“The biggest gangster in the business was…” Todd Rundgren on the HBO TV series Vinyl
My interview with Todd Rundgren is now posted at the Vancouver Sun. Rundgren plays Vancouver this Saturday April 30, so…
‘Ants cannot be wrangled,’ and other life lessons from Werner Herzog
Coming in at nearly 500 pages, A Guide for the Perplexed is enough Werner Herzog for even the most ardent…
Whatever happened to Sherry Kean?
Sherry Kean released a great pop album in 1984. So what happened to the Canadian singer? Continue readingWhatever happened to…
George Thorogood doesn’t like the cover for his album Haircut
George Thorogood Haircut album cover by Peter Bagge Apparently, George Thorogood is not a big fan of Peter Bagge. The…
Making my peace with the Barenaked Ladies
It's embarrassing to say now, but I once lost interest in someone when I saw the spine of a Barenaked…
Lambert & Stamp and the secret history of The Who
Watched Lambert & Stamp last week in anticipation of my interview with the director for hmv.com/ca. If you haven't heard…
It’s a big old goofy world, and John Prine has its number
I recently had the opportunity to write about one of my favourite John Prine albums for hmv.com. For me, The…
Jen Kirkman on music, Morrissey and her French-Canadian heritage
This past week, I had the pleasure of interviewing Jen Kirkman for the Vancouver Sun. I couldn't fit everything into…
Band of my youth
Swervedriver played the Biltmore Cabaret last night, and this was a show I was determined not to miss - the UK…
Houses of the holy hops
Exploring the Mikkeller bars in Bangkok and San Francisco Get off at Ekkamai Station, find the right soi and then…
A funny thing happened to me on the way to Alcatraz
I wound up at an art show. It all started when an artist friend of mine invited me down to…
We’re adults now… and that’s the least of our problems
This was my second Dusting Off feature for hmv.com/ca (my first was a loving reassessment of Martha and the Muffins'…
How big, how blue, how did I miss You Got the Dirtee Love?
Florence and the Machine's new album, How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful, was released last week. To help build giddy anticipation,…
Things to do at Pudong Airport when you’re dead (tired)
Due to a layover, I would be spending 10 hours at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport in Shanghai. I was expecting…
Piper who? Orange is the New Black returns for a third season
On Wednesday night, at the Rosewood Hotel Georgia, the folks at Netflix Canada held a screening of the first two…
Is this Vancouver’s best cover band?
Interview—Kerry Galloway of Steelin in the Years Steelin' in the Years is a Steely Dan cover band based in the…
‘We slept in the Creem offices for three months…’ Because. Wouldn’t you?
Cyril Jordan of legendary '70s band the Flamin' Groovies on Creem Magazine, Rock Hudson and Jacques Cousteau. Continue reading‘We slept…
The Electrifying Conclusion, not
Note: this post was originally published on thesnipenews.com on Sept 20 2014. The end, when it came, came suddenly. It was…
Graphic novel looks at a a life in dance
Graphic novel review—Polina by Bastien Vivès Polina is the second graphic novel from French cartoonist Bastien Vivès In January, Jonathan…
Benmont Tench and the truth about ‘You Little Thief’ and a ‘A Good Heart’
Last week I had the opportunity to interview keyboardist Benmont Tench prior to the Tom Petty show Aug 14 at…