Score: 5/5
Renowned artist Ed Sheeran played the final three shows of his Loop Tour in Toronto at the Rogers Centre from Aug. 20 to Aug. 22. While concerts performed by modern music artists are known for being large productions, Sheeran’s took an entirely different approach. With just his guitar and a custom-built multi-track loop station, he turned a stadium filled with roughly 50,000 people into something far more intimate — as if they were watching him perform in his own studio.
It is entirely possible that the concept of "rock and roll" as we understand it today would not exist without the Rolling Stones. For over six decades, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, the late Charlie Watts and their various legendary bandmates have served as the ultimate archetype of the rock band.
On Aug. 29, Olivia Rodrigo hosted the Daisy Chain Fields Festival, which celebrated women in music spanning genres and generations. With around 45,000 guests in attendance and over $20 million raised in donations, the festival was no small feat.
Warehouse Concert Hall, a popular music venue in St. Catharines, will be hosting a performance by Sun Kill Moon this Wednesday, Sept. 9, despite sexual misconduct allegations against frontman Mark Kozelek.
In an era of cinema polluted with remakes and theatrical sequels, there is a rare, electric energy found in a local theatre where students are building a world entirely from scratch. At the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, the student-led company of DART 4D56: Collaborative Play Development didn’t just put on a play; they constructed a living, breathing nightmare. Their original production Enjoy Your Stay is a masterclass in atmospheric horror that leaves the audience “checking out” with lingering chills and a profound respect for the scrappy brilliance of student-led creation.
Let’s be honest, they just don’t make club music like the 80s anymore. Modern EDM has its perks, boasting drops that can shatter glass and sub-bass that rattles your teeth. But there was a unique, lightning-in-a-bottle alchemy to the 1980s dance floor. It was an era where the raw, unpolished energy of punk and new wave collided head-on with the cold, futuristic sheen of early synthesizers. It wasn't just about the beat; it was about melody, drama and an unapologetic sense of theatricality.
Each year, the best of Canadian music is celebrated at the JUNO Awards, better known as the JUNOS. What began as an award show has slowly morphed into a performance spectacular with a sprinkling of awards throughout. Nonetheless, on Sunday, March 29, the JUNOS were Hamilton’s must-have ticket, and The Brock Press was lucky enough to be in attendance.
This year’s JUNO Awards saw some of Canada’s best talent take the stage for Canadian music’s biggest night, but despite the fanfare and celebrities on the orange carpet, this year’s JUNO Awards felt somewhat unnecessary.
The first trailer for Dune: Part Three arrived with enormous anticipation — and an uncomfortable reality. For the first time, Denis Villeneuve isn’t fighting skepticism or expectation, but the limits of the story he’s adapting.
Hollywood’s biggest night and the end of the 2025 awards season saw some much-deserved wins and a fair share of late-season hopefuls take the industry’s top prize, all while keeping the presentation short and entertaining — if not occasionally cringey.
Zara Larsson isn’t staging a comeback — she’s becoming a popstar for the first time. At the core of her ascension has been a new pop persona crafted through online intimacy, nostalgic aesthetics and slow algorithmic momentum.
As the days get warmer and the sun starts to come out from behind the clouds, I’ve been looking forward to the music that will make my summer. These are some of my top contenders.
Content warning: this article contains spoilers for season one of Apple TV’s “Pluribus.”
5/5
We are often told that the ultimate goal of humanity is peace. We spend generations striving for a world without war, hunger and the petty interpersonal conflicts that drain our energy. But what if we actually got what we wanted? And what if that price tag was the very thing that makes us human?
When I hear the name Catherine O’Hara, a very specific kind of comedy comes to mind. It’s bold without being careless, eccentric yet fully in control. Few performers have managed to balance those instincts as consistently as O’Hara did throughout her decades in film and television.
