AltWeeklies Wire
Know Your History: The Balmoralnew
From CBGB in New York City to the Smilin' Buddha Cabaret in Vancouver, the best live-music clubs have been located in neighborhoods that Charles Bukowski would have loved getting liquored up in. Not that long ago, the Balmoral was the kind of room populated by hard-core barflies.
The Georgia Straight |
Mike Usinger |
03-07-2008 |
Recreation
Tags: bars & clubs
Tax Credits Battle Over Bill C-10 Continuesnew
Bill C-10 would grant Heritage Canada officials authority to deny tax credits to filmmakers on the basis of gratuitous violence and sexually explicit content.
The Georgia Straight |
Charlie Smith |
03-07-2008 |
Movies
Omnikrom Turns Your Head into a TV Set with Graphic Gabbingnew
Living in the major cultural liaison between the Parisian electro-pop explosion and the gritty, uptempo crunk and B-more fads south of the border, the regional nuances the Montreal rap trio has drawn on are eclectic to the extreme.
Montreal Mirror |
Jack Oatmon |
03-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Omnikrom, Trop Banane
McCain Goes North On Usnew
Trying to sound presidential and court that elusive Canadian voter, the Republican candidate scolds Obama on NAFTA.
Artvoice |
Bruce Fisher |
03-07-2008 |
Commentary
Sum 41: Older but Wiseguysnew
With a proven track record that continues to propel the band, Sum 41 has been rewarded with what few bands on major labels can boast, the freedom to call its own shots.
Montreal Mirror |
Johnson Cummins |
03-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sum 41, Underclass Hero
'Miss Pettigrew' is Charming but Not Funnynew
For its admirable attempt to recreate the rhythm and madcap antics of a period screwball comedy, the film is missing something. It's missing the comedy.
Montreal Mirror |
Mark Slutsky |
03-07-2008 |
Reviews
Jack Bryceland Gears Up for 103 Hikesnew
First printed in 1973 and revised once every seven years since then, 103 Hikes was originally authored by Mary and David Macaree. More than 120,000 copies later, it has become perhaps the most trusted reference for hikers in this corner of the province.
The Georgia Straight |
Stephen Hui |
03-07-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
These Guns for Hirenew
EA Montreal's Army of Two pairs mercenaries, kills terrorists and sidesteps politics.
Montreal Mirror |
Erik Leijon |
03-07-2008 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Quebec Filmmakers Recoil at Funding Threatsnew
The legislation would allow the federal Heritage ministry to yank funding for movies or TV shows that contain "excessive" portrayals of violence and sex.
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Hays |
03-07-2008 |
Movies
Where The Real Wild Things Arenew
I want to eliminate a word that has plagued music criticism -- "rockism" -- but paradoxically I also want to revive and reanimate the conversation that people had when they were using the word.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Frank Kogan |
03-07-2008 |
Music
A Bouquet of Viognier Ripe for the Pickingnew
Viognier continues its dominance as the white wine lover's darling. Chardonnay is so last season, isn't it?
The Georgia Straight |
Jurgen Gothe |
03-07-2008 |
Food+Drink
Fully Loaded Tea Brews Up a Business in Blendsnew
The story of how Katya Popoff and Olga Lenova, a pair of sisters, came to be founders and presidents of their own firm starts in their birthplace, Siberia, where herbal teas were part of daily life for them
The Georgia Straight |
Angela Murrills |
03-07-2008 |
Food+Drink
Ron James Never Shuts Upnew
And that's good.
The Georgia Straight |
Guy MacPherson |
03-07-2008 |
Performance
Tags: performance
Homes Face Possible Smoking Ban in Canadanew
The Greater Vancouver Housing Corporation is moving cautiously to designate nonsmoking rental accommodations in its properties in the absence of a law against smoking in multi-unit residential buildings.
The Georgia Straight |
Carlito Pablo |
03-07-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Power of the Paparazzinew
Wolf Blitzer and Co. are but one rung higher than TMZ in the devolution of the media.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
David Ehrenstein |
03-07-2008 |
Commentary
