BY AMANDA FILARDI Staff Writer The culture of music festivals in 2017 is rapidly different than when they first became apparent in the 60’s. Oftentimes there is a lot of drinking, partying and drugs. Many people claim that at this point, it seems to be more about the parties than it does about the music. Boots...

BY APRIL HOUNSOME Staff Writer Ed Sheeran is captivating people again. At the beginning of the year, he released two singles: Castle on the Hill and Shape of You. On his birthday, Feb. 13, he dropped another song, How Do You Feel (Paean). This brought about the question. Does one song top the others? While...

BRENDAN KYLE JURE Columnist Tyler Sheridan’s Hell or High Water may only be his second credit for screen writing but he has already proven himself capable of the job after his writing debut, Sicario, which stars Emily Blunt and Josh Brolin in a violent commentary on the even more brutal cartel...

By KATHLEEN DRISCOLL Staff Writer As everyone not cut off from all forms of communications is aware, last night was the 89th Academy Awards and it proved to be quite the roller coaster. For those that didn’t get a chance to tune in, here is a list of the five most memorable moments from last...

This is 'The Sound' where host Heather Jones delves into the indie music scene for Inside Niagara and Niagara News.

The Newest Member of the Niagara News Team. Heather Jones was 14 years old when she decided she wanted to become a music journalist. Jones was in Grade 10 in the town of Glenburnie, Ont. (pop. 600) where she watched Much Music morning, noon and night. She began travelling Ontario to go to live...

By ALEX YORKE Columnist With the new reports of the next iPhone costing more than $1,000 it’s becoming harder to stomach each consecutive wave of baseless iteration in the smartphone market. Between the exploding Samsung batteries and lack of headphone jacks, smartphones have seen better days...