O Christmas Tea performers say it’s all about connection and magicFor Vancouver-based comedians/actors/writers Aaron Malkin and Alastair Knowles—who go by the stage names James and Jamesy— there’s always time for tea. Their show O Christmas Tea uses traditional Monty Python-era British comedy, but it also breaks down the fourth wall, bringing performers and audience together. “A big part of what sets us apart from traditional […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Kanye West offers mixed-bag Christian deep-dive with new albumKanye West Jesus Is King (Getting Out Our Dreams II/Def Jam Recordings) 2.5/5 Christianity has always been one of Kanye West’s greatest thematic inspirations. Even though Jesus Is King is West’s first deep-dive into religious music, it employs several familiar sounds. “Follow God”’s Whole Truth sample packs a layered punch reminiscent of West’s earliest beats, […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: November 20, 2019 issueWomen’s Centre dispute: The story “Male student kicked out of Women’s Centre sparks debate” in our November 28, 1994 issue looked at the heated issue of Camosun student Martin Moreau being told to leave the Lansdowne campus Women’s Centre. Apparently, Moreau was told “You shouldn’t be here” by a woman student and the “Men welcome, […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Headstones rock out on ninth albumHeadstones Peopleskills (MapleMusic) 3.5/5 With a career that spans nearly 30 years and is littered with Junos and hits, Canadian rock legends Headstones are back with their ninth album. Peopleskills continues with the same stripped-down sound present on the Toronto-based band’s previous effort, Little Army. At times on the punk side of rock, at other […] Continue Reading |
Camosun student prepares to drop debut albumSecond-year Sports Management student Aidan Vickery has always been interested in music, but he had no idea how long it would take to create his first rap album. Vickery’s been working on the release, 嬴檜堅~Cantina, for about a year and a half, and it’s finally going to see the light of day through Spotify, Apple […] Continue Reading |
Penguin & Peacock: November 20, 2019 issue |
New Music Revue: Frecuencia de Muerte rip and tear on Death FrequencyFrecuencia de Muerte Death Frequency (Armageddon Label) 4/5 Portland-based hardcore-punk band Frecuencia de Muerte just released their full-length debut, Death Frequency. With a unique take on hardcore punk, this band—featuring ex-members of From Ashes Rise, Deathreat, and others—definitely adds some life to to the 2019 hardcore scene. Death Frequency contains seven tracks, which is short, […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On: November 20, 2019 to January 5, 2020Until Saturday, December 14 Praying to the masses Local artist Leah McInnis is presenting her multi-disciplinary exhibition, Mass, at Open Space until December 14. Mass is a totally new work that is tied around the multiple meanings of the word “mass.” On Friday, November 22, McInnis will hold a reception for her work from 7 pm to 9 […] Continue Reading |
Lovebirds: November 20, 2019 issue |
Know Your Profs: Camosun Physics instructor Julie Alexander breaks it downKnow Your Profs is an ongoing series of profiles on the instructors at Camosun College. Every issue we ask a different instructor at Camosun the same 10 questions in an attempt to get to know them a little better. Do you have an instructor that you want to see interviewed in the paper? Maybe you want […] Continue Reading |
