New Music Revue: Time Spent Driving deliver playlist-worthy emo/indieTime Spent Driving Lost Leaves (Thirty Something Records) 4/5 After releasing an EP and two full-length albums in the early 2000s then taking a nine-year hiatus from 2003 to 2012, Time Spent Driving—an emo/indie rock band based in California—released two more albums in 2015 and 2023. Now, signed with a new record label, they’re ready […] Continue Reading |
Evil Dead Burn third-degree disappointmentTo most people below the age of 40, Sam Raimi’s most iconic film franchise is the first Spider-Man trilogy. However, Raimi gained a reputation two decades earlier for a different franchise: The Evil Dead. The film that put Raimi on the map was The Evil Dead (1981), involving supernatural demons that possess a group of […] Continue Reading |
New exhibit offers waves of positivity through Indigenous artThe Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (AGGV)’s new exhibition, As Waters Merge – swaying waves beckoning us closer, showcases various Indigenous artworks that portray the ocean and the life that emerges from its depths. The underlying philosophical themes of the exhibit revolve around togetherness, joy, and love. For exhibit guest curator Camille Georgeson-Usher, As Waters […] Continue Reading |
Spamalot musical hams up the Holy GrailAmong the comedic greats perched atop the pinnacle of British comedy is Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975). The film employs classic dry British humour to tell the slapstick story of King Arthur and his inept Knights of the Round Table as they embark on a quest to find the Holy Grail, chucking holy […] Continue Reading |
Habits of the Sea beautifully written, soulful, erotic readReaders step out of time and into a romantic tale in Habits of the Sea, written by Shea Ernshaw. It’s the story of Eleanor Mills (called Ellie for short), a woman who’s been haunted by the events of her childhood after she discovered an impossible island when she was 12 years old. A storm roared […] Continue Reading |
Backrooms destroys HollywoodHollywood is having an identity crisis. Ever since the advent of television and movies, the power over what is shown to the public has been held by wealthy corporations. This is what gives us the fleshy bloated corpse that is the MCU. It’s why Netflix has produced thousands of original properties, most of which are […] Continue Reading |
Ancient Egypt: Obsessed with Life novel successAncient Egypt has long been a staple of the exhibits that roll through the Royal BC Museum, seeming to pop up every few years. This year, true to form, you can once again dive into the world of mummies, pyramids, and ancient curses; however, the exhibit is a bit more spectacular than the ones in […] Continue Reading |
Shari Ulrich reflects on a changing industryBowen Island-based folk singer Shari Ulrich has had a decades-long career in music, acting, and television. Born in California, the two-time Juno Awards winner moved to Canada with her family in 1969 at 18, following the Kent State shootings and growing unrest surrounding the Vietnam War. Ulrich attributes the experiences of these turbulent times of […] Continue Reading |
Kinky Boots treads the boards at the Royal TheatreThe instances are few and far between that Victoria is favoured over Vancouver for touring Broadway productions, with it usually falling to our local theatre troupes to put on a local reproduction of the material. However, with Kinky Boots, local theatre company Broadway in Victoria have managed to land a big one. This fun-filled musical […] Continue Reading |
Brahms’ Requiem decent but underwhelming performanceA requiem is a religious ceremony or song composed to honour the deceased. In 1866, when legendary composer Johannes Brahms was 33, he started seriously writing Ein Deutsches Requiem, which he intended to write not as an expression of mourning, but a requiem for the living, to provide comfort. On Sunday, May 24, the Victoria […] Continue Reading |
