New Music Revue: Amber Run defeat obstacles, Khodara soars, Wyclef Jean flopsAmber Run For a Moment, I Was Lost (Dine Alone Records) 4/5 British pop-rock group Amber Run flesh out their sadness on their second full-length. It’s strongly driven by misty electronic music, muddied guitars, and haunting vocals, reflecting what they’ve been through: since their first album, their record label dropped them, and their drummer left […] Continue Reading |
Blind Portrait director says play is anything but normalLocal theatre company Vino Buono will be starting their inaugural season this year with the play Blind Portrait. Director Karin Saari says the company has been great to work with because it is willing to focus on topics not always in the spotlight and because they give artists a chance to kickstart their careers. “I […] Continue Reading |
Calculated Thought: Canada-Europe trade deal moving forwardThe Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA), a free-trade deal between Canada and Europe virtually eliminating tariffs on most goods crossing the Atlantic, has passed another hurdle. The European Union’s parliament approved the deal on February 15, leaving national and regional parliaments in Europe to vote. Once the prescribed changes to federal and provincial regulations are […] Continue Reading |
25 Years Ago in NexusNow that’s a letter to the editor: We mentioned our columnist Alakson Snow recently here in 25 Years Ago in In Nexus; Snow is the pen name of someone who wrote opinion pieces for us a quarter-century back. These days, we don’t allow writers to hide behind fake names, but we did then, much to […] Continue Reading |
News Briefs: March 1, 2017 issueGovernment decreases student-loan interest The provincial government has announced that through their Budget 2017 they will lower interest rates on student loans to be just the prime rate of interest; it currently ranges between prime plus 2.5 percent to prime plus 5 percent. BC currently charges the highest rates of interest on student loans of […] Continue Reading |
To See or Not to See: Kill Bill Volume 1 and 2 still terrific, tracksuits and allKill Bill: Volume 1 Kill Bill: Volume 2 5/5 Years ago, I was struggling to pinpoint exactly what it was that all the best movies have in common. The concept of “best movies” is subjective, so I figured there must be some similarities among the films that I deem “the best.” Then the word “bombast” […] Continue Reading |
New documentary explores Victoria’s rich punk rock historySomewhere to Go is a new locally made documentary that hopes to introduce people to the history of Victoria’s vibrant punk rock subculture. Filmmaker Paulina Ortlieb graduated from the University of Victoria in 2014 with a master’s degree in interdisciplinary studies; the film, which Ortlieb worked on for six years, is her master’s thesis and […] Continue Reading |
Cream of the craft: A college students’ guide to drinking local beerOne of the most important aspects of college life is unwinding after a long week of classes and studying. And what better way to do that than with a cold beer? But not just any beer; even though it may cost a little more, you’re going to get one of those local craft brews that […] Continue Reading |
The Bi-weekly Gamer: Rocket League gets fuel from developersI’ve tried to stay away from sports-related games when writing this column. And there are a lot of them—games involving the NHL, NBA, MLB, and FIFA have been around for a very long timae. Rocket League is a game is not about rockets but, rather, about rocket-powered cars that you control to play a compact […] Continue Reading |
Penguin & Peacock: March 1, 2017 issue |
