Maritime Museum of BC shares spectacular seafaring stories in new exhibitIn the spring of 1958, John Guzzwell became known as “the man who came back from the dead” after circumnavigating the globe in a 20-foot sailboat and surviving gales and a cyclone that other, larger, boats had been destroyed in. Guzzwell had launched Trekka from Victoria in 1954, after building it by hand in a […] Continue Reading |
Denyse Thomasos exhibit Odyssey chaotic, emotional, variedDenyse Thomasos’s exhibit Odyssey, up now at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, explores the feelings of helplessness experienced when humans are shipped like cargo—stacked and piled with no respect for life—in the slave trade. The work of Thomasos—who died in 2012—is shown in Odyssey in two rooms; a video is screened in a third. […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Still Insane deliver EP worthy of headbangsStill Insane Black Sheep (Thousand Islands Records) 3/5 Black Sheep is the third EP by the Quebec-born skate punk band Still Insane. The five-piece has been making music together since 2006, although they haven’t released a full-length since Never an Off in 2012. The lyrics are raw and simple, especially in “Sleeping on the Floor.” […] Continue Reading |
Phoenix Theatre delivers unique take on The Waste LandThe Waste Land is a lyrical and metaphorical on-stage interpretation of T.S. Eliot’s odd and lovely modernist poem from 1922. The five parts of The Waste Land are layered with the devastation caused by the First World War. However, like the light and airy silk sheets cleverly used in the play, golden rays of hope […] Continue Reading |
Nic’s Flicks: Victoria Film Festival movies mainly hits with one missEverything in the End 1/4 From George Miller’s Mad Max franchise to Andrew Stanton’s WALL-E, I’ve always loved good end-of-the-world movies. Unfortunately, what keeps Mylissa Fitzsimmons’ new film Everything in the End from reaching the same heights is its dismal script, short length, and unclear character motivations. There are, however, some positives. Hugo de Sousa […] Continue Reading |
Celebrating John Williams beautiful, chilling, captivatingOn February 12 and 13, the Victoria Symphony orchestra honoured composer John Williams’ 90th birthday with some of his most iconic tracks at Celebrating John Williams, and it was epic. The orchestra’s performance was outstanding and conductor Sean O’Loughlin’s commentary throughout was educational, funny, and touching. Upon their opening with the Star Wars theme song, […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: New Zealand indie-popsters Mild Orange deliver uplifting third albumMild Orange Looking for Space (AWAL) 3.5/5 New Zealand indie-pop band Mild Orange recently released their third album, Looking for Space. The album carries an uplifting message and tone throughout almost the entirety of its runtime, with a few more sombre songs spliced in. Relaxing vocals and instruments back up this message with a chill […] Continue Reading |
Casey McQuiston’s new novel I Kissed Shara Wheeler a beacon of hope for queer youthCasey McQuiston took the world by storm back in 2019 with their New York Times-bestselling novel Red, White & Royal Blue. Their newest work, I Kissed Shara Wheeler, is the author’s first foray into young-adult literature. In I Kissed Shara Wheeler the main character, Chloe, sets out to find her classmate, Shara Wheeler, after she […] Continue Reading |
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 |
