Earth not ready for ‘Mars Needs Moms’
It’s not surprising that ‘Mars Needs Moms’ failed so miserably at the box office – the $150 million film making a pathetic $6.9 million on opening weekend – because Disney KILLED THE WRONG MOM! There’s a rich history of cinematic matricide in Disney animated features, and indeed many stories aimed at children, as parents are […]
Idyl Tea reunion starts flood of late ’80s Edmonton indie-rock nostalgia
The much-anticipated Idyl Tea reunion this summer is hung on a filthy lie – the new album that was just finished will be called The Song That’s Not Finished Yet, which contains a song called The Song That’s Not Finished Yet. Which is finished. It’s terribly confusing if you think about it. Solution: don’t think […]
TRUE TALES OF THE ROAD: Jeff Martin’s close call in Jordan
Jeff Martin’s entire life is a True Tale of the Road. We remember him as a guy who sings (and looks) like Jim Morrison and plays guitar like Jimmy Page, which worked out because Jeff’s first band the Tea Party was sort of a hybrid of both. He played strange stringed instruments from exotic places, […]
STEVE-O: The crazy kid who will do anything
You know that kid in your class who will do anything, take any dare, jump from any height, eat any bug? Steve-O is that guy. He has: – Snorted his own snot – Stapled his scrotum to both of his thighs – Snorted a live worm and pulled it out his mouth – Allowed his […]
GIGGLE CITY: Marty Hanenberg knows when to duck
Nightclubs are ruthless, cut-throat, live-or-die comedian training grounds, but sometimes a worthy comic can come from a more gentle, nurturing place – live theatre. So let’s say “break a leg” to Marty Hanenberg, an Ottawa-born actor who came to Calgary 20 years ago to learn the fine art of improvisational comedy at the legendary Loose Moose Theatre […]
Messin’ With the Kid: Rock’s NAACP controversy
What was that we were just saying about bawitdaba da bang a dang diggy? They must be magic words! Utter them and Kid Rock will appear – playing Rexall Place Saturday, May 21. He’s touring with the Twisted Brown Trucker Band behind his new album, Born Free. Tickets are $29.50, $49.50 or $69.50 and go […]
EDMONTON RADIO: Battle of the morning zoos
It was an experiment that tested the limits of human endurance – listen to three-and-a-half straight hours of morning FM radio, talk only, to scientifically determine who has the best morning zoo in Edmonton. It’s like Robot Chicken: Get a decent punchline or hear anything other than DJ banter and one must immediately flip to […]
GIGGLE CITY: Jake Johannsen sad he can’t do any more Cheney jokes
He’s one of David Letterman’s favourite comedians, having been on the show an astounding 35 times. Also Bill Maher, Conan, Greg Kilborn – you name the late-night talk show, Jake Johannsen has been on it. His endearing brand of observational comedy has been pleasing audiences for four decades – and now we’re lucky to […]
Hot Picks, March 4
Lilith Fair really was pretty cool. Can’t help thinking about it since Sarah McLachlan’s at Jubilee Auditorium tonight for a sold-out show. It’s sort of a mini-mini Lilith Fair – more like a folk fest workshop, maybe – where Canada’s dark angel will share the stage with like-minded folk-pop females Butterfly Boucher and Melissa McClelland. […]
Tripping back to Supertramp
If you’re looking for an Edmonton connection to Supertramp’s Roger Hodgson, who played Saturday (March 5) at the River Cree Casino – you couldn’t do much better than Andy O’Kell. The drummer was part of a group of local musicians crazy enough to do something no other local band had ever done before – or […]
Hot Picks, March 3
The trick to a “tragic comedy” is to figure out which part is the tragedy and which part is the comedy. Sometimes they try to fool you. Here’s the premise for Trent Wilkie’s Gargamel, on stage at the Varscona Theatre tonight at 7:30 pm. A man loses his girlfriend in a tragic car accident which also leaves […]
