Tim Collins

2 days ago | nanaimobulletin.com | Tim Collins

For Lennie Gallant, it’s all about the relationship with the audience. “There’s nothing like the audience and the creative fire that you get from them. As long as the music is emotionally true and you’re having fun up there, it’s always fantastic,” Gallant says.

6 days ago | nanaimobulletin.com | Tim Collins

When the Powder Blues Band crafted their first album, Uncut, it was largely ignored by the major record labels who believed that there was no market for blues music. They couldn’t have been more mistaken. That was more than four decades ago and luckily, the band remained undeterred. They sent their music directly to radio stations, only to have those stations have their switchboards lit up with calls from listeners who wanted more.

1 week ago | nanaimobulletin.com | Tim Collins

Canada Day is a day that embraces the national pride, unity and rich cultural tapestry that is Canada, so it’s only fitting that on June 28, as a lead-up to our national celebration, folks in Greater Victoria and beyond will have a chance for an early start to the holiday at the Great Canadian Bash at the Starlight Stadium in Langford.

2 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Tim Collins

Hossein Salami took command of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force after the wily and clever Quasim Soleimani was eliminated by a US drone strike in 2020 during the last Trump presidency. Salami was a blowhard who achieved very little before the Israelis killed him. Salami, along with the Chief of Staff of the Iranian armed forces, Mohammed Baghri and his deputy, Gloamali Rashid, represented the institutionally ossified Iranian military post Soleimani.

3 weeks ago | aol.co.uk | Tim Collins

The Ukrainians’ Operation Spiderweb against Putin’s strategic air fleet was a master stroke, executed as part of the Ukrainian strategy to grind Russia down and end the war. This is not only a matter of what it may cost Putin to replace high value weapon systems: in many cases he cannot replace them at all. With sanctions in place the necessary components are often unobtainable.