Vancouver

aka Vansterdam, Terminal City, Vancity

Getting Grounded In A Very Vancouver Fashion

Kuma | February 22nd, 2012

Vancouver has a serious indie media thing going on, between Coop Radio, a plethora of web radio stations going and even print possibilities coming up.

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Big Lou Keeping Stomach’s Full

Kuma | February 20th, 2012

Food, it’s a vital part of the Vancouver experience. But for as much as talk about the gloriousness of our restaurant scene, what happens when you don’t want to leave the house?

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The Eternal Quest For Redemption That Is Lance Fiero

Kuma | February 17th, 2012

Never let it be said that Vancouver film makers don’t have a sense of humour.

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In This Beer New World, Bitter Isn’t Bad.

Kuma | February 10th, 2012

My love for Sean Heather‘s empire is well documented. I have spent enough time dropping Guinness in the various incarnations of the Irish Heather to pay my first borns college fees.

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The Current Blueprint For Vancouver Club Culture

Kuma | February 9th, 2012

Dance culture in Vancouver is very transient, much like the city’s denizens themselves, so to maintain a consistent brand to the point of which you all you need to do is a say a name and have people simply get it.

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Jacking Your Body In Vancouver’s Midnight City

Kuma | February 7th, 2012

There’s this new generation of Vancouver DJs on the come up who instead of being beholden to the Beatport new release bin, are looking just as much back as they are forward.

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Where In The World Is Nina Mendoza?

Kuma | January 31st, 2012

She won’t admit to it but she may very well be the most interesting person in Vancouver.

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Doing Cinematic Absinthe With David Fincher

Kuma | January 26th, 2012

The David Fincher experience is very much like anything else out there. Few directors in cinema today seem to be that identifiable with such immediacy.

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Desperately Seeking Detective Dee

Kuma | November 1st, 2011

Finally hitting North American shores, legendary Chinese director Tsui Hark latest addition to the cinematic take on Robert Van Gulik’s Detective Dee is pretty stunning. Read More

Vancouver’s Got A Gear Fetish

Kuma | October 27th, 2011

When you’ve been doing this for long enough, the big highlights are the ones you least expect. Read More

Sean Heather Trips Through Vancouver’s Heather

Kuma | October 26th, 2011

Sean Heather is the best excuse I have in Vancouver for an impromptu pint of Guinness. Read More

Stussy Takes A Swing At Vancouver

Kuma | October 25th, 2011

Fashion icons have this tendency to want to establish flagships in Vancouver and Stussy was no exception.  Read More

The Sound Of Radio Free Vancouver

Kuma | October 20th, 2011

Vancouver’s only Community radio station, Co-op Radio is by far one of the brightest lights in the sea of independent media on the west coast. Read More

The Sound Of Jaidene Veda

Kuma | September 26th, 2011

House music has a lineage of fierce, independent artistic ladies. Divas, queens, ladies you don’t mess with. While a child of Calgary, Alberta, Jaidene Veda‘s Vancouver lineage is a strong one. Read More

More New Forms From Vancouver’s Biggest Festival Experience

Kuma | September 22nd, 2011

I’m feeling old. When the brands you saw launch celebrate eleven years of existence, you begin to start checking for grey hair. I know I’ve talked about them before but as they continue, it’s always worth recognizing them as they continue to progress in their mandate. Read More