Not Quite Classic
June 18, 2013
> J. Cole’s not there yet. Every track of the North Carolina rapper’s second studio album Born Sinner oozes discordance. Not in the sound — the tracks, for the most
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Téa and Cupcakes
June 18, 2013
I had no idea what to expect when I headed to the Backstage Lounge last Friday night for an evening of live music and Long Island Iced Teas. I had
Growing Into The Rite
June 18, 2013
I wasn’t shocked by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra‘s performance of The Rite of Spring on Saturday night. Thrilled, sure, but not shocked. That may seem a troubling proposition, given that
A Round of AHpplause For AHll InvAHlved
June 18, 2013
Okay, I’ll leave the “AH” puns to… Thee AHs. Clearly, as their Facebook page shows, they’re the experts. Cake, barefooted dancing, cake-eating while dancing and math quizzes. This was just
I Think I’m Going to Buy Me a Gun
June 17, 2013
At first listen, Scout Niblett’s latest release It’s Up To Emma is a melodic, trance-inducing, intuitive self-expression of the modern singer-songwriter trying to find herself in a sea of new
Humour for Everyone
June 13, 2013
Online dating can be a lot of things for a lot of different people: intriguing, confusing, scary, sexy, creepy, dreamy, goofy, and the list goes on. I’ll admit, I’ve had
A Summer of Death & Joy
June 12, 2013
When it comes to author Stephen King, really, what’s left to say? The man is a literary powerhouse, and his stories will be forever engrained into our collective psyche. Whether
Lissie “Shameless”
June 12, 2013
[youtube]http://youtu.be/l5vzZcbH39E[/youtube] “Shameless”, Lissie’s latest video, has her calling out the bullshit of those style-over-substance celebrities, with an IDGAF attitude that is catchy as hell. She actually sounds genuinely pissed off
Stepping Off The Bus
June 11, 2013
The We and the I is an incandescent doodle of a movie, a messy scrawl that’s nonetheless beautiful for its energetic, unapologetic habitation of a moment and an idea. The
Born to Entertain
June 11, 2013
In 2010 NBC and the Tonight Show became embroiled in controversy. Conan O’Brien lovers everywhere were outraged at the decision to favour Jay Leno’s new program at the expense of
Corrections House “Grin With a Purpose”
June 11, 2013
[youtube]http://youtu.be/GctfSvFX–s[/youtube] Corrections House is a coming-together of members from Neurosis, Eyehategod, Yakuza, and Nachtmystium, which, if you know your metal, should have you pinching yourself hard enough to draw blood.
Failing a Total Success
June 11, 2013
Music Waste, Vancouver’s favourite ultra-affordable music, art and comedy festival, which charges patrons a staggering $5 per show, formally kicked off at the Anza Club (amongst other venues) last Thursday
