Tag: music
-
The Canadian Spotlight: Flamingo Báy
Flamingo Báy is a trio based in Hamilton, consisting of Kris Gies on bass and vocals, Vince Rankin on drums and vocals and Dillon Henningson on guitar and vocals. The…
-
What to put on your exam playlist
What kind of music should you listen to while studying? It is not an easy question to answer, mostly because it does not necessarily mean one type of music over another, but…
-
The Canadian spotlight: Ambition Music Group
Ambition Music Group (AMG) is a group consisting of three Laurier Brantford students: Martin Pitt, Brandon Pakeman and Taj Johnson. The three are in school for various programs, including Leadership, Criminology…
-
Classic Albums Live perform the Beatles’ Abbey Road
On October 30, Classic Albums Live performed their rendition of the Beatles’ popular album, Abbey Road. The show was held at Sanderson Centre and drew a larger than expected crowd of Beatles…
-
Canadian spotlight: DJ Vekked
DJ Vekked is undoubtedly one of Canada’s most impressive DJs, holding the national DMC title three years in a row, and both the DMC World Supremacy title and the IDA World…
-
Top 10 stress-less songs
Music can do the soul so much good. In light of our mental health issue, I decided to create a playlist. This playlist is your ultimate go-to when you’re feeling stressed, worried,…
-
Album review: Drake’s Nothing Was the Same
September 24th marked the highly anticipated release of Drake’s newest album Nothing Was the Same. A tasteful requiem to his music’s evolution, this album features sultry sounds that embody Drake’s self-reflective and…
-
Album Reviews: Matthew Good and Avicii
Matthew Good, Arrows of Desire 3/5 Canadian icon Matthew Good released his latest studio album Arrows of Desire on September 24th. The album has a familiar Matt Good sting to it–the one…
-
How music can help make friends
Cliques. They are the one thing that everyone fears and reveres more than anything when going to a new school. The only thing worse than being part of a clique is not…
-
The Charts: Pick-me-up playlist
By Stephanie DiBartolo, The Sputnik’s watchdog of the local, national and everchanging music scene. On this week’s agenda: Pick-me-up playlist for exam season Justin Timberlake – “Pusher Love Girl” Rihanna – “Lost…
-
Sounds Good: Wilfrid Laurier University edition
Throughout the past couple of years, Wilfrid Laurier University has had some amazing Canadian musicians perform on both Waterloo and Brantford campuses. Back in 2009, Juno-winning, platinum-awarded, indie rock band Metric headlined…
-
Jazzfest brings out musicians from all walks of life
Just over a week ago, the city of Brantford was alive with the sound of music- more specifically, the sound of jazz music. From September 16 to 18, downtown Brantford was home…
-
Young female duo rock Harmony Square
After performing in groups during various singing competitions over the past seven years, it wasn’t until recently that 16-year-old Chandler Berardi and 18-year-old Taylor Witten made the decision to perform together as…
-
Hockeyfest brings big bands to Brantford
Brantford’s largest music festival, Hockeyfest, took place at Lion’s Park in early June, boasting an incredible three-day concert lineup filled with big name bands, screaming fans, and all the booze one could…
