Vancouver gets rapped by outsiders for a lot of things, but no one can take away the city’s influence on cinema and modern music over the past generation. I wrote a piece, for example, back in 1991 about the Little Mountain Sound studio where Metallica, Aerosmith and others did their biggest recordings, partly to recognize […]
As a parent from a household of animal lovers, I had pretty good exposure to Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin over the years. There was a lot of sadness around here at his untimely demise, and what it would mean for his young family. They were financially secure of course. Daughter Bindi would never have to […]
It's been 22 years since I was there, but I still smile at the good times had in the idyllic Belgian town of Bruges. It's a place you never forget, not only for evenings in the Eiermarkt, or Egg Market, coiffing fine Belgian ales. Some clever buggers have decided to set an action movie there […]
Nothing compares to the rock produced by these English lads in tight trousers during the 70s. Ladies and gentlemen, The Sweet.
Clip below courtesy of The New Music, the classic Citytv program. Watching this video can there be any doubt that Vancouver’s (under-appreciated) ’78-’83 punk/pop scene was one of the great moments of modern music? I think it’s arguably Vancouver’s greatest cultural achievement after being mellow and skipping work to go snowboarding.
I love Spoon. Have done for a few years. Very happy to hear them on radio now, but it wouldn’t matter if they weren’t. These guys are fantastic, and their new record Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga is a must own. Here’s the single The Underdog.
I’ve always thought that face-morphing technology was pretty cool, if a bit overused. The video below captures a pretty amazing cross-section of leading ladies from the dawn of cinema to today. A similar video featuring Women in Art, also produced by Phillip Scott Johnson, is also a very compelling work. How many of the movie […]
With 10,000 songs shuffling all the time (thank you, Airtunes) its hard to pick out the standout tracks for me right now, but there are a few records I must give a big shout-out to. Run, don't walk to get these on your iPod. #1 Money Mark – Brand New Tomorrow Money Mark, a Beastie […]
What a drag it is to learn that the lovely yet moody young Ontarian, Avril Lavigne, is being accused of of not writing one of her songs. Bummer. Nettwerk CEO Terry McBride, Lavigne’s manager, has been here before. His other big act is Sarah McLachlan, who went to court to fight a former session musician/collaborator […]