Oh Fortune, the follow-up to the 2009 Polaris Prize nominee Nice, Nice, Very Nice, sees the Vancouverite Dan Mangan show definite growth. He’s dropped the stripped down songs that featured only his voice and...

Now, since last week’s instalment I can only hope at least one of you went out into the garage or basement and wiped off the dust of an old family member’s turntable. Perhaps you...

Last time, I said I wasn’t going to go into the science of why vinyl is better because not everyone can relate to science but everyone can relate to the emotions of the human...

Do you ever feel like you never make enough time for your passions or hobbies? That you are constantly flooded with an inbox that never empties no matter how much you keep deleting? Other...

It was like any other Saturday night: the plans were to go to the bar, have drinks, dance, chat with friends and go home. But somewhere through the night things got screwed up. While...

Let’s say you are at a sporting event — say, kick boxing or mixed martial arts. You rant and rave and roar. It’s a contact sport after all. It’s not real, emotional fighting born...

There have been countless times where I couldn’t go a whole outing without feeling ignored by a friend whose nose was buried in their T9 world. It’s like when someone says it rude for...