Local, Live, and Loud: September 5 – 18, 2012Wednesday, September 5 The Hives, Fidlar Club 90NE9, $35, 9 PM I think I was 11 the first time I got them. To this day, I’m not sure why they appeared or what caused it. Stress, maybe. But I was 11, for Chrissakes… what the hell could I be stressed about? Anyway, the itchy little […] Continue Reading |
News briefs: Camosun’s Olympic connection, Chargers tryouts, attacking fire antsA smashing success In case you didn’t know, the Olympic Games took place in London, England, this summer. Most of you probably weren’t there, but fear not: thanks to a team of crack scientists at Camosun College’s Sports Innovation Center, we were able to be aptly represented. The small device they created, known as MMS […] Continue Reading |
Sesame Street Live a hit with the knee-high crowdActual conversation, more or less, between me and my three-year-old daughter on the way home from Sesame Street Live: Daughter (in back seat of car): You know, for a kid’s show, it had good pacing, nice choice of songs, and a simple, enjoyable enough plot. There was just enough wink-wink irony to keep the parents awake, and […] Continue Reading |
A surveillance society: 10 things you should know about Bill C-30[One of our most-read feature stories from this year makes a return appearance in the spotlight, as relevant as ever.] Bill C-30 is the lawful access legislation proposed by current minister of public safety Vic Toews. The bill is also known as the Investigating and Preventing Criminal Electronic Communications Act or Protecting Children from Internet […] Continue Reading |
Pitchfork uses old media model for successMONTREAL (CUP)—In a world where even the red, flowing Rolling Stone emblem is having trouble moving magazine copies off the rack, Mark Richardson is feeling optimistic about the future of music journalism. Editor-in-chief of Pitchfork, the world’s most visited independent music writing website, Richardson’s at the helm of a ship that is retaining many tricks […] Continue Reading |
Bombino: the man behind the nameTo his friends and family he is Omara Moctar; to his fans he is Bombino. But these are just names, titles given to him and placed upon him. So, who is Bombino? Well, the word “bombino” means “baby” in Italian, a dubbing that occurred when Moctar was the youngest member of his group when he […] Continue Reading |
Fashion show raises money for AfricaA local gym will morph into a fashion show catwalk as businesses around Victoria pitch in to raise funds for various causes in Africa. Emerge Squared, a fashion show taking place at Studio 4 Athletics, is being hosted by Siyon Studios, a local clothing/art company made up of young artists who are devoted to bringing […] Continue Reading |
Comics: April 11, 2012 issue |
New Music Revue: April 11, 2012 issueOf Monsters and Men My Head is an Animal (Universal Music) 3/5 My Head Is an Animal, the debut album from Icelandic indie folk group Of Monsters and Men, is full of anthems, reverb, layers, and choirs. It also sounds an awful lot like a band you may have heard before. “Dirty Paws” sounds […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Texting and driving needs stiffer punishmentA lot of drivers have this narcissistic notion that they are the best drivers in the world. It’s as if they believe Jeff Gordon taught them to drive, when, realistically, most drivers behave as if they’ve ingested Charlie Sheen’s tiger blood. Worse yet, some of these same people text behind the wheel, when the vehicle’s […] Continue Reading |
