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Part 2 album 2 of an album-by-album look back at the oeuvre of American prog-rock band Styx by someone who has no business doing so.
A look back at the album that started it all—Styx’ 1972 self-titled debut.
In Earth One: Wonder Woman Vol. 2, the Amazon princess goes up against a supervillain pick-up artist.
Brian Michael Bendis’ tale of revolution now! seems prescient, even if it’s set in… Portland?
If you’re any kind of a superhero comics fan and you’re not reading Tom King‘s Batman Rebirth, then you are missing out.
Plain Sight collects six issues of the current Supergirl comic, with exquisite variant covers by Stanley “Artgerm” Lau.
Elvis Costello at Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, Dec. 4 2018 Fittingly, Elvis Costello opened his Queen Elizabeth show last night with “This Year’s Girl.” The…
Celebrations dinner theatre in Winnipeg celebrates the music of ABBA… and Anita Ward Celebrations is now in its 25th year of providing original musical theatre…
The Con Artist by Fred Van Lente My rating: 3 of 5 stars A breezy, wry look at the life of a comic-book artist in…
In memoriam—Harlan Ellison 1934-2018 Yesterday, I learned of the death of Harlan Ellison. Ellison, who was born in 1934 in Cleveland, Ohio, was 84. I…
Where to eat and drink in Bucerias Bucerias, Mexico—The roosters are crowing, the thumpa-thumpa (from a zumba class across the street) is blaring, and Mexican…
Hedley faces accusations of sexual misconduct It’s been a trying week for Vancouver music fans. First, there was the passing of Craig Doyle, aka Mac…
A brief history of the Rio Theatre On Feb. 8, the owners of the Rio Theatre announced that their offer to buy the building that…
2018 Juno Awards nominees, B.C. edition Nominees for the 2018 Juno Awards have just been announced. The local metal scene is getting lots of love,…
The Juno Awards come to Vancouver March 25 2018 Last year, the Junos announced that the this year’s awards show would be held in Vancouver.…
Sticky Fingers: The Life and Times of Jann Wenner and Rolling Stone Magazine Ever wonder what went on behind the scenes at Rolling Stone? Though…
I originally wrote this for hmv.com/ca, hence the format. Since hmv declared backruptcy in Canada and shut down its Canadian website, I wanted to give…