Vampire Weekend with guest Dum Dum Girls & Beach House – Malkin Bowl, Stanley Park – August 28, 2010 Malkin Bowl is a diamond within the jewel that is Stanley Park in Vancouver. A small scale version of the Hollywood Bowl, Malkin has hosted a number of great concerts in addition to being home of Theatre…
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Desert Island Discs – Disc 8
(Read disc 1, disc 2, disc 3 disc 4, disc 5, disc 6, disc 7) ABBA – Super Trouper I know, I’m revealing my inner ‘pop-tart’ with these last few discs but these are important for memories as much as quality. This album came out in 1980 just as music started to ‘matter’ to someone…
Desert Island Discs – Disc 7
(Read disc 1, disc 2, disc 3 disc 4, disc 5, disc 6) Madonna – The Immaculate Collection I know this breaks my rule of no compilations but this one is so iconic that I needed to. For those of the younger generation, who think Madonna is over, Lady Gaga would not exist in the…
Walking With Dinosaurs: The Arena Specatular
Walking with Dinosaurs:The Arena Spectacular – Rogers Arena – Aug 26, 2010 Based on the award winning BBC-TV series, Walking With Dinosaurs truly brings the giant beasts to life right in front of you. Led by an ‘archaeologist’ / host who guides us through the eras and tells the story of the dinosaurs, flora and…
KT Tunstall at Fairmont Pacific Rim
Summertime, friends, patios, martinis, music…what a perfect combination! That’s what we were treated to on Aug 25th at the Fairmont Pacific Rim as they along with EMI Music Canada a private performance by KT Tunstall in the Lobby Lounge. I was a bit sceptical at first of how a concert performance, even an acoustic set,…
Lady Gaga – Don’t Believe The Hype?
Lady Gaga – Rogers Arena – August 24, 2010 Perhaps one of the most anticipated concert events of the year blew through Vancouver for two shows. Unfortunately anticipation was the downfall of this concert for me. After reading and hearing about so many great things about Lady Gaga’s shows in other cities I had huge expectations for an amazing show. Of course being…
Desert Island Discs – Disc 6
(Read disc 1, disc 2, disc 3 disc 4, disc 5) Stereophonics – Just Enough Education to Perform This was a difficult decision. The Stereophonics are one of my favourite bands, so choosing just one of their albums really made me think about them in depth. This 2001 release was their third studio album and…