Tomato: University grads prepare for college
“I mean, I could keeping going and get a doctorate or something—become a doctor of English and save people’s lives with my analysis of medieval literature,” Hayes said. “But I figured hey, if I’m going...
View ArticleFuck-it list
This summer I’m saying fuck it to slaving away and missing all the fun. If I want to take the full 12 days of Bluesfest off, I’m doin’ it. The post Fuck-it list appeared first on The Fulcrum.
View ArticleCapital adventures
Ottawa has a lot to offer for each one, but if you still can’t decide, maybe one of these student accounts will sway you toward some of the many trails and paths located around the city. The post...
View ArticlePut the needle on the record
While record stores have been closing down across the city for years—notable closures being Record Runner in 2006 and The Record Shaap last November—the stores that have managed to tough it out...
View ArticleSummer jams 2013
Five albums to groove, chill, and definitely not study to this summer Max Szyc | Fulcrum Contributor The Knife Shaking the Habitual | Mute Records Sweden’s The Knife joins a wave of artists like...
View ArticleA hot show if you can hold it
Fans wait over nine hours for Osheaga Festival Max Szyc | Fulcrum Contributor Photo by Charleena Fan MONTREAL’S ANNUAL OSHEAGA festival typically attracts festival-goers of all ages thanks to its...
View ArticlePicking the winners
Fulcrum contributors’ picks for the Polaris Prize THE POLARIS MUSIC PRIZE is a $30,000 music award given to the best Canadian full-length album of the year. A jury of music journalists, broadcasters,...
View ArticleNeighbourhood study website overhauled
THE OTTAWA NEIGHBOURHOOD Study (ONS), a program created to provide easy access to various statistics and information concerning Ottawa’s 108 neighbourhoods has overhauled its website in order to make...
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We like music. You like music. Let’s like music together. Arcade Fire Reflektor | Merge Records In 2004, Arcade Fire released Funeral, an album with a mix of guitar-driven rock and symphonic...
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Crusades Perhaps You Deliver This Judgment With Greater Fear Than I Receive It | No Idea It was heartbreaking when two of Ottawa’s best local bands, sludge metal titans Buried Inside and poppy punk...
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