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Vancouver Punks Black Halos Are Reissuing Their Early Albums

Frontman Billy Hopeless feels the love as he looks back and gets ready to play the hits.

The Vancouver Punk Community Rallies for Ron and Dianne Reyes

Ronfest seeks to raise funds to support Dianne Reyes through her battle with lymphoma.

Behind the Camera With Bev Davies, Vancouver’s Original Punk Photographer

Right to be wild.

Hold My Tongue

Cancer gave me new insight into how speech shapes how we are seen.

The Many Outfits of D.O.A.’s Joe Keithley

Punk to politics.

How a B.C. Ska Band Went Big⁠—in Mexico

Los Furios made a splash in Mexico, and among Japanese exchange students. Now they’re coming home.

Spirit, Faith, and Hope at the 2023 Vancouver Folk Music Festival

Gathering here again.

The Vancouver Record Store Staffed Entirely by Musicians

At Red Cat Records, music is part of the job.

A Personal Twist Brightens a Vancouver Filmmaker’s Love Letter to Beloved B.C. Band Doug and the Slugs

“Here I am making a film about Doug Bennett of Doug and the Slugs, and here’s this actual moment where Doug guides the camera into my hands.”

My Punk Cultural Education Began in the Record Shops of 1980s Vancouver

My parents had grown up in the Depression, which was why they stockpiled food. I grew up in Maple Ridge, and so I stockpile culture.