Bard’s Measure For Measure reveals an even dirtier side

Set in the vivaciously immoral New Orleans red light district of 1900s Storyville, John Murphy’s “Measure for Measure” – showing now until September 13th at Bard on the Beach – oozes with bold sexuality amidst a score of tantalizing original jazz that makes for a must see experience. The play’s Shakespearean theme of repression against […]

PREVIEW: Ashley Little – Anatomy of a Girl Gang

Five teenage girls run author Ashley Little’s Vancouver in Anatomy of a Girl Gang. At the very least, the self-christened “Black Roses” run rough-shod over the city as they steal, cook crack on stoves and dole out savage beatings to anyone who gets in their way. The Black Roses move as a pack, but they’ve […]

The Real G Freddie

When you hear the name Freddie Gibbs, what comes to mind? Women? Cars? Drugs? Many would be quick to say he’s “just another rapper”, but excessive high-hat drums and cussing aside, Freddie Gibbs has become one of the most infamous poetic rappers in hip hop history. After coming out with The Miseducation Of Freddie Gibbs […]