It might seem stupid to voluntarily place a cinder block on your lap and proceed to direct a friend to smash it with a sledgehammer, but Southern Ontario's Jason Thomas is definitely not lacking in the brains department. In fact, he graduated from the University of Guelph in 2002 with a masters degree in Polymer Physics, before going on to earn his PhD.
The tears of thousands of Sum 41 fans soon became excitement in May of 2006, as guitarist Dave Baksh announced he was leaving his high school pals to form classic metal band Brown Brigade. In September of that year, Brown Brigade became label-mates with Sum 41 by signing to Aquarius Records and then recording the cleverly titled debut EP, Appetizer for Destruction.
Downtown St. Catharines will come alive on Oct. 26, when James St. will be filled with visual art, media art, and music for all. With numerous artists displaying works in storefronts spanning the street, the art is coming out of the gallery and straight to the people.
The Marantz Project debuted in 2004, and since then, has attracted a loyal following of fans throughout the Niagara Region. The band has been honoured with the title of "Best Original Band in Niagara" in Pulse magazine for the past two years. The five-piece collective recently signed on to play St.
To be abrupt, the new Radiohead album, In Rainbows, is really good. I paid nine dollars for it. You could've paid three, or 20, or 81, or you could have stolen it for some reason. Regardless of what anyone paid for it, it's worth every single penny. It has been well documented that its pricing and distribution model did nothing short of turn the record industry on its head (although maybe just for a little while).
This week we set a new record for the amount of time it took us to find our Brock Boy and Girl: 10 minutes. We like to think that it's because our superior fashion sense is rubbing off on the Badger population, making the number of fashionable people multiply exponentially.
Augie March Moo, You - Bloody Choir I was pretty excited about hearing Augie March's latest disc - after having read several praising reviews and hearing of their large following in Australia, I thought I was going to discover a great little gem of a band to add to my daily stereo rotation.
In 1998, director Shekhar Kapur burst into the spotlight with his beautiful tale of a young and vibrant Queen. Elizabeth received seven Oscar nominations (and one win) for its outstanding visuals, intricate costumes, historical and romantic story and wonderful acting from Cate Blanchett as Elizabeth.
