15 Days of NHL Lockout Preparation: Day 6 –“Jerseys”
So yesterday’s plan went off without a hitch. The NFL returned and whatever slim chance there was of an NFL lockout was wiped away the moment the kickoff happened. Hurray. Huzzah. Whatever. Over in...
View ArticleSnoop Lion officially endorses Obama
Reggae artist Snoop Lion (formerly known as hip-hop artist Snoop Dogg) told reporters in a press conference for his documentary “Reincarnated” at the Toronto International Film Festival that he is...
View ArticleRapper turned muse: A Snoop Dogg art show
What is art? It’s an age-old question that could be understood a number of ways, and its answer could be vastly different from one person to the next. It’s really all in how you interpret it, as this...
View ArticlePearl Jam, Snoop Lion and The Weeknd announce local shows
Still flyin’ the flannel? Then you’ll be totally grunge-in’ over the announcement that the Seattle scene’s surviving original band Pearl Jam will be spreading its brand of powerchord pectin all over...
View ArticleCanucks out for revenge against birthday-spoiling Ducks
A lot of what makes professional sports so much fun to watch is a personal investment in the outcome. You have a your favourite team and players, but on the other side of the ice you have a team that...
View ArticleThe 2 O’Clock: What, do the Canucks and Flames not entertain?
Look, I don’t want to disparage the man whose intent, when he developed a 12-day nutritional cleansing program, was to make us feel better. But here’s the truth: On day 6, I feel like crap. My hands...
View ArticleNine Inch Nails, Outkast, Deadmau5, Sound Garden, Frank Ocean, Kendrick Lamar...
The Pemberton Music Festival line up reads like a who’s who of the music industry. Headlining the three-day event, held July 18-20 in Pemberton Valley are, Nine Inch Nails, Outkast, Deadmau5, Sound...
View ArticleThe Morning Skate, July 15: Amazing Race an in-house ad, Walking Dead sneak...
On Sept. 5, 2001, I watched the very first episode of The Amazing Race. Just like that, I was hooked. Six days later, terrorists attacked the U.S. and the fallout from 9/11 pretty much nearly did in...
View ArticleGordzilla in the City: Cycle Bells, Rudolph, and other new Christmas faves
You can’t turn on a radio or stroll through a mall these days without being ring ting tinglinged by one carol or another, as it should be, given the season. QMFM 103.5, for instance, which bills itself...
View ArticleSnoop Dogg tells Vancouver ‘clean this s**t up out here!’
Snoop Dogg — world-famous hip hop mogul, marijuana aficionado, WWE hall-of-famer and youth football coach — paid Vancouver a visit Sunday and has made a video about part of it. He flew up in the...
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