Smoke Break #850: The Coolest Thing About Patio Season Is The Furniture In The Face…
May 23, 2011
Wait for it…go summer!
HAVE ANOTHER SMOKE
Smoke Break #822: A Message To West Vancouver’s Bald Real Estate Cheeseballs
March 17, 2011
Your Australian brethren have graduated from putting their faces on the backs of buses. Your move…
Smoke Break #808: Deschutes’ “Landmark” Is One Of The Coolest Beer Ads Ever Made
February 4, 2011
…and I say that not because I drive a Westfalia, drink beer, dig the banjo and have absolutely nothing against the occasional nipple.
PS. I’ll take summer now, please.
Zulu Report: Everything That You Should Listen To This Week
February 3, 2011
Our friends over at Kitsilano’s Zulu Records once again present their weekly Scout feature, the Zulu Report. Within, staff from the West 4th music store provide The Track, the song that is on heavy rotation that week; The Playlist, which is pretty self-explanatory; The Gig, the must see show of the week; and The Glance, a view ahead to music on the horizon. From their ears to yours, enjoy…
The Track
currently on heavy rotation in the store…
Down By The Water by The Decemberists from their new album The King Is Dead (EMI).
Ditching the prog-goth of their last outing, the epic Hazards of Love, The Decemberists lighten up a bit on The King Is Dead and the result is like a breath of fresh air. The album was recorded in a barn, and there’s a definite back country, Americana vibe permeating the album. Featuring Peter Buck (R.E.M) and Gilliam Welch on some tracks, The King Is Dead is full of tasteful twang and mellow acoustic strums and represents a nice change of pace for this most literate of indie rock bands. Read more
Foreign Intelligence Brief #356: Jacques On Coming To Grips With The Rise Of China
January 26, 2011
Hey hubris, listen to what Martin Jacques, the author “When China Rules The World”, had to say at the TED Salon in London a couple of nights ago. Your hegemony in the West was fun while it lasted…
Foreign Intelligence Brief #354: Flava Flav Opens His Own Fried Chicken Joint In Iowa
January 25, 2011
So the first ever FFC (Flava Flav’s Chicken) opened yesterday in Clinton, Iowa (pop. 27,772). Said one happy local: “This was the most exciting thing to happen in the town since gay marriage was made legal.” Sounds like a fascinating town.
Smoke Break #798: Adolf Hitler Discovers That “The Smiths” Broke Up 20 Years Ago
January 21, 2011
“Why, Aryan Jesus? Why?!” It’s enough to almost feel for the man. Alas, no.
Foreign Intelligence Brief #351: Tea Party Makes A Music Video…
January 18, 2011
That’s the message in a nutshell. Inevitable techno remix below…
Smoke Break #797: Hacked Clock Slows Down Your Lunch Hour
January 18, 2011
Here’s a life hack for those forced to dwell in the office world:
The lunchtime clock slows down every day 20% at 11:00 and speeds up 20% at 11:48 until it rights itself at 1:00. This gives you an extra 12 minutes of lunchtime to enjoy.
(via TDW)
Smoke Break #796: Enjoying The 1st Episode Of IFC’s “Portlandia”
January 14, 2011
A few weeks ago we posted the music video/trailer for “Portlandia”, a new IFC series starring SNL’s Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein. The show is a comedic look at life in Hipsterland, aka Portland, Oregon, and it’s freakin’ hilarious. This afternoon they released the first episode online, for free, a full week before it premieres on TV (how very Portland!). Stream it above and have a laugh. The parallels to Vancouver are for the giddy…
