Arts

The Roxy theatre has long stood on Quadra Street a monument of the mid-20th century, its pale blue paint only marginally chipped and faded. After several years with an empty screen, and some years taken over by Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre, the Roxy has reestablished its origins with new owners: Golin Cinemas. In May 2024, […]

Playboi Carti Music (AWGE/Interscope Records) 4/5 Playboi Carti has finally released his long-awaited third studio album, Music. The album contains a whopping 30 songs and lasts for a total of one hour and 16 minutes. Unlike his last album, Whole Lotta Red, which was groundbreaking and changed the way trap music is made, this album […]

Drugs of Faith Asymmetrical (Selfmadegod Records) 4/5 North Virginian metal trio Drugs of Faith has returned with their third LP, Asymmetrical, exploding back onto the scene with a timely tackling of modern issues. With each song clocking in at an intense one-to-two-minutes long, the album says a lot with efficiency.  An instrumental “Opening” builds intrigue, […]

Galgeberg Cerberus (Our Ancient Future) 2/5 Cerberus is the debut album from Norwegian death metal band Galgeberg. It consists of six songs that are an amalgamation of death metal and punk; each song will shred your eardrums like thin slices of cheese. The guitars and drums are an assault to the inner ear. The song […]

Having written nearly 40 theatrical productions in his career, Shakespeare is widely considered one of the masters of literary antiquity, and his work is still studied today, four centuries after his death. UVic theatre professor Fran Gebhard has been teaching and producing Shakespeare for many years, and Twelfth Night was, in fact, her directorial debut, […]