Independent student musical takes stage
The Maureen Forrester Recital Hall was swept up in drum beats and good vibrations this past weekend when Rooted: A New Musical saw its world premiere Created as “fun...
From Thin Air
With hanging mirrors, Plexiglas and video images reflecting around the room, the Robert Langen Art Gallery is a space transformed Artist Ed Pien's From Thin Air exhibition will be...
Worth the wait
On Thursday night, hours before the show even started, a long line formed outside of Wilf’s – with good reason, because later that night Arkells, a talented group of young...
In review: Not your typical vampire film
Daybreakers Starring: Ethan Hawke and Willem Dafoe Directed by: Michael and Peter Spierig Release date: Jan 8, 2010 2/4 In the wake of the recent teen romantic craze over...
Following the crowd
With the recent announcement that the cast of MTV’s Jersey Shore is appearing in Toronto come February, I think it’s safe to assume that the show’s Ontario ratings will jump...
Canadian record industry faces its own copyright infringement lawsuit
The Canadian Record Industry Association (CRIA), a group whose members include the largest record labels in the country, is facing what could be the largest copyright infringement...
A new year in entertainment
In music Long-awaited music This year promises to provide lots of variety in terms of new music In the coming months there will be new full-length albums from Vampire Weekend,...
“A giant fill-in-the-blank”
From Jan 14 to 16, various Laurier students will smother molasses all over their bodies, become immune to a zombie virus by smoking marijuana and burst into song No, it’s not...
Arts bites: While you were out
John Frusciante leaves the Chili Peppers (a year ago) While rumours of his departure had surfaced beforehand, on Dec 16 guitarist John Frusciante announced that he was no longer...
Chatting with the writers of Rooted
Mike Lakusiak chats with Janice Lee and Richard Garvey about their upcoming musical The cast of Rooted prepares for rehearsal at the Maureen Forrester Recital...