Looking back at the career of “The Godfather of House” one year after his death On March 31, 2014, Frankie Knuckles passed away from complications with diabetes at the age of 59. Though not enormously well-known in life, the DJ/producer had been one of the most influential pop artisans of […]
Arts & Culture
The Ontarion’s arts and culture articles cover the local artistic scene, including news, interviews, and reviews.
Michael Snow – a Retrospective
Influential multimedia artist speaks at Guelph At 85-years-old, Canadian sculptor, photographer, and sound artist Michael Snow is a sort of national treasure. His lecture on March 25 at War Memorial, the ninth installation of the annual Dasha Shenkman lecture series, acted at once as a retrospective, an elaboration on his […]
Germanwings Aviation Disaster
Co-pilot crashes plane in French Alps On Tuesday, March 24, the world was shocked to hear of another aviation disaster that left no survivors. The fourth deadly aviation accident in recent memory – with the earlier including the still-missing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, Malaysian Airlines Flight 17, shot down over […]
Born Ruffians – Birthmarks
Ring in spring with some upbeat indie pop Birthmarks is the fourth album released by Toronto indie rock band Born Ruffians. It is a fun and upbeat album, perfect for the springtime. With that being said, let me urge you to take this advice: don’t listen to the album once […]
The Weekly Scene: Into the Woods (2014)
3 Dramatically-redefined-company-statements out of 4 Our culture is over-saturated with “fresh” takes on old classics. In the current climate of remakes, sequels, and reboots, too often are older properties revamped or retooled for a younger, newer audience unaware or unfamiliar with classic stories. The truth of the matter is that […]
Sufjan Stevens – Carrie and Lowell
Stevens’ seventh studio album Sufjan Stevens’ latest album Carrie & Lowell is a beautiful interpretation of life, love, and loss. Stevens’ seventh full-length studio album was not scheduled to be released until March 30, but was gifted to the internet by way of leak sometime at the beginning of the month. The album […]
Elaquent Vibes Out at Silence
Local producer showcased at EDM show Guelph producer Elaquent, otherwise known as eQ, provided the vibes and the waves at Silence on Saturday night. Elaquent, who is based mainly out of Toronto, came back to his hometown, which as he says was, “like playing a showing in my backyard.” And […]
Faith Healer – Cosmic Troubles
Edmonton psych-rocker releases new LP Psychedelic music holds a place dear to me and, surely, others whose musical tastes came into their own in high school and onward. Who can forget the first time listening to the Stones’ Their Satanic Majesties Request, or Can’s Tago Mago, or Jefferson Airplane’s Surrealistic […]
The Art of Documentaries
A closer look at what makes documentaries tick Most films and television shows are made to provide us with an escape — after a long day at school or work, all we want to do is to sit on our couch and turn the TV on to get away from […]
Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet)
University of Guelph Mainstage presents play by Ann Marie MacDonald Last week, the School of English and Theatre Studies staged an existential crisis that changed the way I watch Shakespeare. Students from production and performance classes brought to life the play Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) by Ann Marie MacDonald. […]
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