Alienated in Vancouver

I know I tried to declare a holiday a few posts back - but then friends of mine were involved with shows and other things popped up that I f...

...also known as Bruno Schleinstein , he was the self-taught musician and outsider artist at the center of Herzog's Stroszek and Every ...

When I last interviewed John Lurie, by email, he informed me that he was then in hiding because he was being stalked. It didn't actually...

Just for the record: there are lots of things that sicken and anger me about the Canadian government - from the environmental devestation of...

What a strange dude I am. On some level - the public level - I'm all for social responsibility in the arts. It's a shtick I've ...

David M. is explaining to me that "the first rule of Lilith For Dudes is you do not talk about Lilith For Dudes" - or at least tha...

Another remarkable PV-bin DVD watched today - scored on a 2-for-1 sale with a pricetag of $3.99 at Rogers: Surveillance , the newest film by...

"Hello?" "Hi." (An unfamiliar, deep male voice. Am I failing to recognize it?). "How are you doin'?" ...

Great night at the Chilton tribute last night but (tho' I didn't have to wander the streets) once again I haven't slept and am a...

Got a smile out of this one ...

Fuck, man: Maury Chaykin died . He was 61. My Mom had seen it on TV; we were watching a movie with Mark Boone Jr. in it, and - furthering my...

Thanks to Blake for pointing out this amazing single by the Northwest Company , a Maple Ridge rock band of yore! I think I might actually li...

Being a big fan of Slow and Copyright, I was delighted to hear Tom Anselmi would be joined by Copyright drummer Pete Bourne for the Alex Chi...

Still not much interested in writing at the moment, and am unconvinced that it matters much if I do, but I had to mention, for the sake of a...

Strange how the comments function of the Straight online seems to attract ignorant, hostile people. There's a real tendency for comment...

Made my Mom watch Alex Cox's Repo Man tonight, because it was airing on TV (and she has cable). Not really her cup of tea, though she g...

(...but not too absent to note the passing of Tuli and Harvey ).

An odd thing has been taking place: I haven't been writing much, and I've really been enjoying it. I have a couple of large projects...

Well, the Shearing Pinx , the B-Lines, and Crystal Swells play Maple Ridge today - a place called Joel's Palace. I'm not even sure i...

The Rebel Spell at Under The Volcano, photo by Femke van Delft. Not to be reused without permission. You probably wouldn't know it, unl...