April 1, 2015

Frank Turner The Three Third Years (Xtra Mile Recordings) 3.5/5 The Third Three Years is a very fun and gritty collection of rarities from British singer/songwriter Frank Turner. Turner’s sixth disc sounds like a heavy, dark beer would if you could bring it to life through Disney magic. A lot of these songs resemble drinking […]

Mozart composed his first opera at age 12, but Giuseppe Pietraroia, the conductor-in-residence at Pacific Opera Victoria, discovered a fascination with singing at an even younger age than that. Pietraroia remembers loving all music and singing when he was three years old. “I used to enjoy listening to music from playing records, and I used […]

When I recognized her crossing the street to meet me, I immediately grew nervous and my brain went chaotic; suddenly everything went quiet, including my usually turbulent head, as she walked into the busy coffee shop. She seemed different that afternoon; out of context she was simply Kari, as opposed to Kari Jones, writer and […]

An upcoming festival will allow the students in Camosun’s Comics and Graphic Novels program the opportunity to network with professional visual storytellers who will share their experiences and skills in a mentorship environment. The annual Camosun Comic Arts Festival (CCAF), taking place April 11 at Camosun’s Lansdowne campus, is a free event open to the […]