John Lucas

Animator Patrick Smith vents his frustrations in "Punch Everyone"

The Georgia Straight does not recommend that you start punching people indiscriminately.

Twitter's Pres. Supervillain takes the words right out of Donald Trump's mouth

Trump has been compared to a comic-book villain by more than one observer.

Justin Bieber's new single "Friends" has a Vancouver connection via BloodPop

BloodPop, who formerly used the nom de studio Blood Diamonds, is from Kansas and is now based in Los Angeles, but for a few years he lived in Vancouver.

Music Features

Danish band Mew makes the most of life as a trio

The art-rock gods giveth, and the art-rock gods taketh away.

On Our Radar: Vancouver singer-songwriter Alex Balanko's new video for "Home"

Alex Balanko's new video is a true family affair. A brotherly affair, to be specific; "Home" stars the Vancouver singer-songwriter's kid brother Sam as a young runaway, and it was...

Music Choices

All You Need to Know About the Decemberists in Vancouver

The Decemberists have probably been called some variation on “hyperliterate” in everything ever written about the Portland, Oregon-based indie rockers.

Music Features

U.K. duo Royal Blood is open to sonic evolution

Royal Blood is a rock ’n’ roll band that has eschewed the use of that rock ’n’ roll staple, the six-string guitar, but don’t ask why.

Music Features

Wolf People can’t escape its Brit-folk influences

When recording last year’s Ruins, however, the quartet fully indulged its riff-rocking tendencies, taking inspiration from the likes of Black Sabbath.