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“Hey, I Love Your Album, And We Should Discuss Consent.”
Last month my friend asked me to comment for an article he was writing on ongoing sexism and rape culture in Vancouver arts. In retrospect,…
Brenda Grunau
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Night Mayors
“How can you make good legislation if you don’t know what’s going on?”
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Let Them Eat Condos
This month, two bands share their perspectives on the impact of Vancouver’s changing skyline — MOSFETT mourns the loss of late night practicing at Renegade…
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Peanut Butter ‘N’ Jams
“We have strong opinions about everything!” Brenda Grunau wants to make this very clear, “otherwise it’d be boring!” Her radio other-half, Jordie Yow backs her…
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Announcement!
Vancouver, BC (February 24, 2015) – Indie music aficionados can now comb through a 30 year online archive of one of Vancouver’s longest running magazines, Discorder,…
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The New Pornographers
In 2000, my friend dragged me to see then-unknown band The New Pornographers in Winnipeg. I was captivated by Neko’s strident “Letter for an Occupant,”…
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Philanthropy
Close your eyes and imagine a philanthropist—a tucked in blouse, waist high skirt and immaculate lipstick, perhaps a lawyer who spends her life sitting on…
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Shindig Night #4
I go to Shindig for the heckling. The catcalls, the boos, the barrage of noise that host Ben Lai deflects from the stage with his…
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Shindig #7 / Shane Turner Overdrive / Barcelona Chair / Deaf to Shouting
On the eve of my champagne birthday, I made my usual way down to the Railway Club. Entering the door, I was greeted by the…