New Music Revue: La Battue deliver exhilarating musical joyride on new EPLa Battue Get Set, Go! (Parapente Music) 4.5/5 The goal for every musician is to create a lasting piece of art that represents its writers’ thoughts and feelings about the subject matter the music is addressing. This is precisely what fresh France indie pop band La Battue have done with their exhilarating second EP, Get […] Continue Reading |
Play Beyond Expectations gives people with disabilities the chance to surpass perceived limitationsPlay Beyond Expectations is a community activity group that focuses on uncovering the latent strength of people with disabilities while providing physical exercise and socialization. Participants are encouraged to try physical activities such as pickleball and hockey in an environment that adapts to limitations and provides encouragement. Founder Brian Gray is a development coach who […] Continue Reading |
Let’s Talk 2.0: Gender in branding and marketingMarketing is everywhere—posters, television advertisements, even not-so-obvious things like branded clothing. The way certain products are marketed can make a huge impact in how they sell. The use of colours, shapes, and the name of the product can all influence how a product sells. But marketing can do more than just ensure a product sells […] Continue Reading |
Student Editor’s Letter: Burned out or not, change is hereIn Sweden, a person can go on sick leave for burnout. If you’re feeling chronically burnt out, it’s fine, take some time off. It’s yet another nod to the beginning of the end of the American dream, capitalism, and many other systems bordering on geriatric. Over the weekend, in a community group I’m part of […] Continue Reading |
TD Victoria International JazzFest goes virtual for 2021Due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, the 38th edition of the TD Victoria International JazzFest will be held online next month. One of the performers playing at what has been coined Virtual JazzFest is local trombonist, bassist, and producer Nick La Riviere. And while the show is virtual, that doesn’t mean La Riviere isn’t going full-steam […] Continue Reading |
Greater Victoria Shakespeare Festival leaves Camosun’s Lansdowne campusThe Greater Victoria Shakespeare Festival (GVSF) won’t be held at Camosun College this year. The festival, which was postponed last year due to COVID, has been held annually in the area between Wilna Thomas and the Dunlop House at the college’s Lansdowne campus. However, due to construction at Wilna Thomas as well as COVID-19 restrictions, […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Classes Abroad: Studying online is worth itI was relieved when I officially finished my first semester in April. The length of a full semester is only four months, but it was like a year for me. I finally finished my night patrolling (regular readers of the column know what I’m talking about) and could get some peaceful sleep at night after […] Continue Reading |
COVID-19 exposure reported at Interurban campusAccording to a post on its site, Camosun College was notified on Wednesday, May 19 by Island Health about a COVID-19 exposure that occurred on Monday, May 17 at the college’s Interurban campus. The exposure was at the Alex and Jo Campbell Centre for Health and Wellness. Island Health has begun contact tracing to identify […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Austin Stambaugh captures sadness perfectlyAustin Stambaugh Magnolia Sessions (Anti-Corporate Music) 4.5/5 If Johnny Cash’s most introspective musical moments and Irish pub folk singer Johnny Duhan’s most morose songs got drunk on a lonely winter night and joined hands, Nashville-based folk singer Austin Stambaugh’s Magnolia Sessions would be the introspective, sad, soul-feeding result. This music on this album—the latest in […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Fences blend genres, previous work on new EPFences Wide Eyed Elk Ensemble (Enci Records) 3.5/5 Christopher Mansfield, vocalist and guitarist of Seattle indie pop/rock band Fences, has lived a colourful life, including time spent in rehab. He’s tapped into that on the band’s new EP, Wide Eyed Elk Ensemble: the release is a great grab bag of emotions. “Boot Height” is a […] Continue Reading |
