Australia’s Great Wild North another IMAX successAustralia: a country and continent where extremes meet, where life and death are very close to each other, seen through the eyes of a Murrungun Aboriginal whose people have been on the lands for thousands of years. That’s the story that Balang T.E. Lewis narrates in Australia’s Great Wild North. The movie is playing now […] Continue Reading |
Camosun alumna dives into surf rock with PittedSurf rock in the middle of Canadian winter? It’s all part of Pitted’s plan. The Prince George-based band, featuring Camosun College alumna Naomi Kavka on guitar, are set to drop their debut album So Pitted on February 25 through digital service providers (with a vinyl version to follow later this year), and they’re ready to […] Continue Reading |
Bif Naked brings storytelling and music to townBack in January of last year, Canadian alt-rocker Bif Naked released her latest single, “Broke Into Your Car.” Bif says she had planned to put out an album since then, but—like many artists during COVID-19—she’s had to wait. “We’ve been threatening to put this record out for two years but of course the pandemic keeps […] Continue Reading |
Pair of documentaries shows great promise for 2022 Victoria Film FestivalOne of my favourite annual events is the Victoria Film Festival. Every year, filmmakers from around the globe come to our little island to showcase their artistry. Here are my thoughts on just two of the over 50 films that are being shown this year. Last of the Right Whales 3.5/4 The Victoria Film Festival […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: At the Movies delivers pair of soundtrack-homage blockbustersAt the Movies The Soundtrack of Your Life – Vol. 1 The Soundtrack of Your Life – Vol. 2 (Atomic Fire Records) 3.5/5 This month, Swedish all-star band At the Movies (featuring members of Soilwork, HammerFall, King Diamond, Pretty Maids, and others) released two new records featuring their hard-rockin’ takes on some of the best […] Continue Reading |
New book successfully takes different approach to provincial historyWhen I first picked up the book Haunting British Columbia: Ghostly Tales from the Past by Mike McCardell I was instantly captivated by the use of humour McCardell incorporates into his writing. The book starts off with the introduction of our narrator, who is the ghost of a real engineer from the 1860s. The story […] Continue Reading |
Museum exhibit and IMAX movie about orcas educational, entertainingI recently went to the Royal BC Museum to watch Saving Luna at the IMAX and to see the museum’s Orcas: Our Shared Future exhibit. If you haven’t heard about Luna, just go watch the IMAX movie and let yourself be carried away in laughs and appreciation for the wonderful creatures known as orcas that […] Continue Reading |
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria exhibit encourages people to think about the places they liveUntil June, the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (AGGV) is encouraging people to reconsider their surroundings with its exhibit The Places We Live. AGGV curator of Asian art Heng Wu has co-curated the exhibit along with Mel Granley and Nicole Stanbridge; Wu says it’s a collective show, meaning it’s a survey of the AGGV’s permanent […] Continue Reading |
City of Victoria encourages local music scene with official strategyIn November of 2021 the City of Victoria approved the Victoria Music Strategy to help foster the local music scene and hopefully give the city the push it needs to become a world-class music destination. City of Victoria artist in residence Kathryn Calder—who also plays in Vancouver indie rock group The New Pornographers—says that when […] Continue Reading |
The Nexus 2022 movie preview guide2021 was a great year for movies; see my list of the best ones over on page 11 of this very issue. Will 2022 top it? Time will tell, but one thing is for certain: some great movies are in store over the next 12 months. From the definitive origin story of a certain buzzing […] Continue Reading |
