Alienated in Vancouver

An Oscar-nominated foreign film and "Un Certain Regard" recipient at the Cannes Film Festival, Dogtooth , directed by Greek filmma...

Okay, well, I'm committed to doing a couple of culture-related things, at the moment. I'm still kind of stressed about the news in J...

Shit. I've got a friend in Saitama who I'm still in touch with. Radiation levels there have already been reported at 40X normal; I...

...in support of earthquake victims . Confirmed dead in the neighbourhood of 6,400, but I've seen lots of people say 10,000 at least; an...

Somehow photos are more horrifying than TV. TV lessens everything, trivializes it. It's strange - being in Canada and surfing the net a...

While I was in Japan, I spent quite awhile hanging out on the Big Daikon discussion forum, a place for ESL teachers living and working in Ja...

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Having lived in Japan for three years, I'm well familiar with the little earthquakes that are a constant factor of life there; by the en...

Nomeansno at the Royale Banquet Hall, by Femke van Delft, not to be reused without permission. I got kind of irritated with Nomeansno, aroun...

...your support for the scene, your kindnesses to me (& to each other), and your attentive, inquiring, and finely-contoured, sexy minds ...

Zev in the Straight .

He's on the way. Nathan Holiday of Tunnel Canary will also be in attendance at Noise Night (see below) and likely doing something fairly...

I haven't had a chance to talk to Zev Asher about Torturing Nurse yet - I'll be watching his new film on Monday for the first time, ...

So there's this woman on Plenty of Fish, see, who lists music and film as an interest. I'm idly trolling around, hoping to find some...

Okay, well - things have gotten a little less certain, folks. Zev Asher may or may not be in attendance, it turns out; we'll have to see...

I normally get a bit crusty about the reliance on canonized classic cinema - the films of Akira Kurosawa, for example - at the Pacific Cinem...

Vancouver punk photographer/ preservationist/ low-key legend Bev Davies has posted one of The Bill of Rights' best songs, "The Core...

A last minute addition to the bill: Zev Asher (Scratch recording artist behind Nimrod and Roughage, who has also recorded with Norwegian noi...

All photos by Femke van Delft (except Titan's Eve album art and promo shot!). Not to be used without permission! Thanks, Femke - I owe i...

Swans was one of the greatest rock shows I've seen. One of the greatest live shows I've seen. Ever. Swans are amazing. Gira is amazi...