Category: Arts & Culture
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Everybody’s big brother is listening to Chuck Inglish’s new album
The moment you pop your headphones in and click on “Off/Beat”, you are serenaded with a hypnotic siren song reminiscent to Pink Floyd’s “Great Gig In the Sky”. “Off/Beat” is the first…
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Big Grams debut album showcases the unique blend of Big Boi and Phantogram’s styles
This September has been a hectic month for hip hop music. Jay Rock dropped 90059, Mac Miller returned from the grave with GO:OD AM, and Drake and Future swung a surprise left…
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Catching up with Jake Luhrs and Matt Greiner from August Burns Red
The Sputnik was able to speak to Jake Luhrs, vocalist, and Matt Greiner, drummer, of August Burns Red this past Saturday before their set at KOI Fest 2015. Below is our conversation…
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The featured artist: Vichael Ho
The Featured Artist is a Laurier Brantford student who is who is constantly striving for creative and artistic excellence. The medium isn’t what’s important; it’s the art. This week’s Featured Artist is…
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How can you sleep at a time like this?
Despite its contradicting name, Brantford’s Snoozzzefest was not a show to be slept on. Tucked away in a pocket of downtown on the corner of Grey and Market St., the music festival…
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KOI music festival set to go off this weekend
KOI Music Festival is back to provide Kitchener’s punk-rockers and head-bangers a fun weekend of rocking out. Taking place this upcoming weekend – September 25 to 27 – it promises to…
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What are you listening to?
Upon interviewing fellow first years at Laurier Brantford, it can be noted that they enjoy a wide variety of music. However, it seems that, The Weeknd, is an artist buzzing in a…
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Brantford Arts Block to close its doors
You know those times when you hear that something is really cool, and you mean to check it out but by the time you get around to it, that thing is gone.…
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Why the Libertines matter: a brief history
Perhaps one of the greatest rock and roll stories to ever be told, the turbulent tale of the Libertines is one filled with fights, substance abuse, but also great romance and friendship.…
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Jay Rock shows a new side on “90059”
After a long wait, Jay Rock’s “90059” is here to cause musical bliss in earphones of hip hop heads everywhere. The second studio release from the Top Dawg Entertainment veteran is swarming…
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Raising the Bar: A literary bar hop through downtown Brantford
Brantford’s downtown is filled with a colourful collection of bars and pubs for Laurier students to try. Each of them has something different to offer; some have a warm atmosphere, while others…
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The feature artist
The Featured Artist is a Laurier Brantford student who is who is constantly striving for creative and artistic excellence. The medium isn’t what’s important; it’s the art. This week’s Featured Artist is Tayler…
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You Can Count on Me” a reliable soundtrack for fun
On their third studio album since 2008, “You Can Count on Me”, The Karpinka Brothers have stumbled into their element. The Saskatoon duo worked with renowned artists such as John Golden (Black Flag, Sonic Youth,…
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Getting to know Harbour
Brantford’s Harbour is a up-tempo, easy-going pop-punk band. The guys are about to tour Japan in promotion of their CD “Grade School Summer”, and had some time to talk with The Sputnik’s…
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Checking in with The Ascot Royals
I recently got to talk with Brantford’s own The Ascot Royals, ahead of their performance at WTFest. Singer Jimmy Chauveau and guitar player Tal Veisman were on hand to talk about their…
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The Starving Artist is hungry for talent
By Chandler Berardi and Meghan Gauvin Toronto born artist opens new Brantford restaurant dedicated to showcasing local talent. The Starving Artist, owned by Christina Hajiioannou, is downtown’s newest opportunity for Brantford artists…
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Dear Rouge: The art of unexpected success
All the practice, order and professionalism that seems to go into one of their sets appears to evaporate the instant they walk off the stage. Dear Rouge, a rising band from Vancouver,…
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What’s the fuss with WTFest?
The sun tried it’s hardest to press through the clouds Saturday afternoon, perhaps a metaphor of WTFest planners trying their hardest to overcome the odds and host a successful festival. There was…
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TV and the evolving portrayal of personal journeys
“I’ll never give up.” “I won’t stop until I reach the top”. “Once I get that job my life will be set.” These statements resemble our culture’s current obsession with the personal…
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ComiCon isn’t just for comic book fans
The Metro Toronto Convention Centre held the Toronto ComiCon on Friday, Mar. 20th until Sunday, Mar. 22nd. The three day event brought fans from all over the country and guests from all…
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The evolution of the hero’s journey
Call to adventure. Meeting the mentor. Road of trials. First Threshold. Ordeal. Second Threshold. Realization. Third Threshold. Showdown. Resolution and freedom to live: This is the most basic form of the hero’s…
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The moment the media turns to the meme
The Internet is a wonderful place. It has a wide variety of knowledge and things to occupy yourself with. When you get many people in one place, they create inside jokes among…
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Art mirrors Russia
Russia, the famous red machine. The Soviet Empire, The Cold War, The Berlin Wall. Shady politics, strict nationalism, censored media. Russia has always fascinated us in North America, if not the entire…
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Songide’ewin: A Yellow Brick Wall exhibit
Rene Meshake is the latest artist to have an exhibit featured on the Yellow Brick Wall, located right here on the Laurier campus. This exhibit is called Songide’ewin: Ojibwe Narratives Art Exhibit.…
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Taking a trip through the musical time machine
In recent years, concert attendances have drastically changed to suit a higher demand of entertainment and experience. From generation to generation, genres of music change, altering popularity each and every time. Predominantly…
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Brantford’s tribute to Canadian women on the homefront
Brantford’s arts scene is quietly maturing before our eyes. The Brantford Arts Block is a huge part of this, attracting many talented bands from out of town. However, the home-grown Brantford talent…
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Two worlds, one family: Assumption College brings Disney to life
On Friday Feb. 27, Assumption College School debuted this year’s production, a stage musical adaptation of Tarzan, based on both the Disney film of the same name and Edgar Rice Burroughs’ story, Tarzan of…
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The best of the best – The Oscar Best Pictures
With less than a week to go until the 87th Academy Awards, on February 22, the time is right to look critically at the eight films nominated for Best Picture of 2014.…
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Jack Jackowetz’s Exhibition No. 5 : A Yellow Brick Wall review
Jack Jackowetz shows us the extraordinary beauty of the Brantford commonplace in his new addition to the Yellow Brick Wall: Exhibition No. 5. The Yellow Brick Wall features Exhibition No. 5 from…
