Book

Two For Mr. Show

Innovative Sketch Comedy Comes in Convenient Book Form

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2003

"SCTV kicks ass." To a Canadian audience unfamiliar with the work of Bob Odenkirk, that's the closest thing to a summation of his Mr. Show...

Smokey, Come Home

The Lost Art of Ian Phillips

PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2002

Collecting is as much about rescuing as it is about gathering. Ian Phillips collects lost pet posters. As the creative force behind the sma...

Map of the Heart

Neil Peart Finds the Rhythm of the Road

PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2002

Rush drummer Neil Peart is widely and justifiable considered one of the most literate lyricists in rock music. His themes and concepts, ins...

The Canadian Dream

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2002

"Neil is more American than anyone, even though he's Canadian," manager Elliott Roberts tells Jimmy McDonough in Shakey (Random House), his...

Growing Up Punk Rock

Blank Generations in Vancouver, Ottawa and New York

PUBLISHED May 1, 2002

John Armstrong, aka Vancouver punk veteran Buck Cherry, writes: "Once you find out that there are people in the world who will actually giv...

Emmett Miller Is The Devil

PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2002

Nick Tosches dwells in the shadows, and for this we should all be thankful. As a member of that hallowed host that laid the foundation for...

A Gram Of Truth

Ray Robertson's Yorkville Countryside

PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2001

Even the most die-hard alt-country fan has probably seen the name Gram Parsons referenced in music rags enough for one lifetime. But of cou...