LISTEN HERE: Juliet Ruin serves up a fresh bitter cup of Spite
Rock singer Jess Fleming would rather not hang out with narcissists. “They’re kind of like energy vampires,” she says. “They suck all the life out of the room. They make everything about themselves, they’re faultless, they don’t take ownership about anything, and when there’s a problem, it’s you, not them.” Jess is not alone in […]
MUSIC PREVIEW: Sonic all over the sonic map at Field Day
It’s just a little wish: Sonic 102.9 FM could be, you know, a little “heavier” – ‘cuz we’re a HEAVY town, man – but you have to admit they consistently play the widest variety of the new music, the alternative, the so-called “modern rock,” which is all over the map, sonically. Hence the name. Some […]
REVIEW: AIDS-era musical RENT holds up because it’s about the people
It was 20 years ago that RENT premiered on Broadway. Perhaps a couple of decades have blunted the musical’s ability to shock us – but it still is able to pack a considerable musical and emotional wallop. For a while, the musical was the longest running in Broadway history – 12 years. It won a […]
Bob the Angry Flower
Peas be upon you. MORE COMICS: We wanna summer do-over in End of the Earth: ONE more comic: Bill Benson celebrates 20 years!
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Thanks for the inspirational back-to-school message, Bill! MORE COMICS: Bob the Angry Flower is imbued with shotloads of electricity! Yet another comic: Brand new End of the Earth tackles THE SUMMER THAT NEVER WAS:
CONCERT REVIEW: Iron Maiden Keeps Beast Alive in Edmonton
Iron Maiden proves that even if one doesn’t have a new album, a band can still go out on tour and everything will be just fine – as long as they have a solid collection of greatest hits, flashy stage effects, charisma, and an energetic performance. Bonus if they’re all over 60 years old. The […]
Cheech & Chong blow off Edmonton
Here we go again. Is it something we said? Something we didn’t buy enough of? Who knows – but yet another major Edmonton concert has been cancelled due to “an unforeseen scheduling conflict.” No further explanation was forthcoming from the Cheech & Chong camp – whose Oct. 7 “O Cannabis” show at the Jubilee Auditorium […]
LISTEN HERE: Everybody wants to be wanted in The Wanting, by Hewson Grey
Joe Paonessa sometimes switches out the pronouns in that song he sings about wanting love and never being satisfied. “It could be a guy looking for a guy, a girl looking for a girl. It doesn’t matter. It’s about people looking for that connection. Everybody wants something and everyone wants to be wanted,” he says. […]
MUSIC PREVIEW: Maiden tour named for video game
The legendary Iron Maiden are in town Friday as part of the North American portion of their “Legacy Of the Beast” Tour, which shares the name of a mobile game the group released in 2016. The turn-based RPG game features Iron Maiden’s infamous mascot Eddie; players collect combatants and fight infernal foes. The band’s last […]
Bob the Angry Flower
Read the fine print! NEXT COMIC: Centrists get their just desserts in End of the Earth: NEXT COMIC: Bill Bensons around the world!
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In France, he’s William d’Bension NEXT COMIC: The Law means nothing in Bob the Angry Flower: NEXT COMIC: Newspaper columnists on Twitter provoke ire in End of the Earth:
