It’s fall. There’s a civic election in the air and leaves on the ground. And in Vancouver, the issue of “bikes vs. cars” is always just around the corner. So it seems like a good time to feature this image from our VR Centrefold series. This site-specific arrangement of Mazda car bits was created by...Read More
An interview with Taras Grescoe, public transit advocate and the author of Straphanger. This was done as a co-production with The Literary Review of Canada and The Spur Festival in May of 2014. It touches on the need for urgent and smart transit planning for the ever-swelling metropolis. Taras is a passionate advocate for the...Read More
Lions Gate Bridge (for George McWhirter) is a poem by Elizabeth Bachinsky and is published by Nightwood Editions in the superb collection The Hottest Summer in Recorded History. This is the second poetry adaptation for video by Vancouver Review Media. A long standing Vancouver landmark, the Lions Gate Bridge has, since 1938, inspired photographers, lovers,...Read More
VR Media sat down with Timothy Taylor to talk about food fashion, toast, a curious home-style approach to making ceviché and much more! His new book, Foodville, is published by Nonvella. Long time supporters of the print version of Vancouver Review may recall reading an earlier version of some of the material. It’s now a...Read More
This is the first VR Media video poetry adaptation. I asked Liz Bachinsky for some poems of hers that were image-rich and, of course, NAILS popped up right away! It’s from her latest collection of poems; The Hottest Summer in Recorded History published by Nightwood Editions. There exists another world here. These places are everywhere...Read More
When you have a chance to talk to an artist whose work you’ve admired for years, it’s tempting to get lost in the details of the work, of discussing the whys and wherefores of particular images and the thinking behind them. But with the nature of Edward Burtynsky’s photography and the thickening onslaught of news...Read More
Over the last few years I’ve been keeping an eye out for representations of the orca in public spaces. I’ve spotted them in tacky murals, as ‘sponsored’ charity sculptures and, occasionally, as serious public art installations. Of course, the real thing seems to be making some welcome and occasionally spectacular appearances in close local waters....Read More
Vancouver-based guitarist Adrian Verdejo has just released a stunning new CD of contemporary music composed for electric guitar. Modern Hearts features the music of James Tenney, Scott Godin, Rodney Sharman, Jordan Nobles, Tristan Murail and Nicole Lizée. VR Media first came across Adrian at Vancouver Pro Musica’s Sonic Boom festival in March of 2013. We...Read More
On New Years Day, 2012, Vancouver band Glass Kites released a self-titled CD. Its spare, haunting final track, Slowly (Home) was picked up by CBC Radio’s The Signal (with Laurie Brown) and along with tracks by Brasstronaut, Patrick Watson and others it remained in steady rotation during a particularly strong year for alternative Canadian pop...Read More
This past summer, VR Media sat down with David Scott Hamilton to talk about his role as a literary translator (French to English). For David it became a calling that, once fully embraced, facilitated huge and positive changes in his life. David is engaging and passionate about the topic and is able to draw interest...Read More
