Fundraiser shocks with diverse art exhibits

By: Daniel Link    Post Date: Wed, 01/09/2010 - 4:17pm
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With so much information available in this day and age, it can become difficult to process it all. Which issues are the most important? Are they as simple as they seem? Does one even have time for them? Add all these things together and it becomes difficult to raise awareness for anything using a soft sell.

It is with this knowledge in mind that Guy Bérubé devised Holy Fuck, La Petite Mort Gallery’s Annual Benefit for Freakin’ Alzheimer’s, held on Aug. 27.

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Intentional dissonance: Q+A with We Fled Cairo

By: Benjamin Berry    Post Date: Tue, 31/08/2010 - 11:01pm
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Upon first listen, the Ottawa underground post-punk group We Fled Cairo sounds slightly less than competent. There is no vocalist. Melodies change multiple times throughout a song, lending an air of on-the-fly indecision to their music. At live performances, but also at times in the studio, the drummer and the guitarist will play at entirely different tempos, making their instruments sound disjointed and out of sync. 

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Vacation mentality puts Bahamas to work

By: Christine Sirois    Post Date: Tue, 31/08/2010 - 10:33pm
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Sitting on the beach at Britannia Park during the Ottawa Folk Festival, Afie Jurvanen looks like he’s on holiday, not at work. The tanned and tailored musician seems
more interested in going for a swim — but who can blame him, after the year he has had.

After releasing his first full-length album, Pink Strat, under the name Bahamas, Jurvanen spent the year touring and promoting the album.

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The Expendables is typical but satisfying

By: Stephen Moore    Post Date: Tue, 31/08/2010 - 6:33pm
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The Expendables features a who’s who of action heroes, including Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Terry Crews and many more. The film itself is another typical action movie where it is assumed all the world’s economic and political problems can be solved by a team of American mercenaries with an abundant supply of explosives.

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Ottawa's 17th annual Folk Fest as diverse as ever

By: Christine Sirois    Post Date: Tue, 31/08/2010 - 6:20pm
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Acts ranging from Inuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq to hip-hop all-stars Arrested Development showcased the diversity of folk music at the 17th annual Ottawa Folk Festival, which ran from Aug. 13–15 and featured over 45 artists from around the world.

“Festivals are definitely akin to summer camp,” said Rolf Klausener, front-man of local indie darling, The Acorn. “You get to see [artists] you wouldn’t really get to see otherwise.

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Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" is real and relatable

By: Clifford Lam    Post Date: Tue, 31/08/2010 - 4:46pm
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Katy Perry’s new album is not just about unforgettable California girls who are so hot that they’ll melt your Popsicle… fortunately.

Unlike the majority of pop albums, Teenage Dream is a 12-track album consisting of a mix of catchy and happy upbeat party songs and slow sorrowful tunes.

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