Arts

Ladytron Time’s Arrow (Cooking Vinyl) 4.5/5 UK-based electronic dance band Ladytron’s seventh album, Time’s Arrow, offers a lot more than initially meets the eye. Listening to the music alone it’s unclear what the lyrics really mean to say, but with the synthesizer featured there’s a definite reason for vague lyrics overpowered by the eerie and […]

We made it through another great year of movies. While 2022 delivered such stand-out gems as James Cameron’s stunning Avatar: The Way of Water and Joseph Kosinski’s breathtaking Top Gun: Maverick, this year promises even more amazement. There’s a lot to be excited about, so let’s get into it. 6: Winnie the Pooh: Blood and […]

One of Canada’s finest musicians, Bruce Cockburn is difficult to define. His unique blend of folk, rock,  jazz, and blues has led Cockburn on a musical journey that has spanned seven decades and produced 22 gold records, countless awards and accolades, and 9 million albums sold. A 2020 tour was booked to celebrate the 50th […]

A Motorcycle Saved My Life by Lori Lozinski, screening at the 2023 Victoria Film Festival, is a personal look into the Vancouver-based filmmaker’s journey of growth since her parents passed away, and she wants to share it with the world. Lozinski got into motorcycling as a way to cope with the pain of bereavement. Being […]

The Canadian College of Performing Arts (CCPA) is reviving its in-person Piano Bar Showtune Cabaret series in January and February. CCPA managing artistic director Caleb Marshall says that the series serves as a perfect learning opportunity for his students. “We are trying to train our students in singing, and acting, and dance, and to be […]

Artwork can be an expression of culture, and that’s what the 2022 Indigenous Emerging Artists Program (IEAP) participants are demonstrating in a new exhibit, The Stories We Belong To. 2013 IEAP alumnus Jesse Campbell is a current mentor and coordinator of the program, and he says that part of the purpose of the program is […]

NOFX Double Album (Fat Wreck Chords) 4/5  Long-running California-based punk band NOFX is known for their addition of comedy to their songs and taking on controversial topics, but with Double Album, a follow-up to 2021’s Single Album, the band brings in a large storytelling element, mixed with lessons drawn from the members’ life experiences, letting […]

If you happen to be walking past the Royal Theatre on January 15 and you hear what you assume is your favourite rock classics wafting through the air—sounds reminiscent of Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Allman Brothers Band, and Thin Lizzy—you’re in for a rude awakening. It’s not classic ’70s rock, it’s the closest thing happening […]