Adrian Mack writes for the Georgia Straight on a number of topics, including music, film, and fascist death cults. He’s also frequently spotted around town playing a 1962 Gretsch round badge three-piece drum kit with a champagne sparkle finish. Adrian is unapologetic about his interest of UFOs, he likes to tease Skeptical Inquirer readers, and he’s a pioneer in the field of naming one of your kids after the drummer in the Clash.
Because names like Shatner and Nimoy have so much mojo, J.J. Abrams’s Star Trek reboot was going to either stand or fall on its casting. Actor John Cho was acutely aware of this...
You know when you’re flipping through crate after crate of rare vinyl and you find yourself craving a gourmet hot dog made from secret ingredients including, possibly, jalapenos?...
Magnet Releasing revealed the line-up for its The ABCs of Death sequel at Cannes today, and Vancouver's Jen and Sylvia Soska—currently riding a big wave with American Mary—are...
In the same way we take comfort in knowing that Spock really does have emotions, be assured that there are days when J. J. Abrams walks onto a film set and shits his pants.
“Sure...
Virtually every band of note in Vancouver will descend on Kits on Saturday (July 13) for this year’s Khatsahlano! Arts + Music Festival. Headliners like the Pack a.d.,...
Adding fuel to an argument that will never, ever end, the Journal of British Medicine has published a Canadian study this week concluding that bike helmet laws do roughly fuck all...
“Pilgrims” and “This Bleeding Heart”—produced by the insurgent local film company Tabula Dada—have been selected to screen at this year’s Short Film Corner showcase at the Cannes...
I think it was at the end of this song that a colleague turned to me and gasped, "How do you do that and not sound wanky?"
Here's your chance to ponder the same apparently...
Minutes into Father Figures, April Butler’s camera swoops into a close-up of a severed pig’s head sitting on a market stall in the Philippines. It’s a silent but visceral...
It seems so unlikely that Gwen Kallio didn’t even believe it.
“We checked, then double-checked, and then asked him to be sure,” the publicist told the Georgia Straight. “But it’s...
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