Alienated in Vancouver

Yes folks, Lars von Trier's Nymphomaniac is opening in Vancouver very soon, running in two parts , just like Kill Bill did - but rel...

It is, sadly, my way: barely a day after announcing my intention to pause my blog, here I sit, blogging feverishly. The act of announcing ...

Yes, folks: my fondness for the cinema of Peter Hyams extends so far that (thanks to Dave of Red Cat Records!) I am now watching, and enjoy...

Sometimes I have extra mojo for writing. Sometimes I don't. This is one of those latter times. Those who care might seek me out on Fac...

I will go to this just for the chance to hear some classic No Fun songs rendered without being rewritten to include references to Santa Clau...

An opportunity for some light, creative fun: Opus Art Supplies has a Space to Create page, where, every month, participants can submit a dr...

These days there are not so many chances to see The Furies - the sinewiest, Lou Reediest, "rock throwback"-iest garage dwellers ...

Oh, man I wish I did not have other plans tonight. I would LOVE to see the show tonight at the Electric Owl. La Chinga is a hot and sweat...

D.O.A. had their - jeez, I almost typed "farewell show" there! - return show at the Rickshaw last night. Had to weigh in on it.  ...

I am actually kind of tempted by Godard's film about the Algierian crisis tonight, God help me. Should I go?

I always enjoy seeing British actor John Steiner (left, above, beside - wait, who is that? ) pop up in a movie. I first knew hi...

February 4th was the late Ida Lupino's birthday, as Vancouver punk historian Scott Beadle noted on Facebook. I thought fondly of her h...

Let The Fire Burn - opening February 11th at the Vancity Theatre - is an amazing film, which will be of interest to anyone concerned wit...

So Skinny Puppy, like Metallica, Pearl Jam, and a host of other bands, has expressed its indignation at the US government using their mus...

(...and will anyone be admitted?)

So I'm sleeping with a "boil and bite" Night Guard in my mouth now - a plasticky bit that  you boil to soften and clamp onto y...

Really like Max Cavalera. I've kind of gone through my "metal phase" and come out the other end - a lot of bands sound pretty ...

A lot of pain throughout January caused by this tooth issue; it's prompting some reflection, motivating me a little. The discovery that ...

Shit. I loved Phil Seymour Hoffman in Boogie Nights and Happiness , two of the bravest roles undertaken by an American actor since Ned Be...