The Railway Club is one of those places that I’d always heard about but never been, until I saw Kat Bastow and Marsha play there on Sunday night. It’s on the corner of Dunsmuir and Seymour, right on top of that 7-11, and it has a sense of history that comes along with being open […]
Halloween has always been one of my favourite holidays. As a child, my sister and I would join forces with the girl across the street, and the three of us, with our fathers in tow, would traverse the dark and chilled neighbourhood. Pumpkin smoke, dressing up, spooky noises, candy overloads, I loved it all. But […]
Andrew Shaffer’s Literary Rogues – A Scandalous History of Wayward Authors is a deliciously naughty bit of trash lit for the beach bound cultural aficionado (or those who would like to be). Opening with a detailed and somewhat deferential summary of the Marquis de Sade’s most memorable “achievements”, Shaffer offers the reader a comprehensive overview of the […]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HMVvIjzBfo[/youtube] The opening scene of Baobab’s “Magdalene Street” is that of a golden eagle getting some food by forcing a poor mountain goat off a cliff to its doom, which contrasts with the cheerful nature of the song, making for an interesting juxtaposition. The video continues on with random footage cobbled together from the old […]
The Railway Club is one of those places that I’d always heard about but never been, until I saw Kat Bastow and Marsha play there on Sunday night. It’s on the corner of Dunsmuir and Seymour, right on top of that 7-11, and it has a sense of history that comes along with being open […] 