5 underrated albums from 2017

by | Jan 18, 2018 | Culture, Music

Although 2017 was a huge year for new music, the scene has been largely overshadowed by releases from internationally acclaimed artists including Kendrick Lamar, Lorde, Jay-Z, and Taylor Swift. But what about the albums that haven’t been played nearly as much? Here...
Taylor Swift lives up to her Reputation

Taylor Swift lives up to her Reputation

by | Nov 16, 2017 | Culture, Music

Taylor Swift’s Reputation is an ostentatious display of who she’s become as a person, an artist, and, subsequently, an icon. For anybody out of the loop, long gone are Swift’s white linen dresses and Tim McGraw roots. On her sixth studio album, she has taken it upon...
Qiksaaktuq

Qiksaaktuq

by | Nov 15, 2017 | Culture, Music

Tanya Tagaq throat sings to a sold-out audience At her recent concert with the Victoria Symphony, Polaris Prize-winning Inuk throat singer Tanya Tagaq bridged a centuries-old segregation between popular and art music by addressing societal injustices through...
A glorious chat with The Glorious Sons

A glorious chat with The Glorious Sons

by | Oct 13, 2017 | Culture, Music

Since releasing their debut album, The Union, in 2014, Kingston-based rock band The Glorious Sons has toured across Canada and the U.S., developing and establishing their place in the new music scene. Three years later, the band is about to release its sophomore...
B.C. documentary does things differently

B.C. documentary does things differently

by | Oct 12, 2017 | Culture, Film

By 2017, most of us have preconceived notions regarding British Columbian documentaries. With a landscape as beautiful as ours, anyone with an aerial camera (and that’s most B.C. documentarians) can create beautiful shots. Koneline: Our Land Beautiful is a 90-minute...