What’s Going On October 1 to 14, 2014: Byrd watching, flash tattoing, and prison play-ingWednesday, October 1 Byrd and Waken in Merlin North Carolina folk-music troubadours Jonathon Byrd and Johnny Waken, who’ve recently recorded a free album that can be downloaded through bandcamp.com, are currently touring through Canada and have hit the west coast. They will be performing with special guest Shari Ulrich at Merlin’s Sun House, a 50-seater […] Continue Reading |
Age of Geeks: Time for some iBugsWe aren’t even halfway through the fall and it’s already been an awesome season for mobile technology: there were the announcements of the Xperia Z3, Note 4, and new Moto X, and now Apple has unveiled the latest member of the iPhone family: the iPhone 6. While Android and iOS are two very different systems […] Continue Reading |
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 |
