Graceland – Paul Simon (1986) Paul Simon’s Graceland holds a very special spot in my heart, and it always will. It has been a favourite of my family’s for as long as I can remember – and before I was even around. The connection I have with this album runs […]
Arts & Culture
The Ontarion’s arts and culture articles cover the local artistic scene, including news, interviews, and reviews.
GAIN Music and Arts Festival Rocks Van Gogh’s
Three floors, two nights of metal, indie, hip-hop There’s a pretty great pun in Guelph and Area Independent and New Music’s (GAIN Music) acronym. If you’re a musician or electronics techie, you’ll certainly get it, but to clarify – in amplifiers, the gain level informs the ratio of an amplifier’s […]
Wild: From Lost To Found On the Pacific Crest Trail
Memoir by Cheryl Strayed offers powerful nonfiction read A number-one national bestseller and now motion picture, Wild by Cheryl Strayed reaches above and beyond expectations. A tale of a woman who loses everything she loves, Wild captures the journey of a woman who decides she no longer has anything to […]
The Weekly Scene: Conan the Barbarian (2011)
1.5 Cinematically-incoherent-fever-dreams out of 4 There’s something wrong with a movie if a story about a violent, revenge-obsessed barbarian is boring. Of all the possible permutations of all the possible combinations of stories that can result from a character’s single-minded quest for retribution, that Conan the Barbarian is dull casts […]
Drake – If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late
“My numbers don’t lie to me, baby” A month has passed since the Beyonce-like secret release of Drake’s If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late (IYRTITL), and it’s still arguably the hottest thing out right now. The numbers prove this – Drake has sold a shocking 535,000 copies; he has […]
Tim Hicks and Labelle at Peter Clark Hall
A plaid, blue-jean, and cowboy-boot uniform was donned by the majority of concert-goers and, Wednesday, March 4 in Peter Clark Hall (PCH). The venue was packed with an enthusiastic crowd to see Tim Hicks perform. Special guests Labelle opened and warmed up the crowd. Labelle played classic country tunes about […]
Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret
Moo-ving toward a solution for climate change? On Friday, March 6, the documentary Cowspiracy, directed by Kip Anderson, was shown at Silence, leaving many in the audience shocked. Anita Krajnc, the founder and co-organizer of The “Save Movement,” which promotes a vegan lifestyle and en masse, grassroots activism by revealing […]
Dan Mangan and Blacksmith Perform at River Run Centre
An evening of art-pop with two Canadian indie icons To kick off March, that awkward transitional period where everyone waits arms-crossed in anticipation for spring to just start already, Dan Mangan and Blacksmith, touring their new album Club Meds, performed at the River Run Centre on March 1, along with […]
Juno Pop-Up
Elliott Brood, an alt-country trio whose 2014 album Work and Love was nominated for Roots and Traditional Album of the Year: Group, performed a not-so surprise “pop-up” concert on Friday, Feb. 27, at downtown Guelph’s Atmosphere Cafe. With the band’s appearance announced via social media, Guelphites were treated to start […]
Freestyling: a Look at Terminology
What the word means to hip-hop and how it has changed over the years Freestyling has been an essential part of hip-hop and rap culture for many generations. It is an integral component of the identity of the entire genre of music, and holds powerful connotations that can garner interest […]
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The Ontarion is the University of Guelph’s independent student newspaper. It began in 1951 as part of the Ontario Agricultural College and then began to represent the entire University of Guelph once it amalgamated in 1964. The Ontarion incorporated in May 1970 as The Ontarion, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation registered with the province of Ontario.