Booze Clues: Cocktail perfection at Little JumboLittle Jumbo is a relatively new cocktail lounge/bar in town, but since it’s run by some of Victoria’s booze pioneers, it’s already a hot spot. Located down a secretive alley on lower Fort (506 Fort St.), Little Jumbo seems modest from the outside, but as soon as you walk in it’s a whole other story. […] Continue Reading |
Lit Matters!: The question of why?“Information is endlessly available to us; where shall wisdom be found?” This is the question American literary critic Harold Bloom asks at the beginning of his book, How to Read and Why. Bloom isn’t the only person to ask this question and then find the answer waiting in literature. “If I were a young person […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Counting Crows find themselves with Somewhere Under WonderlandCounting Crows Somewhere Under Wonderland (Capitol Records) 4/5 For their sixth studio album, pure American rockers Counting Crows have taken a step back, with fantastic results. Their last album was back in 2008, after all; they’ve had time to rethink what makes them great, and here they deliver with astonishing results from the second the […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: U2’s Songs of Innocence doesn’t quite feel rightU2 Songs of Innocence (Island) 2/5 If you use an Apple product, you may already own U2’s new album, even if you don’t realize it (check your iTunes!). This is the 13th album by the rock band, but it doesn’t have the same classic rock quality as their past albums. Songs of Innocence is an […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: The Aislers Set reissues forever droneThe Aislers Set Reissues (Slumberland/Suicide Squeeze) 2/5 San Francisco indie pop group The Aislers Set, who formed in 1997 and disbanded in 2004, have reissued three albums to coincide with their reunion tour. Unfortunately, this trilogy of discs was lost on me after listening to Terrible Things Happen, which held terribly true to its title. […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: VKNGS deliver intriguing angstVKNGS VKNGS (Noyes Records/Acadian Embassy Records) 3.5/5 Halifax, Nova Scotia-based post-hardcore/noise-rock band VKNGS have released a full-length self-titled debut album that’s been eight years in the making. The album, with seemingly random numerical track titles, is an intense mix of drums and guitar, melody, and screaming, otherwise known as “aggression.” VKNGS have a more mature […] Continue Reading |
Eyed on Campus: Naming ceremony at Camosun’s Lansdowne campusOn Friday, September 26, Camosun College Aboriginal Education and Community Connections held a naming ceremony at Lansdowne campus. To recognize 23 years of providing education and service to Aboriginal students, Camosun has renamed its Aboriginal education department Eyēʔ Sqȃ’lewen – Centre for Indigenous Education and Community Connections. Look for a full story in Nexus soon. Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Punch’s They Don’t Have to Believe rages fast and furiousPunch They Don’t Have to Believe (Deathwish Inc.) 4.5/5 Fans of hardcore/punk have taken notice of Punch’s simple name since their inception in 2008, but now with the release of their third album, They Don’t Have to Believe (released by hardcore biggie label Deathwish Inc., which is run by Converge’s Jacob Bannon), the San Francisco […] Continue Reading |
Poison Idea still kings of punkIt’s the age-old cliche in punk rock for a band to decide to settle down in their glory years and clean up their act in order to continue playing and making music. But in the case of legendary Portland punk/hardcore band Poison Idea, cleaning up was a necessity. After years of alcoholism that saw the […] Continue Reading |
Steve Adamyk Band praise Ottawa’s punk sceneBy the sounds of it, Ottawa’s punk rock music scene is a lot like Victoria’s, which should bode well for Ottawa punk group Steve Adamyk Band’s upcoming show in town. Around the same size as Victoria, Ottawa’s underground music community is tight-knit enough that Adamyk and his band have gotten the local support that has […] Continue Reading |
