Kayfabulous: May 15, 2019 issue |
Magazine Issue
New Music Revue: Joey Landreth comes up short on HindsightJoey LandrethHindsight(Cadence Recordings)2.5/5 Winnipeg blues rock guitarist Joey Landreth has returned with his second solo album, Hindsight, and he’s definitely taking a change of direction from his Juno-winning work with The Bros. Landreth. The album features guitar-driven power-trio sounds that blur the lines between modern blues rock and Landreth’s folk/blues roots. Hindsight is strong through […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: The Warhawks craft excellent debut albumThe WarhawksNever Felt So Good(Self-Released)4/5 The Warhawks’ debut LP, Never Felt So Good, makes me want more from this incredibly talented rock and roll band, who consist of three cousins and a long-time friend. And Matt Orlando, John and Pat Bilodeau, and Tom Lipski have crafted a great rock album here, proving why they’ve established […] Continue Reading |
Health with Tess: From financial hell to financial healthYou know what people never talk about? Financial health. Once upon a time, only a couple of years ago, I had just under $5 and some laundry-card credit to my name. I hadn’t even spent money on fun—it was purely the cost of responsibilities. Not my best moment, but it did inspire (scare?) me into […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College Student Society brings new and returning board members on in electionsNew and returning council members were elected onto the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) board in its spring elections, held from April 8 to 10. The CCSS recently moved their election process to an online voting platform in order to make it easier for students to vote; this election received votes from 788 students out […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On: April 3 to May 14, 2019Friday, April 5The show is hereLocal folk and reggae duo Jon and Roy are holding the release party of their latest album Here in their hometown of Victoria at Capital Ballroom on April 5. The duo’s unique indie-folk stylings have hit stages at festivals like Rifflandia and Rock the Shores, and they’ve shared stages with […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Reaches reaches for experimentation on new albumReachesWherever the Internet Goes, Sorrow Follows(We Be Friends Records)3/5 Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter and travelling man of many monikers Justin Randel has fabricated seven intriguingly titled songs here on his second album of electro-pop-sonic sounds as Reaches. Randal enjoys experimentation. For example, he incorporates piano into “Love to the Ghosts Lost at Sea”—it’s an unexpected and pleasant […] Continue Reading |
Penguin & Peacock: April 3, 2019 issue |
New Music Revue: Victoria’s Wise Child’s debut will be on your summer playlistWise ChildIdle Hands(Independent)4.5/5 Wise Child is a local indie-rock band with a laid-back and beachy sound. Idle Hands is the band’s debut full-length album—and it is absolutely worth listening to. The dreamy and soft vocals are accompanied by cool instrumentals with a surf-pop vibe. The music is approachable and fun and feels wonderfully fitting for […] Continue Reading |
The Chopping Block Chronicles: The socially acceptable drugFirst off, I just want to point out that I am an avid coffee drinker (I write this as I take a sip of my quad espresso), and that the purpose of this article is solely to question our philosophies around substances in general. I was once posed a question in one of my health […] Continue Reading |