LOVE SHACK: Can a shed be a historical building? In this town it can!

Posted on February 29, 2012 By Rob Drinkwater Culture, Front Slider

For generations of Edmonton boys, 12 was a magic age – because you were now old enough to get a paper route. You could earn your own money. You had responsibility and status. And you were granted entry to the legendary “Paper Shacks.” Edmonton once had dozens of paperboy shacks where boys gathered daily to […]

RESTAURANT REVIEW: Vegan Vietnamese delights at Veggie Garden

Posted on February 28, 2012 By Scott Lingley Culture, Dining, Food, The Latest

Right next door to where Oriental Veggie House once hung out its cruelty-free shingle as pioneer purveyors of mock meat cuisine in a Chinese style, the Veggie Garden Restaurant (10582 100 Street, 780.757.9060) has now set up shop. The place vends Vietnamese and Chinese delights in which the feature roles are assayed by stunt doubles […]

BOOKS: All the Dirt on organic farming: not for everyone, says Heather Stretch

Posted on February 21, 2012 By Scott Lingley Culture, Food, Lit, The Latest

When Edmonton expat Heather Stretch comes to town this week to promote All the Dirt, the book she co-wrote about organic farming, she’ll obviously be keen to share her knowledge with folks passionate about sustainable local agriculture who might want to follow in her muddy footsteps. But she has another audience in mind as well […]

The Man That Got Away wins short film prize at Berlin film festival

Posted on February 18, 2012 By Albert Smith Culture, Film, Music

We’re calling it, sight unseen: Trevor Anderson’s ‘The Man That Got Away’ may be in the running for Oscar shorts next year – if its reception at the Berlin film festival is anything to go by. The 25-minute musical has won the DAAD Short Film Prize at the recent Berlinale 2012, where it made its […]

FILM REVIEW: Oscar shorts show brilliance in brevity, on screen at the Princess Theatre

Posted on February 18, 2012 By LH Thomson Culture, Film, Front Slider

It’s astonishing how much sentiment a few well-paced moments can command. For all the hype that surrounds the big-budget entries at the annual Hollywood love-in that is the Oscars, there’s something special about the nominations for shorts. Few of these cartoons and live-action films will ever get much attention, compared to their longer brethren – […]

Sam Shepard like a bad boyfriend in Fool for Love

Posted on February 17, 2012 By Adrian Lackey Culture, Theatre

Picture this: The play starts with May (Jamie Konchak) wrapping her arms around the legs of her rodeo cowboy-stuntman-estranged boyfriend Eddie (David MacInnis) to cling onto him, and – within minutes – she plants her knee square in his nuts to push him away. This opening seems to be the thesis statement of not only […]

MUSICIANS: Want to get paid fairly? Learn your business!

Posted on February 16, 2012 By Mike Ross Culture, Front Slider, Music

All this grumbling about how unfairly musicians get paid should sound awfully familiar to anyone who’s been working in the Edmonton music scene longer than 10 years – but no old-timer will disagree that musicians get paid a lot less than they did “back in the day.” Many feel that something has changed, that something […]

EDMONTON RADIO: Hot 107’s Russell James bounces back to the Bounce

Posted on February 15, 2012 By Mike Ross Culture, The Latest, TV and Radio

The Bounce 91.7 has scored a broadside hit on archrival Hot 107 in what has come to be known as the Great Edmonton Top 40 Radio Wars – they have stolen back program director Russell James. “I don’t think steal is the right word,” says Bounce operations manager Al Ford. “Hired is a better word.” […]

DUB’S PUB: Alberta Hotel bar will also be restored

Posted on February 14, 2012 By Rob Drinkwater Culture, Dining, Front Slider

Edmonton architect Gene Dub is so keen to preserve the bar in the newly reconstructed Alberta Hotel on Jasper Avenue that he’s made it a condition for his sale of the building to CKUA that he can lease the bar space from the radio station. The bar, which Dub says he hopes will be open […]

REVIEW: Laughter flies in the face of damage in beautiful Moving Along

Posted on February 12, 2012 By Adrian Lackey Culture, Front Slider, Theatre

“Nobody appreciates damage … at the time.” These are the striking words that started the public’s introduction to Chris Craddock’s magnum opus Moving Along back at the 2001 Fringe Festival. The play has resonated with audiences ever since. Moving Along has been remounted seven times over the years – and here it is some 11 […]

One turntable and no microphone – bliss for true audiophiles

Posted on February 4, 2012 By Rob Drinkwater Culture, Music, TV and Radio

Once upon a time, certain magazines were chock full of ads for very expensive stereo equipment. Since men were typically the buyers of such gear, they appeared in publications like Playboy, Popular Science, or National Lampoon. Sometimes the ads featured a celebrity. Others were like liquor ads, which also filled the pages of men’s mags, […]

Edmonton Music Awards nominees ‘working their butts off’

Posted on February 3, 2012 By Mike Ross Culture, Music, The Latest

In the wake of the announcement of nominees for the second annual Edmonton Music Awards – with Tupelo Honey, Colleen Brown, White Lightning, Ann Vriend, Ten Second Epic and Boogie Patrol named in multiple categories – the question arises: Who exactly picks the winners? The public does, in two cases: People’s Choice and “Artists to […]

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