New Music Revue: John K. Samson, Aloonaluna, Flower Girl, SparrowsJohn K. Samson Winter Wheat (Anti- Records) 4/5 Winter Wheat is the second solo album (third, if you count 1993’s split release Slips and Tangles) from John K. Samson, former vocalist/guitarist of popular indie rockers The Weakerthans. In true Samson style, the album is dripping with Canadian and prairie images and is an homage to […] Continue Reading |
Twin Rains get extreme with their dream popTwin Rains take the sounds of pop to extreme places on their debut album, Automatic Hands. But not extreme in a loud or heavy way; instead, they go the other direction. They’ve been called “dream pop,” if that’s any indication as to what their sound is like. And it makes sense that they want to […] Continue Reading |
Student society refuses to participate in CFS rally; student petition circulates regarding CFS membershipEvery Camosun College student pays, through their student fees, membership dues to the Canadian Federation Of Students (CFS), Canada’s largest national student group. Despite this, the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) has chosen to not participate in the CFS’ Fight the Fees rally, which is happening on November 2 as part of the CFS’ national […] Continue Reading |
Smith vs. Smith: November 2, 2016 issue |
Camosun Chargers volleyball season beginsVolleyball is one of those sports that everyone knows. From daring dives to powerful spikes to coordinated sets, a viewer expects the players to be masterful in all regards of the game. The wear and tear on the mental strength of a player or coach can be quite strenuous. The Camosun Chargers women’s volleyball team […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: For our collective benefitDearest reader, Allow me to draw your attention to the crisis of the student debt and all of its attendant problems, a concern on whose unhappy nature much has recently been written, and for whose reformation far more precedent yet remains. I am astonished, bystander though I am, that a certain collection of glaringly obvious solutions […] Continue Reading |
Lit Matters: The mythologies of Leonard CohenThere has been a lot of ink spilt over the songwriting-versus-literature debate since Bob Dylan was announced as the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature this year. Some critics, even while they accept that lyrics can be literature, question the specific choice of Dylan. In a year with zero women laureates, why not Joni Mitchell? At […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On: November 2 to 15, 2016Until November 7 Local B.C. readings Reading helps to connect families and friends; Read Local BC is a series of events that can just do that through readings of poetry, stories, and more. For more information on authors, dates, and locations, see books.bc.ca. Until December 10 Without an origin Altering photos is one of those […] Continue Reading |
Penguin & Peacock: November 2, 2016 issue |
The Bi-weekly Gamer: Slugfest at Staples CenterWell, they did it: SK Telecom T1 (SKT) claimed their third championship in four years. This marks the end of the League of Legends World Championships for 2016 and, boy, was it a show to remember. Facing off in the finals against SKT were Korean league rivals Samsung Galaxy, a team that was rebuilt from […] Continue Reading |
