By Montreal Simon There aren’t too many artists who can bridge the generational divide, or the straight/gay divide, but one of them was Lou Reed. Lou Reed, the singer-songwriter whose darkly poetic recordings as frontman for the Velvet Underground and as a solo artist provided indispensable blueprints for punk, glam, noise rock and nearly every […]
My Dad’s Lou Reed story
Smooth as Glass
By Rod Mickleburgh I haven’t been to a world premiere since my hometown Newmarket Citizens’ Band unveiled The Newmarket Era and Express March one lovely Sunday ages ago in the park. So it was a big thrill to be at another premiere on Saturday in Vancouver, in this case, the first public performance of a […]
Oil sands doc is on key
By Rod Mickleburgh A guy walks into a bar . . . That’s pretty much how film-maker Charles Wilkinson came to make his seductive documentary, Oil Sands Karaoke, about, of all things, a karaoke contest in the heart of you-know-what country, Fort McMurray. After being distinctly underwhelmed by two earlier forays during the Vancouver International Film […]
Every day is culture day
By Rachelle Stein-Wotten This weekend a lot of Canadians rejoiced in the cultural mecca that is this nation by participating in some 7,000 free activities in 850 communities. Creatively named Culture Days, the annual event celebrates, well, culture in its many forms – artistic, ethnic, regional, social – with events across the country. “Creative people” […]
Calgary’s artists rebuild
By Mark Leiren-Young As I was driving away from Calgary it started to rain. I was on my “C Canada tour,” promoting my new book in Cochrane, Calgary, and Cranbrook. The Calgary event was a reading at Pages — a funky bookstore in the type of funky neighbourhood that doesn’t exist in the minds-eye view […]
For a moment, Chris Hadfield made us cool again
By Montreal Simon Sometimes, especially on a cold spring day like today, I can’t help feeling depressed about living in a country like Harperland. I can’t help thinking about how great we might have been, and what the Cons have made of us. How once we were admired by the rest of the world, as a cool young country with decent, […]
Steven Tyler’s anti-nip slips bill
By Mark Leiren-Young Forget what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas — if Steven Tyler has his way, what happens in the Aloha State will stay safely under the grass skirt. Yes, Hawaii could become a safe haven for the species known as “tabloid fodder.” Liv Tyler’s dad, who used to sing with a rock […]
Supreme Court copyright ruling is (amazingly) sensible
By John Klein (aka Saskboy) Today’s Supreme Court of Canada ruling on copyright and fair dealing contains some not-so-small victories. In fact, there is so much common sense in it that I can’t help but feel the justices have taken leave of their old-people senses! Copyright expert Michael Geist has this summary: “[…] The clear […]
Long live Jean Charest, says Amir Khadir
A BoB short: Amir Khadir says he has no desire to see Jean Charest dead. “Mr. Charest is quite alive and I wish he stays that way for a long time,” the Quebec MNA told reporters on Tuesday. The remarks came after artwork depicting a partially nude, fully deceased Jean Charest, lying at the feet […]
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