Alienated in Vancouver

From Vietnam infantryman to underground revolutionary to free jazz violinist who collaborated with (among others) Sun Ra, Sirone, Charles Ty...

Yes, folks - European free jazz powerhouse Peter Brötzmann (official site here , but be warned - it's LOUD!) will play the Vancouver In...

Of the local metal bands I've checked out, Without Mercy stand out as one of the strongest - female fronted, with complex and challengi...

Sidney Lumet has died at age 86 . My favourites of his films - Prince of the City, The Offence (which I haven't seen in years but was f...

Got to bullshitting with James and Masa at the Interurban gig for Black Wizard last week, and a Music Note came of it. Check out Cooked and...

Reminding y'all - Oshima's In the Realm of the Senses , Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence , and Empire of Passion play at the Cinematheq...

...spotted at a Maple Ridge clothing boutique. I mean, as conflicted as I am about Back in Black (an album that I loved at 13, rejected as ...

Thank you, Toronto blogger Dave Till, for writing exactly the article I would hope to write, tracking down links to provide reasons why Cana...

Was immensely cheered this morning to read a comment on a Japan Today post about the ongoing nuclear emergency in Japan. TEPCO has been dum...

I don't suppose it would do us much good to start stockpiling water and such, but... in Japan, TEPCO are now trying to absorb the radioa...

...so of course, that Day the Clown Cried thing was a really, really well-thought out April Fool's Day joke, which they tip at the end ...

...in Spain . That's a podcast - fascinating - check it out (but make sure to listen to the very end!).

Fuck this man !

The Rebel Spell at a past Under the Volcano, by Femke van Delft, not to be reused without permission. Hey, the Straight ran my review of t...

Fuck all this shit you read in the news about Canadians being apathetic and bored of going to the polls - that's EXACTLY the sort of att...

...is on the same corner as the gig I'm going to tomorrow. I really should just stop reading the news.

Black Wizard by Femke van Delft, not to be reused without permission Utterly excited to see Black Wizard on Friday at the Interurban (at Has...

Reading the news from Japan these days makes me want to cry, punch someone, and stop reading the news, all at the same time. The thing about...

Paradosis bassist rocks out, photo by Femke van Delft, not to be reused without permission I'd already posted something on the Acid Mot...

Y'know, I never bothered to try to figure out the joke behind Sun City Girls / Brothers Unconnected / Sublime Frequencies guy Alan Bish...