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Katwalk: Mini me

Being in Victoria makes me miss some things back home in Singapore. One of these things is babysitting my niece and nephew. However, the span of the ocean doesn’t stop…

Six from Riff — Six Rifflandia 2013 acts that won’t soon be forgotten

Easy Star All-Stars While the burgeoning North American festival scene prides itself on its diversity of genres, one thing is abundantly clear looking over the lineups for these musical parties:…

Acclaimed film Blackfish and summer blockbusters come to campus

Campus movie theatre Cinecenta has been featuring a unique selection of praised films, especially documentaries. Throughout next week and the week after, Cinecenta will have a special screening of the…

Brett Wildeman’s ‘In a Blink’ tour

Folk musician Brett Wildeman has talent to deliver. His latest album, Mother Earth, demonstrates compelling lyrics and engaging composition using varied acoustic instrumentation styles. Aside from his insight into the environment on…

Brewmasters and bomber bottles

Craft breweries are bursting onto the scene in B.C. Micro-brewers have begun using high-quality and unconventional ingredients to spearhead a revolution against the bland, mass-produced Lucky Lagers and Molson Canadians…

Music Rags: New festival brings funk and soul to Victoria

For Nathan Ambrose, known to many as the host of “Music of My Mind” on 101.9 CFUV, hip-hop was the key to opening up the rabbit hole of funk and…

Cinecenta to spotlight foreign films

This September, Cinecenta will present an ambitious selection of films. Among these, I would like to spotlight two interesting, must-see films that exemplify uniqueness in the medium: The Hunt and…

Prison puppetry pioneering

Co-founder of SNAFU Dance Theatre and UVic alumna Ingrid Hansen discusses the progress of William Head on Stage’s (WHoS) new production, Fractured Fables: The Prison Puppet Project. The William Head…

Familiar Wild talks Dark Dreams and Rifflandia

Veteran of the indie music scene, Melissa Bandura is back, this time with a new sound and a new album. Familiar Wild, a band made up of Bandura, Melissa Hammer,…

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