Music rags: ‘Rap-landia’

Music rags: ‘Rap-landia’

One of the best things about the proliferation of festivals, much like the Internet, is the exposure to new music of all genres. It’s representative of the changing way many of us listen to music. Niche fans that only listen to one specific genre are becoming a thing...
Shambhala: A victory for friendship

Shambhala: A victory for friendship

Shambhala Music Festival is a finely tuned machine, bringing a ranch in Salmo, B.C. to life for four days each year. People are well taken care of as they blast around from stage to stage (each so unique as to create the illusion that each is a separate entity)...
Tech N9ne: consistently inconsistent artist

Tech N9ne: consistently inconsistent artist

At first glance – or in this case, first listen – Tech N9ne and his music seem like the ultimate exercise in performance art. It all hints of a world where nothing is what it seems – — smoke and mirrors. But if you have the guts to dive into the rabbit hole that...
Lineup adjusted on days three and four of Victoria Ska Fest 2013

Lineup adjusted on days three and four of Victoria Ska Fest 2013

Day three of Ska Fest started with the terrible news that members of Blitz the Ambassador’s Mighty Ensemble band had suffered flight delays and his show would be postponed until later in the evening. To be fair, we weren’t losing a performance by one of hip-hop’s most...