The Giver gives more than just a showKaleidoscope Theatre is gearing up to mount the Canadian stage premiere of The Giver. Based on the dystopian novel of the same name by Lois Lowry, it centres around Jonas, a young boy assigned with holding the memories and secrets of his community. The book is incredibly dark and disturbing; however, that’s part of what […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Good Fuck anything but on debut LPGood FuckGood Fuck(Joyful Noise Recordings)1/5 Tim Kinsella and Jenny Pulse describe their debut LP collaborating as Good Fuck as an “erotic exploration of experimental literary techniques” in the press material accompanying this album and mention that they’ve “consummated their love on disc” here. Sure, but to me the first word that came to mind as […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: OGRE and Dallas Campbell deliver interesting soundtrack to movie that doesn’t existOGRE and Dallas CampbellAll Hallows’ II(Independent)4/5 The fourth collaboration between the UK’s OGRE and West Virginia’s Dallas Campbell is a synth soundtrack to a non-existent horror film, and it’s quite the interesting experience. The release comes with a booklet that details the events of the would-be movie. Combined with the excellent synth-based sound it creates […] Continue Reading |
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New Music Revue: Living Hour deliver amazing dreampop on third albumLiving HourSofter Faces(Kanine Records)4.5/5 Honey vocals with a dreamy marriage of trombone, guitar, Organelle, bass, trumpet, and drums blend into the perfect ambiance for sinking deeply into the moment—Softer Faces is Winnipeg dreampop quintet Living Hour’s third album, and, clearly, they’re doing something right. I’ve played this while commuting, doing yoga, studying, reading, cooking, and […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in Nexus: February 20, 2019 issueGettin’ political: We recently published a feature story exploring the lack of student involvement in politics at Camosun; our February 21, 1994 issue proved that there are times when Camosun students are indeed very involved. The story “Women’s march not just a second wave of feminism” reported on a protest where students marched through Lansdowne […] Continue Reading |
Health with Tess: Take a technological breakHow is your relationship with your phone? It’s a loaded question, but that makes it all the more important. This has been a common topic of conversation in my Communication and Technology class, especially after we were assigned to track our digital technology use over the course of 24 hours. I made the gross discovery […] Continue Reading |
Toronto rapper Shad explores the meaning of vulnerability and rageShad isn’t trying to comfort his listeners this time. On his latest album, A Short Story About a War, the Toronto hip-hop artist (full name: Shadrach Kabango) portrays a world much like our own, a world of vulnerability and rage, of fear and rationalization. Even though this album is a departure from Shad’s love for […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On: February 20 to March 5, 2019Until Sunday, February 24One way to learn Italian!Pacific Opera Victoria is presenting La Traviata at Royal Theatre; the opera inspired the films Moulin Rouge! and Pretty Woman. Pre-performance lectures take place in the theatre lobby one hour prior to each show. Tickets are between $27 and $144, and are available from the Royal box office […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Crows deliver hard-hitting post-punk and shoegazeCrowsSilver Tongues (Balley Records)4/5 Silver Tongues is the debut album from London’s Crows. The band plays a fusion between hard-hitting post-punk and hostile shoegaze, and they do a great job of it here. This album throws you into the soundscape of a dive bar with its first track, “Silver Tongues,” which furnishes your eardrums with its […] Continue Reading |
