Indie

Serious Biz Boys

(Dec 28, 2011) Serious Businessis really anything but. The rap, electro, dance duo loves to make light of pop-culture references like MILF, cron...

Handmade Revolution

(Apr 27, 2011) From the Nadinoo lookbook I follow dozens of style blogs from the fringes of the fashion industry. That’s what I like, the s...

Literally Going Underground

(Feb 28, 2011) My friend Neil started a new night a couple months ago called This Is Underground. Under normal circumstances I’d be hatin...

An Old Friend Reborn In The Downtown Eastside

(Jun 15, 2010) Vancouver’s clubs, warehouses and dark corners hold fond memories for me. I’ve been running around them for long enoug...

Indie music steals show at the ‘Big Game’

(Feb 26, 2010) Last month I wrote about mainstream artists scoring points with the indie crowd. This month the roles are flipped, and back to a ...

Going indie the mainstream way

(Jan 25, 2010) Musical definitions are so confusing these days. Just check out the Genre Shirt by Carles of Hipsterrunoff if you don’t bel...

Reunited And It Feels So Good

(Nov 19, 2009) I got into indie rock late enough that I wasn’t around for the heyday of some of the bands I consider major influences now...

The Eyes of Anna Wintour and ‘Good Hair’

(Oct 26, 2009) Take a look into the life and work of Anna Wintour, chief editor of Vogue magazine, and the work she puts into each glossy fashio...

‘Paranormal Activity’ Scaring More than Moviegoers

(Oct 16, 2009) Oscar season may be just around the corner, but just in time for Halloween comes what seems sure to be a new cult classic for the ...