Funk Hunters take home Road Gold award, thrive onlineEven for an band like electronic duo The Funk Hunters, who typically tour overseas once or twice a year, it takes more than a few concerts for their tunes to make it to 300,000 listeners. But having transitioned to online streaming concerts because of the COVID-19 crisis, Vancouver-based musician and producer Nick Middleton says the […] Continue Reading |
Happiness, haircuts, crippling insecurities: The best and worst of 2020At the end of every year, we at Nexus like to take a minute to look back at the best—and worst—parts of the 12 months that just went down. Now, look, we all know 2020 was a tough one, but there was still lots of good to be found, as the following lists from our […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Spacette deliver beautiful escapism on debut EPSpacette Spacette (Independent) 4.5/5 Music is one of art’s most transportive tools. This is because it is one of the most important tools that can help an artist give his messages and stories life. By using their music to transport listeners to exotic places like a dystopian future reminiscent of the one explored in the […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: New Age Doom refuse to recognize musical boundaries on second albumNew Age Doom Himalayan Dream Techno (We Are Busy Bodies) 4/5 Vancouver-based experimental metal band New Age Doom is back with their second LP, Himalayan Dream Techno, the follow-up to their 2019 self-titled debut. Driven at its core by drummer Eric Breitenbach and multi-instrumentalist Greg Valou, Himalayan Dream Techno is very difficult to classify. Resembling […] Continue Reading |
Former Medical Radiography student one of three to take home Governor General’s AwardThree of Camosun’s recent Medical Radiography diploma program graduates have been awarded the Governor General’s Collegiate Bronze Medal. The medal is awarded to students who have the highest overall average at graduation of a diploma-level, post-secondary program. The students—Kelsey Houston, Kasi Schnablegger, and Mel Tsai—achieved a 9.0 grade point average, the highest possible. Tsai—who volunteers […] Continue Reading |
Student Editor’s Letter: A bath-water holiday seasonIt’s after 9 am on December 8, 2020, and the sky is eclipsed with the still black of winter. Being the music and pop-culture geek I am, I woke up today thinking how today marks 40 years since John Lennon was shot dead outside his Dakota apartment. It’s also the day after the holidays were […] Continue Reading |
Camosun alumnus creates Crush the Wave flagIn these harsh COVID times, nothing is more important than raising awareness about the measures that we can take to protect ourselves against this dreaded virus. One of these measures is wearing a mask. Sure, the majority of us hate wearing masks, but they are really important for our society right now, because they help […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Christmas is awfulBefore Halloween was over, Costco was selling Christmas decorations, and they weren’t the only company to do so. It feels like stores have started putting out candy-cane decor and Frosty the Snowman inflatables earlier and earlier every year. Honestly, I’m tired of it. Don’t get me wrong here: I like Christmas! I like picking out […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Visual Arts student shoots for 2024 ParalympicsSecond-year Camosun Visual Arts student Ben Hagkull is spending his time these days training at the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence and at UVic’s CARSA facility hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris. The sports sector has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic; the wheelchair-basketball player is among many athletes who […] Continue Reading |
One-man online version of A Christmas Carol brings magic homeOne of the things that I’ve mourned the most during the COVID-19 pandemic is the loss of the live theatre that I use to frequent so often. I love everything about going to see a live show, especially the electric feeling in the air that’s alive between the patrons as we settle in to the […] Continue Reading |
