About Shawn Conner
Shawn Conner is the publisher/founder/editor/complaint department of guttersnipe, and also a contributor. Reach him at guttersnipenews@gmail.com.
This Goliath prefers the admin side of things. read more
Vancouver’s comics, science fiction, fantasy and video game fans come out for the city’s first big pop culture event. read more
Leela Corman’s new graphic novel tells the story of the Jewish immigrant experience in early 1900s New York, from the point-of-view of two sisters. read more
The songwriter kicks off his Spectacular Spinning Songbook Tour with The Imposters in Vancouver. read more
Lindi Ortega brings her little red boots and plenty of attitude. Interview by Shawn Conner. read more
If the first episode is anything to go by, season two of the HBO hit fantasy series is going to rock. read more
Naked Girls Reading bare the works of fantasy author Neil Gaiman. read more
What’s to become of a city run by developers for the very rich? read more
Ralph Bakshi’s 1977 animated feature is released in a special Blu-Ray package. How does the movie hold up 35 years later? read more
The race for the Canadian music prize kick-starts in Vancouver. read more
The first part of our interview with Doug Sulipa, who opened the first comic book store in Winnipeg in 1974. read more
More even than Edgar Rice Burroughs’ original novels, Frank Frazetta’s paintings have done more to bring John Carter to pop culture. read more
More than 150 submissions, from poetry to paintings to drawings to a life-size mannequin, were submitted for a tribute to Bill Murray. read more
Guitarist James Hoare on Lou Reed, rock ‘n’ roll shrines and the Eurythmics. read more
The Vancouver artist’s No Ordinary Love painting inspires a limited edition figurine. read more
Vancouver actress Jodi Balfour on Bomb Girls, coffee and Die Antwoord. read more
The YACHT singer on science fiction, Utopia and the flying-squirrel outfit. read more
Pong – for mature audiences only! read more
The festival returns at a new time of year and with some topnotch comedy talent – but no David Hasselhoff. read more
Rise of the Planet of the Apes got us thinking about the best science fiction films of the pre-Star Wars ’70s. What did we miss? read more
More than two decades after the release of her one album, the singer plays Vancouver. read more
A review of the documentary about the making of U2′s Achtung Baby album. read more
The East Broadway theatre can’t show movies if it wants to serve booze, says the province. read more
The Boss’s 17th studio album is set for a March 6 release. read more
The Concrete Blonde frontwoman on “the vampire album”, playing live in the digital age and her worst birthday ever. read more
Photos of the Austin-based singer/songwriter in Vancouver. read more
Vancouver’s prodigal son chats about July 4th Toilet reunited, The Canadian Romantic and more. read more
The New Orleans event expands into Vancouver for a second year in a row. read more
Terror Bird, Dixie’s Death Pool, MYTHS and more top our list. read more
Prince in a small, packed nightclub! In Seattle! With no booze! Whu–? read more
In theatres this week – Mission Impossible IV, Sherlock Holmes, Chipwrecked. read more
The ‘not that girl from Transformers’ band celebrate the release of their EP. read more
Director Gorman Bechard talks about putting together a documentary in which the subjects don’t appear, The Ramones movie and Pat Sajak. read more
Is Adam Sandler’s Jack and Jill really worse than Howard the Duck, Season of the Witch and The Love Guru? read more
A new Yaletown restaurant offers a few twists on traditional Chinese cuisine. read more
The L.A.-based electro-pop/shoegazer band brings their Keep a Breast Tour to Vancouver. Photos and review. read more
Modern Romantics is a sexy and sophisticated electro-pop record, writes our reviewer. read more
Vancouver-based singer/songwriter’s long-awaited follow-up to All Children Believe in Heaven. read more