Before sold out stadiums, “In the Air Tonight” and slick 80s pop production, Genesis was an entirely different beast. They were the stranger, darker cousins of the British progressive rock explosion, weaving complex, Victorian-tinged fairy tales backed by virtuosic musicianship. In 1973, Genesis released what remains one of the most visceral documents of theatrical rock history: Genesis Live.
While waving goodbye to an especially cold and windy January, I had the pleasure of spending a night out with some close friends and my favorite up-and-coming artist, Del Water Gap.
In the wake of a new era in hip-hop, one of the most consistent and well-regarded artists of the century released an album that not only defined an entire country but changed the genre forever.
Content warning: this article contains spoilers for season one and two of the Apple TV series Severance.
If you’ve ever worked in an office, you’re most likely familiar with the “Sunday scaries,” a specific kind of dread reserved for Sunday evenings as the anticipation of Monday morning creeps closer. This is the feeling of impending compartmentalization, that we must pack away our “real” self to become a functional, wage-earning employee for eight hours a day.
You might have noticed your social media feeds bombarded with the mannequin challenge, the Rio de Janeiro Instagram filter and the song Closer by The Chainsmokers. Unlike other throwback trends, the #2016 trend, which has now amassed over 2.3 million posts on TikTok, seems to be vying for something more intangible. While some speculate it’s a ploy to collect data for de-aging models, Gen Z appears more enthralled by the feeling that 2016 had.
2026 might just be the strongest year for film in recent memory.
From major films by legendary directors Christopher Nolan, Emerald Fennell, Greta Gerwig and Denis Villeneuve to a wave of hotly anticipated sequels, originals and adaptations, this year’s release calendar is stacked.
This article contains spoilers for Twin Peaks seasons one and two.
Since its debut on cable television 35 years ago, the Twin Peaks series has continued to resonate with contemporary viewers thanks to its alluring atmosphere, iconic characters and harrowing secrets.
For those of us who choose to spend the winter break catching up on the semester’s TV backlog, it’s nearly impossible not to have heard about Heated Rivalry.
Released on Oct. 17, Guillermo del Toro’s adaptation of Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel Frankenstein was well received by critics and viewers alike — yet many fans of the classic novel walked away disappointed due to the numerous changes del Toro made to a story that many people love so dearly.
It’s hard to believe that an unusual rap duo from Atlanta, Georgia, made it this far in the first place, let alone became one of the most influential of all time.
Watching Kill Bill for the first time in a theatre felt like the right way to meet a movie that’s built intentionally around mood, sound and audience reaction. Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair isn’t subtle. It’s style-forward, violent, funny in a dark way and constantly aware of itself as cinema.
Score: 1.5/5
This article contains heavy spoilers for the Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 movie.
It’s my fault that I hated Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 so strongly.
All the signs were there. Critics were brutally honest about their distaste of the film, with the horror sequel amassing an abysmal 14 per cent score on Rotten Tomatoes. Fan reception wasn’t much better, with even the most diehard fans calling the movie “insulting.”
For the music lovers in the Niagara Region who are looking for something fun to do, here are some of the upcoming shows scheduled to take place at The Warehouse.
When Supertramp released Breakfast in America in 1979, they knew that they’d created something special, but few could have predicted the album’s enduring cultural presence. More than four decades later, Breakfast in America remains one of the greatest achievements of the late-’70s pop-rock, blending clever songwriting, pristine production and a distinctive tonal palette into a cohesive and joyful listening experience.
If Mumford & Sons’ upcoming studio album, Prizefighter, is anything like the records that precede it, you can expect it to be a fan favourite right from the beginning.
As we head toward the end of the fall semester, Brock’s Department of Music is gearing up for the performances of its various music ensembles. As an annual tradition, these performances showcase the hard work of students who have been practicing all semester long.
2020 was a strange year. Public life halted, yet the world kept moving. Tours and festivals shut down, school traditions were scrapped and artists were suddenly given the chance to pivot.
