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Talking Miley Cyrus and Giving Terrible Parenting Advice on CKNW 980 with Simi Sara »

Here I am on CKNW 980’s Afternoon Show with Simi Sara discussing Miley Cyrus’s butt and offering absolutely terrible parenting advice. Thank you for having me Claire and Simi!

Review of Miley Cyrus’s Bangerz Tour for the Georgia Straight »

Long gone are the days where you had to be bribed with a Girls Gone Wild hat to flash some skin for a creep with a camera. In 2014, young women hound party photographers and proudly share the results on Instagram and Twitter. No pop star exemplifies this mindset more than Miley Cyrus, whose sexual […]

Christopher Wool – If you can’t take a joke you can get the fuck out of my house »

if you cant take a joke you can get the fuck out of my house A photo posted by Michael Mann (@michaelmann) on Dec 12, 2013 at 11:49am PST

Review of the Get Together Rave featuring DVBBS, Andrew Rayel, Tritonal, and Chuckie »

While a lot of us can’t wait to point and laugh when the EDM bubble bursts, it’s not going happen anytime soon. Testament to that, dance-music disciples packed the Pacific Coliseum for the all-ages Get Together 2014 party to hear Beatport bangers and bass drops while fist-pumping, glow stick–waving, and not-staring at all at the […]

Pop Eye Column for the Georgia Straight About Seeing Flea’s Penis During the Super Bowl Halftime Show »

Next week you might be able to place a bet on whether or not you’ll see a musician’s penis. If you go out to live shows with any regularity you’ve probably seen a few of them. Hell, you may even make bets about them among your friends. I sure do and almost always win. The […]

Profile of Vancouver Low Brow Art Gallery Hot Art Wet City »

As nice as it is to have a painful rumination on mortality by a blue-chip artist hanging on your wall, sometimes a drawing of Grumpy Cat as the Mona Lisa by an unknown local can bring just as much enjoyment. If you’re after the former, catch a flight to Art Basel in Miami and pray […]

Review of Beyoncé’s Vancouver concert in the Georgia Straight »

Hordes of women packed a sold-out Rogers Arena for an evening of selfies, squeals, empowerment, and feeling awesome about how their bodies look when squeezed into the latest offerings from Sirens. Who cares that the Mrs. Carter Show wasn’t in support of a new album? The incredibly thirsty, fecund crowd would not be denied their […]

New Year’s at the Hotel Vancouver »

Recently launched a website for a New Year’s Party at the Hotel Vancouver. www.hotelvancouvernye2014.com

Concert review of Pink’s Truth About Love Tour for the Georgia Straight »

Pink’s stage and catwalk were undeniably shaped like a flaccid penis and ball sack, but she certainly didn’t deliver a limp-dink performance. As far as female pop superstars go, Alecia Beth Moore isn’t the most provocative (Lady Gaga), catchy (Katy Perry), sweet (Taylor Swift), stupid (Rihanna), or geriatric (Madonna). But she has the most death-defying […]

Jay Z and Justin Timberlake’s Legends of Summer for The Georgia Straight »

It’s not everyday you get to watch a former Mouseketeer and a former crack dealer perform at the same time. On paper, The Legends of the Summer Stadium Tour that featured pop star Justin Timberlake and rapper Jay Z certainly seemed like an odd pairing. Yes, the two have been collaborating on tracks lately, but […]

Fei and Milton K Wong Family Foundation website »

Recently got a website up for the Fei and Milton K. Wong Family Foundation. www.wongfoundation.ca

Pretty Lights interview for the Georgia Straight »

Pretty Lights towers above most electronic music producers, and that’s not just because he’s 6-8. The reason the man born Derek Vincent Smith is better than most is because he makes music and puts on a show you’re not ashamed to like. No one will call you Christopher Hitchens for being skeptical about some of […]

One Direction is Great Art for the Georgia Straight »

In order of most to least fuckable, One Direction consists of five men who are over the age of consent named Harry, Zayn, Liam, Niall, and Louis. If you live in a naive bubble where commercial dance-pop simply isn’t on your radar despite the millions of albums they’ve sold and the billions of YouTube plays […]

The Fox Theatre Before The Renovation »

A shot from the balcony of the Fox Porno Theatre. (Note the toilet paper dispenser.) As you may be aware, the Arrival Agency and David Duprey have begun renovations at the Fox Theatre on Main Street. For posterity’s sake, here are some photos of the inside of the last porn theatre in Vancouver. This is […]

Everything you wanted to know about those Mohinder tags for the Georgia Straight »

Property crime is no laughing matter unless Mohinder spray-paints a building, and then it’s kind of hilarious. I first saw this oddly endearing tag—his name crudely drawn in all caps—pop up back in April. Since then, it’s been impossible not to notice these audaciously placed chicken scratches on overpasses, awnings, walls, and the odd cube […]

Food Cart Fest Website »

Recently got a website up for Food Cart Fest. www.foodcartfest.com

Arrival Agency Website »

Recently launched a new website for the Arrival Agency. www.arrivalagency.com

Juicy J review for the Georgia Straight »

It was Saturday night and the curious suburban mating ritual of getting done up, hopping a SkyTrain to Granville Street, then drinking so much you vomit all over yourself was in full effect. In a sold-out Commodore Ballroom, Jägerbombs were lined up, joints were rolled, and ass cheeks were poised to clap in anticipation of […]

Friends Forever performed by Dragon Sound from Miami Connection »

Nuba Website »

I recently help launch a brand new website for Nuba. It’s one of my favourite restaurants in the city and the people that operate the Nuba group are some of the most standup folks I know. Currently, I’m helping them with web and marketing on an ongoing basis so be sure to check them out. […]