Alexisonfire and City and Colour drop new EPs for double dose of emo excitementAlexisonfire Death Letter (Dine Alone Records) 3.5/5 City and Colour Covers Pt. 2 (Dine Alone Records) 2.5/5 Emo kids rejoice! Newly reworked material is being released by Dallas Green and Wade MacNeil of Alexisonfire just in time to hit your Christmas wish list. The best part? It’s called Death Letter. Think of how excited your […] Continue Reading |
Review: Canadian punk vets Propagandhi slay Edmonton[Because we tend to think that Propagandhi are the most important Canadian band of our time and because the last time they played Victoria was the early ’90s, we got a comrade one province over to head out and write about their recent concert there. -ed] One of my favourite concert memories of all time […] Continue Reading |
Review: 1.9.8.4. stirs emotions with its lack of emotionsIf you want to see a dystopian love story that manages to throb, numb, and bleed your heart out, 1.9.8.4.—Giggling Iguana’s production of the George Orwell classic 1984—will be right up your alley. 1.9.8.4. takes place in a seemingly totalitarian society (Victory City, a take on modern-day Victoria) run by the mysterious and illusive Big […] Continue Reading |
New Kafka musical set for world premiere in VictoriaThe BBC radio play Kafka the Musical—a show about famous German author Franz Kafka being approached by producers who try to have him star in a musical about himself—is having its world premiere on stage here in Victoria on Friday. Kafka the Musical writer Murray Gold (also an award-winning playwright and musical director for Doctor Who) […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: November 28th, 2012 issueRhyme The Seed and the Sewage (Bakerteam Records) 3/5 Italy’s Rhyme are described as a ’90s metal band by their record label, and that definitely sums up The Seed and the Sewage. There’s a distinct nź-metal vibe on this, the band’s second album, especially on tracks like “Blind Dog” and “Brand New Jesus,” […] Continue Reading |
Book gives voice to outcast childrenCry of the Outcast: Josiah’s Story is a powerful true story about a mother who takes in Josiah, an abandoned African baby boy; it’s a decision fueled by her passion to prevent Josiah’s death. The book is written by the mother, Wendy Reaume. Throughout the book, the reader is witness to the brave struggle of […] Continue Reading |
A Christmas Carol brings whirlwind of emotions to BelfryI’ve seen A Christmas Carol many times in my life, through multiple mediums and numerous renditions. The Muppet Christmas Carol, Jim Carrey’s A Christmas Carol, Bill Murray’s Scrooged, Bugs Bunny’s A Christmas Carol: I’ve seen each of those and more. Every rendition I’ve witnessed has touched me in one way or another, but none has […] Continue Reading |
The convincing nature of 11 blue squaresAny time a photographer hangs 11 large blue squares on white walls and calls it art, I must check it out. It’s always possible we have the next Black Square on our hands, and I want to have seen it first. Now, I admit that I’m a contextualist. If it’s an image that needs an […] Continue Reading |
UVic theatre students channel their inner LehrstüeckeAristotle once said that the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them. In order to practice what the philosopher called “experiential learning,” students at the University of Victoria in a course called Performing German Drama decided to perform part of a body of work called Lehrstźecke (“teaching […] Continue Reading |
Kreviazuk evokes emotions through musicSinger, composer, and Juno Award winner Chantal Kreviazuk’s music comes from a deep place inside of her. And it’s her emotions that make her the impeccable composer she is and allow her to, as she puts it, “sponge out” her music. “I came from a musical family and had many influences growing up and felt […] Continue Reading |
