Breaking News: Some Bullshit Happening Somewhere

Excruciating up-to-the-minute coverage of some irrelevant bullshit story that has no ramifications whatsoever.

UN expert Gay McDougall cites racial inequality in Canada

According to a recent report by the UN’s independent expert on minority issues, Gay McDougall, Canada still has a long way to go before it can claim to have eliminated racial discrimination.

The Foggy Hogtown Boys at St. James Hall

Toronto isn’t usually associated with mountain reels and bluegrass breakdowns, but in recent years it’s been home to one of the hottest tradition-based Appalachian bands anywhere.

Revolver at the Massey Theatre

Devendra Banhart at the Commodore

Devendra Banhart wants his child to be a long-haired one. Um, Dev? They’re not just born with dirty hippie locks straight out of the womb.

Tech N9ne at the Commodore

Aaron Dontez Yates is obsessed with numbers. At least he seems to be.

Balkan Beat Box at Venue

The folksy-hip-hop hybrid served up by BBB is the best thing to come out of the Middle East since baklava, unless of course you hate baklava.

Podcast Episode 178

It’s the gay teen episode!

HST protest heats up around B.C.

Fight HST, the grassroots movement led by former premier Bill Vander Zalm, estimates that the tax will cost the average British Columbian household $2,100 in additional expenses per year.

Name-dropping the Gun Club gets you “cool points”

You invite Kate Winslet and Sam Mendes to the music section’s couples retreat, and we reward you with a Payback Time T-shirt and two tickets to a Live Nation club show of your choice taking place in Vancouver within the next four weeks. Here’s this week’s winning whinge.

The Big Pink makes big noise

My $200 custom earplugs picked a bad time to go missing in action.

Failed romance sparks Prairie Cat's piano pop

Judging by the 10 tracks that make up Prairie Cat's debut full-length, It Began/Ended With Sparks, there’s no doubt that songwriter Cary Pratt was preoccupied with failed romance.

Migrant workers claim unpaid wages on two Vancouver residential building projects

Seventeen migrant workers are claiming unpaid wages of $60,432 after working on two new residential building projects.

Book review: The Lost Books of the Odyssey by Zachary Mason

Zachary Mason’s novel makes a compelling case for literature’s fundamental elasticity.

VanDusen Botanical Garden Association willing to assist Bloedel Conservatory

The VanDusen Botanical Garden Association wants to help run Queen Elizabeth Park’s Bloedel Conservatory.