Fringe Fest: Two has us seeing double September 2, 2015September 3, 2015 Holly Lam The Martlet recently spoke with Two's Kat Taddei and Colette Habel ahead of the show's premiere. You can read it here. This review does contain some spoilers. As I previously wrote in...
UVic duo team up for Fringe Festival debut August 24, 2015September 2, 2015 Holly Lam At this year’s Victoria Fringe Festival, two shows called Two will take the stage. The humour of this coincidence isn’t lost on Colette Habel and Kat Taddei, respectively the director...
FKA twigs’s M3LL155X an icon for sexuality, creativity, and empowerment August 18, 2015August 18, 2015 Michel Ghanem To FKA twigs’s most dedicated fans, M3LL155X (pronounced "Melissa"), or EP3, came after what felt like months of teasing, song releases, and live performances. To the rest of the world,...
Generation gap: Pondering the intricacies of Pixar’s Inside Out August 5, 2015August 10, 2015 Stephen Ross Kathleen Ross is an eleven-year-old girl, just like Inside Out’s protagonist, Riley. Stephen is a grouchy professor who kind of hates everything just as a default. The two sat down...
Graphic content to wrap up your summer August 5, 2015August 7, 2015 Myles Sauer Archie #1 (Archie Comics) Archie comics have seen a renaissance in recent years, with the 2013 launch of Afterlife with Archie and the introduction of an openly gay character being just...
Events: August 6–Sept 10 August 5, 2015August 5, 2015 Myles Sauer ART 9th Annual Integrate Arts Festival It’s August already?! Sadly, yes. But don’t fret; just because summer’s drawing to a close doesn’t mean the fun’s going to stop. The Integrate Arts Society...
OUTstages makes a spectacular debut July 27, 2015 Holly Lam The poster for OUTstages draws the eye with a gorgeous headshot of a drag queen in pink lipstick and pearls. I was intrigued by the festival’s tagline, “Victoria’s first queer...
Ska Fest Recap: Keith & Tex, The Slackers, and Morgan Heritage July 20, 2015July 20, 2015 Alexis Koome July 1 marked the start of Victoria's 16th annual Ska and Reggae Festival, a five-day rotation of solo acts, bands, DJs, collectives and artwork showcased at Ships Point by day...
Ska Fest Recap: My weekend at Ska Fest July 20, 2015 Braiden Gunn To say I that was impressed by Victoria’s 2015 Reggae & Ska Festival would be an understatement. In my first experience of this event I was fortunate enough to attend...
Dâm-Funk speaks ‘from the gut’ July 13, 2015July 13, 2015 Blake Morneau Editor's note: Parts of this interview have been edited for clarity. Think of all the times you've asked someone what their favourite kind of music is. How many of those...
