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David Mamet’s Speed-the-Plow is an eviscerating satire on Hollywood cynicism that underscores how little has changed in the film industry since its first staging on Broadway in 1988. Directed by the Belfry’s Michael Shamata, it features Brian Markinson, Vincent Gale, and Celine Stubel in a spare set that evokes American Psycho and its themes of […]

Victoria’s Nick La Riviere is about to release his second album, Another Time Around, and we’ve got an exclusive song premiere below. The album marks a huge change for La Riviere in that it has singing on it: his debut, 2009’s Too Much To Do was entirely instrumental. La Riviere will be playing on July […]

I’d never been to a music festival before, so I wasn’t too sure what to expect. I’d seen pictures and promo videos, but I never thought that’s what it would actually be like. So I showed up to Rock the Shores, found myself a nice spot on the grass with a perfect and close view […]

I’ve always wished I could have been around to see some of the arena rock shows of the ’70s. And I don’t mean the huge, historic, larger-than-life ones; I mean the slightly understated ones, where US bands like KISS or Aerosmith were just beginning their world domination and playing mid-size hockey arenas in mid-sized towns. […]

There is exactly one comedian who has appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman 28 times: Brian Regan. The American has explored his talent in various avenues, including TV specials, corporate gigs, and film, but it’s his stand-up that really stands out as being the defining aspect of his career. All the while, Regan […]