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The War on Cars
Posted at November 13, 2025The hosts of the podcast The War on Cars were in Vancouver last weekend to talk about their new book: Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves…
Critical Hit Show Spooktacular
Posted at October 25, 2025I’m terrible at going to shows. Last year I wanted to see Theatre Under the Stars’ production of Cats!, and barely managed to get a seat at…
No Tyrants
Posted at October 24, 2025I went to the local No Tyrants protest last weekend. There was a higher turnout this time, despite the rain and the bone-chilling damp. It…
Taj Mahal at the Vogue
Posted at September 30, 2025While I’m catching up on posts… Another friend asked if I was interested in going to see Taj Mahal on August 12th. Me, being a philistine…
Aqua at the Orpheum
Posted at September 30, 2025Early this month I got a message from a friend: “Totally forgot I got a ticket to Aqua for you”. I knew the concert was sometime soon, but I…
Lana Del Rey - Mariners Apartment Complex
Posted at August 29, 2025I first heard of Lana Del Rey when “Video Games” came out in 2011. Pop music at the time was loud and meant for the clubs; it was the age of…
Matthew Good - Your Rainy Sound
Posted at August 27, 2025I was a huge fan of the Matthew Good Band. Beautiful Midnight came out when I was developing my taste in music, and it was a big part of my…
WNB-Yay!
Posted at August 22, 2025The WNBA held a match here in Vancouver recently. It was the Atlanta Dream vs the Seattle Storm, and $WORK bought a bunch of us tickets to…
Blinky Bill - Bills to Pay
Posted at July 30, 2025Back when I was on Spotify, I used to listen to a curated playlist of African pop music. My education didn’t go any further, but I get to…
Yaïr - Toronto
Posted at July 18, 2025Probably the coolest song to ever mention Toronto. Speaking purely musically, of course — I haven’t spent the time to decipher the lyrics…