LITERATURE: A bodice-ripping good time from Cheryl Tardif’s alter-ego
Cheryl Kaye Tardif is an Edmonton writer of thriller/suspense novels. She’s had several of them published, has one due out this month, and has a loyal following. So why in the world did she want to write a romance called “Lancelot’s Lady” under a somewhat cheesy-sounding pen name of Cherish D’Angelo? “I’ve always said since […]
LADIES’ MEN: Josh, Keith and Burton scheduled to woo your wives
When Josh Groban says he’s going to “do one for the ladies,” he’s not just kidding around – they’re ALL for the ladies. That goes double for Keith Urban. Attention females of Edmonton: Both of these amazingly hot hunka hunka burnin’ love superstars are coming to Edmonton this September. Groban takes the stage […]
Freedom to Read: Putting the “ink” in kinky
It was a bitterly cold night on the east side of Jasper Avenue, but things were heating up inside the ARTery as the Edmonton Public Library hosted an evening of erotic literature readings as part of Freedom to Read Week. It was the library’s first time hosting an event like this, and while it may […]
FUNK ALERT! Alarm set to attack Edmonton with skanktastic beats, riotous horns, disruptive attire
Almost exactly one year ago, Canada was tied with the U.S. in overtime of the gold medal hockey game at the Vancouver Winter Olympics. The air was tense across the nation, and not far from GM Place where the game was being played, one band waited for what might be the best or worst gig […]
OBITUARY: Sayonara Westmount, an oasis of good movie seating
While you were sitting at home watching the Oscars on TV and they were doing that little montage featuring all the movie types whose work we will no longer be able to enjoy because they shuffled off this mortal coil sometime in the last year — complete with Celine Dion vocals — Westmount Centre Cinemas […]
And the Oscar for best Oscar party goes to … THE VARSCONA THEATRE!
Thank you, thank you very much. You like me! Right now, you like me! Do you turn to Star Magazine for world news? Do you cry every time Jennifer Aniston goes through a breakup? Is your idea of activism wearing a T-shirt that says “Lindsay Lohan is Innocent”? If you answered yes to any of […]
ROOTS FEST: Phil Ochs doc at Metro tonight
We sure had fun tripping back in time, didn’t we? CKUA guy Peter North reports the Winter Roots and Blues Roundup II (Feb 24-28, 2011) on the weekend was a smashing success. He’s a bit biased, since he was one of the promoters, so forgive the glowing review of his own event. A lot of fans agree with […]
EDMONTON RADIO: Is the Bounce bad for children? Short answer: yes
Important disclaimer: This article is about top-40 radio. Therefore, in a year or less, the names and song titles will appear hopelessly quaint and out of date. If you’re reading this in the future (hello, people of the future!), go ahead and laugh. If the Rapture hasn’t come by then, we will laugh with you. […]
CELLO MELLOW: Stinson returns home for Muttart Hall show tonight
Hailed by The New York Times as a musician with “conviction and flair” and by The New Yorker as an “unusually adept contemporary-music specialist,” reknowned local Cellist Caroline Stinson returns to Edmonton in a performance with pianist Sarah Ho on Sunday, Feb. 27. The concert at Alberta College’s Muttart Hall, 10050 Macdonald Drive, will also […]
TOM MURRAY: Syl Johnson’s soul-stravaganza
I gave up years ago bothering to compile best of lists, at least partially because I can never remember what year an album came out in. I listen, I throw them on a pile, I forget about them. Maybe I check it out again later, maybe I don’t. The nice thing about being a freelancer […]
