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Get weird with Buck 65

I want to call Buck 65 the most interesting man in Canadian hip-hop, but that wouldn’t be doing him justice.

New Caribou album simply indispensable

“Can’t Do Without You” has only been around for a couple of months, but it already feels like one of the best songs of the decade.

Bend Sinister goes all-out

  Bend Sinister is crazy. Crazy skilled, crazy ambitious. The Vancouver-based group has created a rock opera at a time when nobody does that anymore. Their latest effort, Animals, is…

Beach House entrances Sugar nightclub

  Beach House was probably my first taste of “indie” music back in the mid-00’s. I can remember stealing their self-titled debut off of my sister’s CD shelf and being…

Drawing inspiration from the funnies: UVic writing prof publishes new novel

UVic writing professor Lee Henderson recently finished his second full-length novel, The Road Narrows As You Go, which traces the life of a San Francisco newspaper comic strip creator, affectionately…

Ghostbusters returns to Cinecenta

The '80s classic returns for its 30th anniversary, but does it stand up to the test of time? For Michael Carlisle, the answer is a resounding yes.

Ebert on film: Life Itself an unvarnished portrayal of legendary critic

The only thing Roger Ebert loved more than movies and his wife, Chaz, was life itself. Growing up in North America, it is extremely difficult to have not heard of…

There’s a new BBQ in town: Hank’s Untraditional BBQ offers truly stellar meats

My partner and I were drawn in by the promise of $3 Spinnaker beers, but stayed for the fantastic smells coming from behind the counter.

Theatre SKAM’s bike ride delights

Satirical or childish, all the plays were fantastic in their own way. If you have never been to SKAM’s Bike Ride, it is well worth the experience and modest ticket…