Arts
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In review: The Five Ghosts
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Stars Label: Soft Revolution Release Date: June 22, 2010 Listen To: “Dead Hearts”, “Fixed”, “Changes” 8.5/10 Two years after the success of the Polaris Music Prize nominated In Our Bedroom After the War, on June 22 Stars will release their fifth studio album The Five Ghosts. The first on their independent label Soft Revolution Records,…
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Turning the pages
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Last Saturday, children’s and teen’s authors, illustrators and poets from across Canada came together at the Waterloo Regional Children’s Museum to explore new worlds, tell their stories and expand their imagination in hopes of sharing their love of books and literacy with the youth of Kitchener-Waterloo. The festival, organized by Words Worth Books, offered children…
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Sloan rocks Starlight
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Sloan took to the stage at Starlight this past Tuesday as part of a small Ontario tour with Toronto band Modern Superstitions. Modern Superstitions opened the show to a slightly older crowd than Starlight is used to, but managed to win over the audience with their brand of punky, old-school rock. With multiple drunken shouts…
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A successful end to the semester
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Laurier’s annual Year End Celebration took over campus last Saturday to celebrate the end of another school year. True to WLU (We Line Up) tradition, students braved the enormous lines to get into Wilf’s and the Turret and to get beer in the Quad. A Turret regular, DJ Ghost got the party started in the…
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The Cord speaks to Evan Cranley from Stars
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Taking a break from rehearsing in Montreal for the upcoming tour, Evan Cranley from Stars chatted with The Cord about their new album Five Ghosts, out on June 22nd. Sarah: Well, I guess we’ll start off asking you some questions about the new album, which we were lucky enough to hear. You gave your fans…
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What not to miss this summer
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Albums This spring and summer brings many highly-anticipated releases in music. Toronto’s Broken Social Scene returns with its first album since 2005 with Forgiveness Rock Record on May 4. There are three songs posted on their website that are available for download. The long-awaited third album from Arcade Fire is expected before the end of…
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Arts bites: March 31, 2010
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Livin’ La Vida Gay In the most shocking coming-out-of-the-closet story since Clay Aiken, Latin music superstar Ricky Martin revealed that he is gay. After dousing his hair with product, waxing his chest and wearing leather pants since the mid-’90s, Martin has finally issued a statement on his website, proclaiming that he no longer allows himself…
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Using business to pursue a passion
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A masters of business administration (MBA) and a lifetime of art might not seem like the most natural combination. However, for Jeffrey Melanson, completing his MBA was the most logical next step in his fine arts career. Melanson, who graduated with a MBA from Wilfrid Laurier University in 1998, is now the executive director of…
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Down with Webster returns to Wilf’s
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In the words of Toronto’s Down with Webster just before taking the stage at Wilf’s last Thursday, “It’s time to win.” The concert, which was A-Team’s final concert production of the year, sold out in just a few hours. Once at Wilf’s, it was clear why – everyone was having the time of their lives.Even…
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Elitism misses the point
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Everyone has an opinion; some opinions are just better than others. When it comes to music – one of the most-widely discussed and rated art forms – this expression seems especially fitting. Taste is so subjective that any attempt to rank a song or album can create endless arguments and pointless discussions based on supposed…
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