Category: interviews
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On this day in 2020, the Georgia Straight posted this preview of an upcoming Tall Heights performance in Vancouver. This is a significant one for me, because that show—at the Biltmore Cabaret on Sunday, February 23 of that year—was the last concert my wife and I attended before Vancouver essentially shut down thanks to COVID-19.…
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Pennsylvania punk band Pissed Jeans released their fourth album, Honeys, 13 years ago. Frontman Matt Korvette discusses his songwriting, focusing on personal and relatable themes rather than political topics. He emphasizes authenticity, acknowledging his middle-class background while exploring everyday frustrations, like office politics, in songs such as “Cafeteria Food.”
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The content discusses three artistic pieces from January 2026. The first explores the profound, lasting trauma of the Russo-Ukrainian war through a theatrical lens. The second highlights the Fretless, a Canadian string quartet, as they adapt by incorporating vocals into their music. Lastly, a musical reflection on family and memory by Adrian Glynn McMorran emphasizes…
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That time I interviewed Nardwuar the Human Serviette for the Georgia Straight, back in 2007.
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Australian indie-folk act the Paper Kites release a new album, If You Go There, I Hope You Find It, today. Here’s an interview I did with the band’s frontman and primary songwriter, Sam Bentley, a few years back.
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Exactly 12 years ago, the Georgia Straight published my interview with Panic! At the Disco’s frontman, Brendon Urie. By this point, Urie was effectively the last man standing; only he and drummer Spencer Smith remained from the original Panic! lineup, but even Smith was a member in name only and would soon depart altogether. All…
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The December roundup highlights significant cultural events, including Handel’s Messiah, performed with varying interpretations since 1742, and Richmond’s mayor, Malcolm Brodie, performing at a charity concert. Additionally, it features young composer Sophia Colpitts and the newly opened Marianne and Edward Gibson Art Museum, designed with community significance.
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Here’s what I’ve been up to lately. Mostly writing for Stir, but there are other exciting things in the works.
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On this day 15 years ago (November 16, 2010), American indie label capture Tracks released the self-titled debut album by the Soft Moon, which was actually a solo project by L.A.-based musician Luis Vazquez. In 2013, I interviewed Vazquez during my stint as the “Sound Check” columnist for Concrete Skateboarding magazine. Vazquez and I discussed…
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What has tongues wagging these days is sex. First there was the interview with European gay-lifestyle magazine GUS, in which Furtado said she believes all people are inherently bisexual…
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