New Music Revue: Locals Scimitar drop excellent second albumScimitar Shadows of Man (Independent) 4/5 Driven by the double-kick drums of Camosun/Nexus alumnus Clayton Basi, Scimitar is back with their second full-length album, Shadows of Man. Their 2010 debut album Black Waters was an instant classic, so word of their long-awaited return had local metal fans buzzing with anticipation. What exactly is this? Death […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Free speech on campus doesn’t mean hate speech on campusI’m so tired of conservatives pretending that “free speech” on campus is an important issue. Student protests have been a staple of political movements since the inception of universities. Cast your gaze back in time and you’ll find countless examples of mass movements originating in academia. So with such a storied history of activism, why […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: DENM’s new EP half-litDENM Endless Summer (Rock Mafia) 3.5/5 DENM, an artist based out of Southern California best known for his 2016 hit “Lit,” recently released his newest EP, Endless Summer. This is DENM’s third EP, taking influence from rock and reggae while occasionally tossing in a hip-hop beat or EDM bass line. The EP is a relatively […] Continue Reading |
Camosun instructor sheds anthropological light on food with new bookWhen we are sitting down to a wholesome supper, do we ever wonder where it comes from? Do we ask ourselves what methods are used to provide our plate of spaghetti, and what each ingredient might go through, or where it might come from? When we think, “I feel like Italian tonight,” do we wonder […] Continue Reading |
The road to reconciliation: Camosun College continues on its Indigenization journeyPART 1: History cannot be changed Canada was built on colonial power and the abuse of Indigenous people. The past can’t be changed. But Camosun College can, and the changes on campus aren’t restricted to Camosun’s aesthetics. Installments like Na’tsa’maht at Lansdowne or the Cultural Centre in Interurban’s new Alex & Jo Campbell Centre for […] Continue Reading |
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New Music Revue: The Lumineers get conceptual with IIIThe Lumineers III (Dualtone) 4/5 III is the third full-length album from Denver-based folk-rock band The Lumineers. This concept album tells the story of a family known as the Sparks and their struggle with addiction. Although this is a more melancholy side of The Lumineers than we’ve seen in the past, it’s definitely an extremely […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: 18th & Addision give modern take on pop-punk with new EP18th & Addison Old Blues/Modern Love (Wiretap Records) 4/5 New Jersey duo 18th & Addison invigorate the pop-punk scene with their cutting-edge style and polished sound on their new EP, Old Blues/Modern Love. Band members Tom Kunzman and Kait DiBenedetto are pop-punk industry vets, and their experience shows in the quality of the music. 18th […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Iggy Pop gets half-great with FreeIggy Pop Free (Loma Vista) 2.5/5 Not only is Iggy Pop alive, but somehow at 72 he’s still making great music. For half a century he’s been the poster boy for punk rock, and he’s still going: on September 6, Pop released his 18th solo album, Free. Naturally, expectations are high for the follow-up to […] Continue Reading |
Camosun officially opens Alex & Jo Campbell Centre for Health and WellnessOn Wednesday, September 11, Camosun College officially opened the Alex & Jo Campbell Centre for Health and Wellness. The four-storey, 95,000-square-foot building will house 15 health and human service disciplines and University Transfer health courses for over 1,000 students. The total cost of the building was $63.8 million ($40.3 million from the provincial government, $11 […] Continue Reading |
