Category: Arts & Culture

– Kazeem Kuteyi, staff The month of February is a time to reflect on the past and focus on the future when it comes to issues surrounding race. From slavery to racism…

– Melina Major, staff Valentine’s Day: It’s a day full of cheap chocolates and flowers, the typical “hallmark holiday,” a day where couples express their love for one another by showering each…

Kazeem Kuteyi, staff Laser lights, monstrous sounds, and high definition background videos of nature images were all elements of the Kanye West and Jay-Z “Watch The Throne” concert last November. The show…

Layla Bozich, staff “Someone said at one point that Devon’s song writing is like a little kid with ADD, and I think that is very true to the sound of our music,”…

– Layla Bozich, staff Club NV will be booming to a different beat when The Trews take the stage Thursday. With special guests INAMBUSH and Steven Branchaud, Club NV is sure to…

– Kyle Denton, Sports Editor Over the past five years there has been a shift in mainstream music involving a new-found partnership with hip hop. Artists such as Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco…

– Kyle W. Brown, Editor-In-Chief In our last Sounds Good of the semester, editor-in-chief Kyle Brown decided to review some of the Canadian albums that have hit the shelves in the past…

– Melina Major, staff Ted and Marion Outerbridge are a magic duo who perform a Time Capsule tour, in which they attempted to turn back time. On Saturday, the show came to…

– Kazeem Kuteyi, staff The Mixdown, a local record store on Colborne Street, attracted quite a bit of attention from people passing by last Thursday, as beating drums and fast paced guitars…

– Jillian Courtney, Features Editor The Sanderson Centre has always been a pivotal part of the Brantford downtown core. It’s the hotspot for live entertainment in town, and has hosted many different…

– Marco Brasil, staff The movie business is a multi-billion dollar industry with major stars earning paychecks in the high millions. But not every actor in a movie is a star, or…

Kingsley Iwenofu Law and Society Program, Fourth year What are you wearing? Blue cardigan, H&M Deep v-neck shirt, American Apparel Jeans, H&M Shoes, Floyd Duffle Bag, American Tourister Do you have a…

– Kiley Bell, Arts & Entertainment Editor If you’re not accustomed to watching films with subtitles or even films based on a country whose historical background you aren’t entirely familiar with, then…

– Kazeem Kuteyi, staff “Take Care” is an album that Drake fans have been anticipating since 2010 when MTV first speculated that he was recording his sophomore album. While critics have argued…

– Venetia Bodanis, staff The Brantford Film Festival is a fun and exciting festival that doesn’t leave you overwhelmed by the amount of films, or intimidated by the sometimes snobby, self-proclaimed cinephiles…

-Melina Major, Staff With Halloween fast approaching, it’s time again to gather family and friends to watch horror movies together. To get you prepped for the big day, here’s a list of…

– Josh Linton, staff Hawksley Workman From Toronto, this decade old artist is most known for his hit single, “Smoke Baby.” His sound is a diverse glam rock done so well, it…

-Kazeem Kuteyl, Staff “Snapbacks back, snapbacks back” a song by hip-hop artist, Tyga bellowed from the speakers as I took my seat at Chris Brown’s F.A.M.E. concert this past September. It’s a…

-Melina Major, Staff Do you ever get stuck trying to think of what to be for Halloween? To make your life easier, here are three costumes ideas that will surely make you…

We all knew it would come to this. The beginning of the year sparked the introduction of what is claimed to be the world’s first sex robot. The robot, eloquently named Roxxxy,…

Now is a great time for geeks to “live long and prosper.” From Super Mario Brothers t-shirts to G.I. Joe tote bags, geeky subculture is slowly but surely becoming not only socially…