What’s Going On: October 18 to 31, 2017Until Saturday, October 28 Rising to the forefront Antimatter Festival is a week-long showcase of many forms of artistic talent. The festival will be celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, with numerous events held across Victoria. For an event schedule and more information, check out antimatter.ca. Until Saturday, October 28 Not the red death! RED […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: A Fellow Ship showcase wonderful instrumentation on new EPA Fellow Ship The Black Sheep (Riverbed Records) 3/5 A Fellow Ship, a Toronto band consisting of seven close friends with a love for folk music, recently released The Black Sheep. Every song on the five-song EP is a great blend of funk and pop with a jazz twist. Smooth and fresh melodies and well-written lyrics […] Continue Reading |
Daniel Griffin’s Two Roads Home shows that in life there isn’t always an antagonistDaniel Griffin’s Two Roads Home brings the reader back to 1933, during peaceful pro-environment protests in British Columbia. The fictional story raises a question: what if the protests were not so peaceful? The book follows the trajectory of four people who seek to do justice with their own hands. Armed with courage, a clear goal, […] Continue Reading |
Victoria Symphony brings frights to stage with film-score performanceOrchestra music doesn’t normally go bump in the night, but that’s about to change. Sean O’Loughlin is conducting the Victoria Symphony this month in Hollywood Thrillers, during which the symphony will perform songs from scary movies such as, among others, Hitchcock films, classics Jaws and Psycho, and the ’90s smash Jurassic Park. “This kind of […] Continue Reading |
Penguin & Peacock: October 18, 2017 issue |
The Bi-weekly Gamer: Streamers, money, and the future of watching gamesNot everyone is cut out for the big stage. Enter live streaming, one of the few ways that pros and high profile players get to consistently interact with fans; it’s also one of the few ways people can choose their own content. Streaming has become one of the leading forms of entertainment, and many esports […] Continue Reading |
Louise Burns uses full band to get new sounds on Young MopesVancouver’s Louise Burns says that once she started writing material for what would become her most recent album, she couldn’t stop. The end result is Young Mopes, which came out in February and landed itself on the Polaris Prize long list earlier this year. But Burns admits now that even though it was easy to […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Don’t let paranoia ruin HalloweenRemember Halloween? It was that holiday that every kid looked forward to because they wanted candy; it was the holiday that every parent looked forward to because dressing your kid up and taking them trick-or-treating was fun. So when did we as a society become so paranoid and lazy? I live in a historically busy […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Camosun needs to abolish its registration depositAs I pondered what bills I shouldn’t pay this month in order to pay Camosun’s $175 registration deposit—which is $1,000 for international students—I wondered why students have to pay a deposit at all. In terms of fees, it’s relatively small—some might even say unimportant. But to the hopeful and financially destitute student, Camosun might as […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Propagandhi’s Victory Lap and Counterparts’ You’re Not You AnymorePropagandhi Victory Lap (Epitaph Records) 4.5/5 Victory Lap, the seventh full-length album from Winnipeg hardcore band Propagandhi, twists my world. I’m not just talking about the full and hearty riffs and drum work, although the music alone would make this album special. Guitarist Sulynn Hago’s debut with the band is full of her fierce playing. […] Continue Reading |
