Alienated in Vancouver

Above: a somewhat dark photograph of a ridiculously obscene Dr. Pepper can, acquired from a vending machine in Saitama-ken. One cannot look ...

I wake up at 7 AM, hearing a strange sound. Curiosity gets the better of me and I go inspect my traps (one non-harmful and baited, one gluey...

(stills from Michelangelo Antonioni's Zabriskie Point ; stars Mark Frechette and Daria Halprin) Thought I'd mention some things I...

For some reason, links to all past articles, the archived months, and my profile, no longer appear at the head of the page, but rather, at t...

Yeehah. I used to see the Melvins all the time at the Cruel Elephant, years ago, but I fell out of the habit, and moved to Japan for awhile,...

I somehow imagine it's related to the heat. I've lived here two years; other tenants I've spoken to have lived here seven. Sudde...

For those looking for a distraction from all the horrible news from the Middle East this week, I highly recommend Robinson Devor's film ...

Hey -- there's a cool 19-minute documentary on Eugene Chadbourne on Youtube ! Neat! (Photo of Dr. Chad when he was last in Vancouver, se...

I'm working on some really cool Nomeansno stuff (and have a mini-interview with the band in next month's Discorder ). Their new albu...

Glimpses of a night: without being stoned, would we ever have decided to draw Tarot cards (one apiece) and meditate on their meanings? Mine ...

Next month I'll have three pieces in Discorder , a brief Nomeansno interview, a meaty Efrim ( GY!BE / A Silver Mount Zion ) Menuck and ...

I almost want the trap to be empty when I get home. If not, it means that I will have to finish off the mouse inside; and worse, it will mea...

I've recently written about Bela Tarr (for the August Discorder) and am playing Werckmeister Harmonies for a few people (I hope) tonight...

An excellent article on Israel by Tony Judt , helpfully linked on the new Get Your War On page.

It would have been a nightmare, except I felt a little distant from it -- it takes a lot to scare or disturb me in dreams, these days, and t...

Scary article. (The main article is toward the bottom of the page).

Hi. I have (what, relative to my comfy little life) is a deep, deep problem (relating to tomorrow night). I just attended the Pacific Cinema...

It's weird... I've been intensely involved in writing this last week: I finished my upcoming Cinema Aspirant column, on Kinji Fukasa...

My favourite Philip K. Dick book, often described as his most personal, looks like it's being well-adapted by Richard Linklater; trailer...

An interesting story . In case you weren't aware, Norway were second after Japan last year in harvesting whales, against the grain of th...