Browsing Tag Mason Wright
Kyo-W-TO! TKO! OK?
| 12:00 am | 0 CommentBy Mason WrightLast week, two high-profile federal cabinet ministers joined the chorus of short-sightedness when they called into question the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol in favour of a ubiquitous "made in Canada" plan to reduce emissions harmful to the environment. Supposedly, as Industry Minister Allan Rock and Natural Resources Minister Herb Dhaliwal said, more...
transit: Bus service cuts anger riders
| 12:00 am | 0 CommentBy Mason WrightLower Mainland transit users will have to find other ways of getting around if they rely on bus routes scheduled to be cut today by the region's transportation authority, TransLink. Blaming the former provincial government for its cash flow troubles, TransLink is cutting four per cent of bus service hours, including elimination of all service from downtown more...
music: The New Deal delivers live energy
| 12:00 am | 0 CommentBy Mason WrightmusicThe New DealRichards on RichardsSept. 24 There's a sticker on Jamie Shields' Roland keyboard that reads "Guitar: It's Our Middle Name." Clearly, the boys in The New Deal have a sense of humour. The New Deal breaks the conventions of electronic music by playing breakbeat house and dance music with keyboards, drums and bass instead of sequencers, more...
McCarthy II?
| 12:00 am | 0 CommentBy Mason WrightNow is a time to be fearful. Certainly the looming shadow of war is one reason, but in my mind the greatest threats to freedom are those who insist they are defending it, and the domestic measures they intend to use. America has been blinded by revenge, and allies like Canada are falling in line to help stamp out terrorism. Trouble is, the powers of the more...
letter of the week: Oooh-waah, Magic Bus
| 12:00 am | 0 CommentBy Mason WrightAs a bus rider who was left stranded for four months by TransLink's irrational refusal to treat its drivers fairly, I scoffed at the company's offer of three free days of service when buses returned in early August. "Mason," I said to myself, "TransLink made millions of dollars during the transit strike by saving on wages and still accepting regional taxes more...
jazz fest: Dave Douglas is a crowd pleaser once again
| 12:00 am | 0 CommentBy Mason Wrightjazz festDave Douglas New QuintetThe Vogue TheatreJune 30 If the Vancouver International Jazz Festival has adopted a favourite son, it must be Dave Douglas. The renowned trumpet wizard from New York, has appeared at most Vancouver jazz fests in the last decade, playing multiple shows at many of them. Through the years one thing has remained the same: Dave more...
Jazz Fest: The New Deal supplies non-stop dance beats
| 12:00 am | 0 CommentBy Mason WrightSince the rise of electronica, instrument-based live music has become the second-class citizen of music's cutting-edge. But if people needed proof that improvised music can still animate bodies, The New Deal's show at last week's Vancouver International Jazz Festival offered plenty of evidence. The New Deal is a bass-drums-keyboards trio that has spent the more...
editor’s voice: Stevenson fiddles while our reputation burns
| 12:00 am | 0 CommentBy Mason WrightWhen Neil Reynolds took over as editor of The Vancouver Sun several months ago, he didn't so much alter the path of the newspaper as he did accelerate and focus its march toward becoming an infotainment rag. Similarly, President Michael Stevenson arrived at SFU in the midst of its increasingly obvious campaign to procure the favour of the business more...
Four-fifths of local candidates show up for SFSS sponsored election ‘debate’
| 12:00 am | 0 CommentBy Mason WrightThe recent trend of absent Liberal candidates at election debates continued at SFU on Tuesday, as four candidates vying for the new Burquitlam MLA's seat participated in an all-candidates meeting at the Highland Pub. Peter Grin (Marijuana Party), Bart Healy (NDP), Steve Mancinelli (Green party) and Greg Watrich (B.C. Unity) participated in the afternoon more...
seedy reviews
| 12:00 am | 0 CommentBy Mason WrightDAVE MATTHEWS BANDEverydayRCA I know people who shudder at the mention of the Dave Matthews Band, and at times I might share their horror. But my biggest complaint about the band's new album, Everyday, is that the ink on the CD sleeve is too difficult to read. Unlike their previous effort, the mostly ordinary Before These Crowded Streets, this new album more...
