Karen Ostrander
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Student-run play does broadway justice
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Broadway Musical: The Broadway Musical was a ‘typical Broadway show’, and that’s exactly why it works. The brainchild of Laurier student Ann Hascalovitz, the original musical was co-written by a team of talented young writers and musicians that included fellow Laurier students James van der Heide, David Bernacki, Kimberly Gauthier, Benjamin Miller as well as…
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The Long Travelled Rock n’ Roll Band
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Contrary to popular belief, Canadian band Elliott Brood is not a person. “On a nightly basis, we get someone coming up to [Casey Laforet, the guitarist] or me and saying, ‘Hey Elliott, loved the show!’” recalled Mark Sasso, lead singer of the alt country band. “I don’t think we’ll ever lose that…like ‘man I love…
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At 30 years old, Hillside isn’t showing its age
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A little pouring rain, cold and almost complete lack of sun did nothing to deter the thousands of dancing people who came to Guelph Island to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Hillside festival. Hillside is a three-day music, art and community festival held from July 26 to July 28 celebrating the ideals of environmentalism…
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Three perspectives, one record
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The Rap Perspective Ever since Kanye West’s May 1 tweet announcing the date of his sixth solo studio album, fans and critics alike knew that this was going to be a different type of Kanye album, one that would reflect his rise to rap godliness, hence the title, Yeezus. Even though Yeezus marks…
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NXNE: Smorgasboard of sound
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From June 11-16, Toronto was transformed into a smorgasbord of musicians and venues. With North by North East (NXNE) now in its nineteenth year, could anyone expect any different? Featuring 1000 bands, 150 comedians, and 30 films, the options were overwhelming and numerous. Headliners included The National, Ludacris, Billy Talent, and Social Distortion whom all…
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In review: This is the End
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The idea of Seth Rogan, James Franco, Jonah Hill, Jay Baruchel, Danny McBride, and Craig Robinson being in the same movie was just too good to pass up. Was it hilarious? Yes. Is it worth paying money to see in theatres? Not exactly. Allow me to elaborate. This Is The End tells the story of…
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Revisiting a childhood favourite with Monsters University
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Monster’s Inc. was one of the many influential movies put out by Pixar during this generation’s childhood. Coming out in 2001, many were able to relate to Monster’s Inc. as most were still terrified of monsters under the bed. But the original Monsters Inc. was able to show audiences that monsters can be just like…
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KOI Con aims to inform musicians
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Breaking into the music business as a successful musician is easily one of the hardest things one can aspire to—it is a road filled with rejection, self-doubt and eating a lot of Ramen noodles. Thankfully Cory Crossman, founder of KOI Con, an independent conference hosted in Kitchener, Ontario, and co-founder of KOI Fest, is here…
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Get your festival on: previews of this summer’s music fests
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Perhaps one of the most exciting aspects of summer is the abundance of live, outdoor music festivals that go on. Music festivals are an unbeatable way to experience your favourite musicians. No matter what type of person you are, there is always a place for you at a music festival. That is, unless, you hate…
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Blockbusters and total flops: The movies of summer
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What do Top Gun, Die Hard, Back to the Future and The Dark Knight all have in common? Other than being great action packed movies, they are all some of the most successful summer blockbusters of all time. Since the first summer movie smash hit, Jaws, was released in 1975, studios have been trying to…
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