Story published in the Vancouver Sun on May 5, 2011. BY AMANDA ASH, VANCOUVER SUN With Vancouver’s DOXA Documentary Film Festival celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, programmer Dorothy Woodend is taking the opportunity to raise a glass to one “tough, feisty little festival.” Woodend, a longtime DOXA film critic and board member, leapt in […]
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Story published in the Vancouver Sun February 24, 2011. BY AMANDA ASH, VANCOUVER SUN Twilight werewolves Bronson Pelletier and Alex Meraz arrived at Vancouver International Airport Tuesday morning with wolf-sized appetites. Pelletier, who plays Jared, and Meraz, who plays Paul, hit up a McDonalds near the airport on Marine Drive after being picked up by […]
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Feature published in the Vancouver Sun February 24, 2011. BY AMANDA ASH, VANCOUVER SUN “It’s a little bit strange sometimes when you’re not expecting it,” 16-year-old Jodelle Ferland giggles. “You’re just walking down the street and somebody comes up to you and knows who you are.” For the Vancouver-based, Nanaimo-born actress, playing Bree Tanner in […]
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Review and interview published in Exclaim! By Amanda Ash Take a black-and-white photograph and bring it to life — that’s what Winnipeg, MB’s Christine Fellows did with her fifth and most innovative release, Femmes de chez nous. The 13-track record and accompanying DVD, Reliquary/Reliquaire, were written during, and inspired by, Fellows’ six-month residency at Le Musée de […]
Monday, February 21, 2011
Story published in the Vancouver Sun February 21, 2011. BY AMANDA ASH, VANCOUVER SUN Local Twihards can start swooning again after Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, the two stars of the blockbuster vampire series The Twilight Saga, flew in Monday afternoon to Vancouver International Airport. The two onscreen lovebirds — and rumoured real-life couple — were […]
Friday, February 18, 2011
Story published in the Vancouver Sun February 18, 2011. BY AMANDA ASH, VANCOUVER SUN Melissa Etheridge isn’t afraid to put fear in its place. Of course, we’ve known this since the early ‘90s. Ever since the raspy-voiced Kansas native rocked her way onto the charts in 1993 with her breakthrough recording Yes I Am, fans and […]
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Feature published in the Vancouver Sun February 16, 2011. BY AMANDA ASH, VANCOUVER SUN If you can’t live without checking Facebook, Twitter or your email every few minutes, then the 2011 Wellness Show might be for you. This year marks the 19th anniversary of the annual health- and holistic-oriented trade show, but instead of celebrating […]
Story published in the Vancouver Sun on February 4, 2011. BY AMANDA ASH, VANCOUVER SUN “I can’t tell you how happy I am that we weren’t squashed like a bug.” John McCrea sounds thrilled. Over the phone from a hotel room in Memphis, Tenn., the vocalist for the Sacramento-based alt-rock band Cake is taking in […]
Thursday, February 3, 2011
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Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Story published in the Vancouver Sun on February 1, 2011. BY AMANDA ASH, VANCOUVER SUN Louise Burns has played sidekick for pretty much her entire musical career. She’s Batman’s Robin. Maverick’s Goose. Han Solo’s Chewbacca. From the age of 11 when she co-founded the all-girl, Juno-nominated band Lillix to her present day involvement in groups […]
