Oprah returns to Edmonton in June
The last time Oprah Winfrey was in Edmonton someone gave her a “truck nuts” purse as a gift when she came on the stage. For those who don’t know: Truck nuts are known to locals as a decorative item you hang on your trailer hitch to resemble testicles. It’s a thing. Oprah, meanwhile, is one […]
Bob the Angry Flower
All modern movies are exactly the same. NEXT COMIC: The Spirit of Prince evoked in End of the Earth: BILL BENSON has some ‘spoilers’ for you:
Bill Benson
Also, stop picking your nose! NEXT COMIC: Bob the Angry Flower goes to THE MOVIE. There is only one. Next: Purple Reign 4Ever in End of the Earth:
End of the Earth
RIP Prince NEXT COMIC: A public service message from Bill Benson: Next: Every sci-fi fantasy movie ever made in Bob the Angry Flower:
THE TEMPEST: Shakespeare all shook up at the Citadel
Citadel Artistic Director Daryl Cloran promised us a “Reimagine Season” this year – and has largely validated that mandate. He is closing his year with an elemental, uncompromising, inventive staging of Shakespeare’s last great play, The Tempest – performed by hearing and deaf actors in both English and American Sign Language. It certainly demonstrates how […]
LISTEN HERE: Kevin Maimann makes House Calls
EXCLUSIVE Hear new music from local ‘post glam dirt pop’ duo Kevin Maimann’s been going hard for years – as a journalist, currently a hard-nosed news reporter for The Star Edmonton (and formerly Edmonton Sun, plus GigCity) – and by night a prolific rock musician. His latest band, with musician and actor Pete Morley, […]
Dweezil Zappa to play Zappa in Edmonton
The nut doesn’t fall far from the tree, as they say. The closest we will get to seeing Frank Zappa now is through his equally eccentric and talented son Dweezil, who has been proudly carrying the torch of his father’s music and unique worldview for years, with a quirky style evident in his own work, […]
Bob the Angry Flower
No one likes to hear the truth NEXT COMIC: Delicious amazing new food truck item in End of the Earth: Next up: Bill Benson has some hard questions for the ‘Lion Priest’:
Bill Benson
The lambs better watch out, too NEXT COMIC: Bob the Angry Flower won’t last long on Game of Thrones: Next up: Nom nom nom: A donair wrapped in a green onion cake in End of the Earth!
End of the Earth
It’s been a year – has anybody made this yet?! I want one. NEXT COMIC: Bill Benson explores polytheism: Next: Bob the Angry Flower retreats into his happy place:
Rockfest, Sonic Field Day reveal line-ups at Edmonton’s best outdoor venue
It looks like Hawrelak Park’s Heritage Amphitheatre is going to be Music Festival Central in Edmonton this summer. Two local music festivals revealed their line-ups on Monday – including Sonic Field Day, a newcomer to what many fans consider the city’s best outdoor venue. It’s not too big, not too small, great sightlines all around, […]
HAPPY 420: Legal cannabis is a rip-off!
As a lifelong toker who, like most area stoners, was elated when weed became legal in Canada – and then partook with great disappointment – I can keep silent no longer. Sorry, but I’m done. I gave it a good try. Obeyed the law. Bought the legal cannabis. But I’m sick of it. My high […]
