When Smokey sings…
Chaplin, Modern Times, Green Hornet and Black Swan.Continue readingWhen Smokey sings…
Bring on the bourbon, if you please!
Buffalo Trace bourbon tasting at Brix One thing I've always loved about Buffalo Trace is its name. It's got to…
Does your mother know? A second chance for the true believers
If you love ABBA, ABBA: Arrival from Sweden isn't a bad substitute for the real thing.Continue readingDoes your mother know?…
Big pharma gets its comeuppance in Love and Other Drugs
This one's a winner. Especially after the tawdry, dull Burlesque.Continue readingBig pharma gets its comeuppance in Love and Other Drugs
Husker Du bio needs a rethink
Not the book the band deserves.Continue readingHusker Du bio needs a rethink
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
A new documentary traces the career of the comedienne.Continue readingJoan Rivers: A Piece of Work
Exit Sandman—a mid-life comics collector recollects selling off his comics collection
In 'Exit Sandman', writer Shawn Conner goes through a self-imposed comic-book de-programming.Continue readingExit Sandman—a mid-life comics collector recollects selling off…
Follow that dream—from Las Vegas to Seattle on the GBV 2010 West Coast tour
Guided by Voices West Coast reunion tour 2010 In 2010, Guided by Voices reunited after a five-year absence. I had…
Louise Papais on the Olympic torch relay
East Van resident Louise Papais tries to see the Olympic torch, fails.Continue readingLouise Papais on the Olympic torch relay
1969 Italian graphic novel retells Orpheus myth
This New York Review Books edition, published last year and translated from the Italian by Marina Harss, is a beauty,…
Comics author fumbles with erotic freedom
Alan Moore's 25,000 Years of Erotic Freedom - by Shawn Conner In 2006, Lost Girls was published. Something of…
Waiting for the oracle
Burning Man begins to take its toll.Continue readingWaiting for the oracle
Antique horror show
Weird stuff at my parents house part one Continue readingAntique horror show
What’s good (to eat) at Burning Man? You’d be surprised…
What was on the menu at Burning Man 2009.Continue readingWhat’s good (to eat) at Burning Man? You’d be surprised…
Died and gone to heaven? Not quite. Burning Man 2009 diary day one.
Burning Man 2009 part 1.Continue readingDied and gone to heaven? Not quite. Burning Man 2009 diary day one.
‘I could be juggling’—Lewis sings the blues
Ween shows its appreciation to Vancouver for the support over the years.Continue reading‘I could be juggling’—Lewis sings the blues
Zurich photo essay 2009 pt 2
When: Thursday night, May 21 Where: Bierhalle Wolf Why: I loved the name of this place. We were coming home…
Eerie moments fulfill Plague Town’s promise
A documentary about a man who tries to put his life together after a vicious attack.Continue readingEerie moments fulfill Plague…
Zurich 2009 photo essay pt 1
Place: Zurich, Niederdorfstrasse and Muhlegasse Time: First night (May 14) Why: This area, where I was staying with the…
From lion masks to Omega the Unknown and Nightcrawler
Whoah! Only $7 each for a Mad Men and Lady Gaga calendar.Continue readingFrom lion masks to Omega the Unknown and…