Podcast # 9 – Singer/Songwriter Rachael Kennedy
If Bob Dylan had a granddaughter, who grew up with Coldplay, and whose best friends were John Mayer, and Tegan & Sara; she’d probably sound a lot little like Rachael Kennedy. The second-year arts...
View ArticleSheldon Levy’s RyeTunes Top 10
Jeff Lagerquist Online Editor When I imagine our president Sheldon Levy, I picture him sitting behind his desk in JOR1307, next to his Keurig coffee machine, wistfully daydreaming about cutting-edge...
View ArticleBrian Lesser’s RyeTunes Top 10
Jeff Lagerquist Online Editor Meet Brian Lesser, the director of computer and communications services (CCS). He’s been at Ryerson since 1989 as an instructor for the School of Image Arts. He accepted a...
View ArticleDimitri Androutsos’ RyeTunes Top 10
Jeff Lagerquist Online Editor His name is Dimitri Androutsos. He’s a professor of electrical & computer engineering, and chair of the academic computing advisory committee. Honestly, we don’t know...
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NXNE: Music, movies and more
NXNE is in town once again. Here are some photos of the many acts performing all over town. Catch the festival until June 17. Photos by Marissa Dederer [Show as slideshow]
View ArticleGhostface Killah, Raekwon, and Lil’ ODB
Jeff Lagerquist Online Editor Subscribe to the Eyeopener Podcast on iTunes!! Like any good boy from Erin, Ont., I spent my formative years listening to just about every track Wu-Tang ever released....
View ArticleNXNE: Sarah MacDougall
By Emma Prestwich Sarah MacDougall doesn’t feel so alone anymore. The folk artist is known for her honest, lonely songs, but during her show at C’est What Thursday night, she seemed ready to share...
View ArticleHip-hop festival comes to Ryerson
By Betty Wondimu Kardinal Offishall, Shad, and headliner Pharoahe Monch will be participating in a three-day hip-hop festival taking place this weekend in various venues around the downtown core,...
View ArticleRyerson designers take on Operanation
By Nicole Schmidt For the ninth year in a row, art lovers gathered in the Four Seasons Centre to celebrate artistic talent at the Operanation fundraiser. This year, three Ryerson students were selected...
View ArticleDJs talk techno at Rye
By Allie Elkin-Tierney “How many people here are DJs?” asked renowned American DJ Ean Golden to a packed lecture hall at Ryerson University Thursday evening. As more than half the crowd eagerly raised...
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The sound of success
By Behdad Mahichi Not long ago, Ryerson’s music scene was all but non-existent. Students’ talent was hidden, scattered throughout computer labs and lecture halls. “Musicians are artists and artists...
View ArticlePlay that funky music, Rye boy
By Sean Wetselaar and Dasha Zolota It’s early evening on Jan. 25 and there’s a big crowd at the Virgin Mobile Mod Club near College and Ossington streets – around 500 people. Then Mohammed Yassin takes...
View ArticlePeople of Ryerson: Angel Javonillo
By Mallory Warren When Angel Javonillo isn’t trying to memorize names of medications or medical terms, she can be found making music. She is a third-year nursing student that plays both the guitar and...
View ArticlePeople of Ryerson: Tyler Keating
By Jake Kivanc All of us sing in the shower, but more often than not, Tyler Keating finds himself singing in the studio. Keating, 19, is a first-year media production student who finds himself juggling...
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Musicians@Ryerson celebrates 1000 members
By Emily Craig-Evans Musicians@Ryerson inspired one student to stay in school. First-year image arts student Charlotte Fabro was considering leaving the university when she discovered the group. “I...
View ArticleRyerson alumnus, Peter Katz, reaches CBC Top 20
By Karoun Chahinian According to Ryerson Theatre School (RTS) alumnus and JUNO-nominated musician Peter Katz, his time at Ryerson helped drive him to become the successful musician he is today. Katz...
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Classic rock outfit wins Ryerson Battle of the Bands
By Aidan Macnab A psychedelic rock group won Musicians@Ryerson’s third-annual Battle of the Bands Thursday at the Hard Rock Café. The Exide — a six-piece group including two guitarists, a bassist,...
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Rye grad one of Drake’s woes
By Karoun Chahinian A Ryerson RTA (Radio and Television Arts) School of Media alumnus directed and co-produced a controversial documentary of Drake’s 2009 show at Toronto’s Sound Academy. Evan Kosiner,...
View ArticleOakham House Choir performs at Carnegie Hall
By Olivia Bednar The Oakham House Choir performed in a collaborative concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City on Jan. 18 representing not only Ryerson, but all of Canada. Alongside 280 singers, the...
View ArticleLove is on the air
We’ve got a sexy playlist for you for all those fun, sexy times! 1. Lady Marmalade by Patti LaBelle 2. Slow Motion by Trey Songz 3. I Just Had Sex by The Lonely Island feat. Akon 4. Like a Virgin by...
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