New Music Revue: New album from Monograms resonates in trying timesMonograms Only a Ceiling Can Stay Inside Forever (PaperCup Music) 4.5/5 The greatest hope any musician has for their work is that the music they make resonates with all who hear it. Monogram’s new album, Only a Ceiling Can Stay Inside Forever, does indeed just that: it resonates with its audience, big time. When made […] Continue Reading |
Editor’s Letter: Complete your college experience and come write for NexusFor obvious reasons, we took a break from printing copies of the paper this summer. One of the benefits that we lost there is that we usually make it very clear in the issues that you, Camosun College students, can—and should!—write for Nexus. So allow me to take a minute now to explain what normally […] Continue Reading |
Student Editor’s Letter: Enjoying summer at CamosunWith what post-secondary education means evolving by the week, summer at Camosun could mean more now than it ever has. I once wrote an editor’s letter sitting under an oak in Beacon Hill Park looking at the ducks and hoping to see a peacock. Alas, one didn’t spread its wings, but I couldn’t help but […] Continue Reading |
Local protest proves Black struggle still exists in VictoriaOn Canada Day, I joined the crowd at the Parliament Buildings. But this year it wasn’t a day filled with crowds of patriotic Canadians drunkenly singing “O Canada” to celebrate the colonial birth of their country. This year it was, as many rightfully called it, a very “unhappy birthday” celebration for Canada. And I have […] Continue Reading |
Pacific Opera Victoria singers get vulnerable with pop-up performancesAfter lockdown hit in March, there was a brief period of time where local performers, artists, and audience members found fulfillment in doing online shows. But the excitement over performing online faded quickly, says Pacific Opera Victoria (POV) director of community engagement Rebecca Hass, so POV did what Hass says artists need to do to […] Continue Reading |
Government announces new supports for students, including $1.5 million for students with disabilitiesOn Wednesday, July 15, minister of advanced education, skills and training Melanie Mark announced new supports for post-secondary students studying in BC at a press conference held from Camosun College’s Interurban campus. Mark announced an investment of $1.5 million to 20 public post-secondary institutions in BC for supports for students with disabilities; this amounts to […] Continue Reading |
Student Editor’s Letter: Camosun COVID-19 long-haul questionsPost-secondary protocol, if you actually stop and think about it, is extremely archaic. This year—2020—I’ve had instructors ask that all notes be taken by hand and electronics be turned off at the door; these instructors also didn’t use D2L. If you want to pick up or talk about assignments, you come to the instructor’s office […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: The Real McKenzies keep Celtic punk alive on new albumThe Real McKenzies Beer and Loathing (Fat Wreck Chords) 4.5/5 Vancouver punks The Real McKenzies’ 11th album, Beer and Loathing, transforms Celtic punk’s aging horse into a gelding made of bagpipes and distortion. Beer and Loathing comes out like combat boots having gone for a shoemaker’s resole: broken in yet soles new, shiny, and black. Vocalist Paul McKenzie […] Continue Reading |
Because I Said So: Affordable and healthy summer funWith classes—for ourselves and for our children—at an end, the BC government moving into phase three of its restart plan, and summer upon us, I notice the tension in the air melt away like the sea-salt caramel ice cream cone dripping in my hand. While we now have the freedom to travel within British Columbia, […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Tokyo Police Club’s Dave Monks leaves mark with solo EPDave Monks On a Wave Goes Wild (Dine Alone Records) 4.5/5 When asked about their goals with their work, every musician I have talked to has said something along the lines of this: “I want to build a lasting piece of work that leaves a indelible impression.” Tokyo Police Club vocalist/bassist Dave Monks has moved […] Continue Reading |
