MaryLou Wakefield, a local Victoria artist, came away with a life-altering experience last summer. It changed her perspective on what she could achieve as an artist— with courage, curiosity and the willingness to take a risk. Here is her story.
I’ve always thought that someone should rhyme “Erik Estrada” with “vagina dentata” in a song, and it occurred to me, when I came late and awestruck to the solo output of songwriter and Nomeansno/Hanson Brothers guitarist Tom Holli...
Retired music teacher played in 1970s rock band Troyka
Red and Madame Dishrags are bios of Vancouver’s Red Robinson, the most famous radio disc jockey in B.C. history, and the Dishrags, a key but little-known female punk group from Victoria.
Retired music teacher played in 1970s rock band Troyka
Daily Colonist - Take Fours in Liverpool
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1964: Beatles' TV appearance sparked cultural revolution
Pete Kohut interviewed by Sheila R. Alonzo
Jerry Bryant celebration concert with the Island Big Band
The Apology follows the story of three women who were taken into sexual slavery during the Japanese Invasion throughout Asia in WWII by the Imperial Army