .*|
      album,
      is
      a
      breath
      of
     
     
      _
      in
      a
      increasingly
      elec-
     
     
      ic
      world.
      Though
      they
     
     
      carry
      some
      pop
      sensi-
     
     
      school
      invith
      them,
      it
      works
      for
     
     
      the
      hallov.
      Very
      stripped-down
     
     
      Centre
      fonple,
      classic
      sound,
      the
     
     
      graduate
      {finitely
      sounds
      like
     
     
      who
      knov
      that
      could've
     
     
      (Rid
      Iron
      a
      garage
      any-
     
     
      that
      you
      M..,ada.
      Though
      this
      is
     
     
      here
      three
      Gisias
      days
      ;
      5
     
     
      enn
      T
      ese
      days
      in
      music,
     
     
      spent
      15h
      provides
      an
      alterna-
     
     
      the
      term
      pe
      beat-machine
      bub-
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Hell,¢
      airwaves.
     
    

    
     
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      on
     
    

    
     
      it’s
      awesomugh
      Every
      Page
      You
     
    

    
     
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