Vinyl Supernova hits Victoria

Vinyl Supernova hits Victoria

by | Mar 19, 2015 | Culture, Events, Music

On Saturday, March 21 from 10 a.m.–4 p.m., the Fernwood Community Centre will host Vinyl Supernova, the biggest record fair on Vancouver Island. Organizer Ryan Wugalter has some tips for what to expect on the day. “It will be the best record store in town for one...
Vinyl Supernova hits Victoria

Ryan Hemsworth shares inspiration for latest album

by | Nov 27, 2014 | Culture, Music

Ryan Hemsworth released his new, critically acclaimed album Alone for the First Time in Canada on Nov. 4, ahead of a series of live performances across North America in November. The follow-up to 2013’s Guilt Trips, which won the 2014 Juno Award for Electronic Album...

New Caribou album simply indispensable

by | Oct 16, 2014 | Culture, Music

“Can’t Do Without You,” the opening track of Dan Snaith’s fourth release as Caribou, Our Love, is liquid MDMA. It is a titanic song that takes one stark, simple loop, “I can’t do without you,” and builds it up to a song that could shake a dancefloor. Its repeated...
Vinyl Supernova hits Victoria

SBTRKT: Wonder Where We Land

by | Oct 9, 2014 | Culture, Music

Wonder Where We Land, the second album from SBTRKT, has a long list of collaborators; Vampire Weekend’s  Ezra Koenig and rapper A$AP Ferg are but a few artists collaborating on the 40 minute eclectic album from London’s most enigmatic producer. Jerome builds on the...
Vinyl Supernova hits Victoria

A band like no other

by | Oct 2, 2014 | Culture, Music, Uncategorized

alt-J has always been discordant. Their 2012 debut, An Awesome Wave, epitomized modern music in its diverse and eclectic landscape, drawing on a number of different sources and ideas. Their follow-up, This Is All Yours, travels further down the rabbit hole. Miley...