Author Archives: Shawn Conner

About Shawn Conner

Shawn Conner is the publisher/founder/editor/complaint department of guttersnipe, and also a contributor. Reach him at guttersnipenews@gmail.com.
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Graphic novel review – Goliath

This Goliath prefers the admin side of things. read more

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First Fan Expo draws between 15 – 20,000 people

Vancouver’s comics, science fiction, fantasy and video game fans come out for the city’s first big pop culture event. read more

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Two sisters, different paths

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

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Elvis Costello at the Orpheum

The songwriter kicks off his Spectacular Spinning Songbook Tour with The Imposters in Vancouver. read more

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Lindi Ortega keeps her boots on

Lindi Ortega brings her little red boots and plenty of attitude. Interview by Shawn Conner. read more

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Review – Game of Thrones Season 2 premiere

If the first episode is anything to go by, season two of the HBO hit fantasy series is going to rock. read more

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Fantasy author’s works get nude translation

Naked Girls Reading bare the works of fantasy author Neil Gaiman. read more

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Vancouver I love you but you’re bringing me down

What’s to become of a city run by developers for the very rich? read more

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The best American animated feature of the ’70s?

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

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Polaris to announce Long List in Vancouver

The race for the Canadian music prize kick-starts in Vancouver. read more

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Winnipeg’s Comic Book Men pt 1

The first part of our interview with Doug Sulipa, who opened the first comic book store in Winnipeg in 1974. read more

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Frank Frazetta’s John Carter

More even than Edgar Rice Burroughs’ original novels, Frank Frazetta’s paintings have done more to bring John Carter to pop culture. read more

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Bill You Murray Me? opening night

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

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Interview – Veronica Falls

Guitarist James Hoare on Lou Reed, rock ‘n’ roll shrines and the Eurythmics. read more

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Preview – Camilla d’Errico statue unveiled

The Vancouver artist’s No Ordinary Love painting inspires a limited edition figurine. read more

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Bomb Girls’ Jodi Balfour

Vancouver actress Jodi Balfour on Bomb Girls, coffee and Die Antwoord. read more

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Claire L. Evans’ road to sci-fi expertise

The YACHT singer on science fiction, Utopia and the flying-squirrel outfit. read more

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Pac-Man ate our pants!

Pong – for mature audiences only! read more

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Garfunkel & Oates, Todd Barry open ComedyFest; Odenkirk and Cross shut it down

The festival returns at a new time of year and with some topnotch comedy talent – but no David Hasselhoff. read more

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It’s people, you damn dirty ape: the best of ’70s science fiction movies

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

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Mary Margaret O’Hara at the PuSh Festival

More than two decades after the release of her one album, the singer plays Vancouver. read more

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DVD review – From the Sky Down

A review of the documentary about the making of U2′s Achtung Baby album. read more

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The last picture show

The East Broadway theatre can’t show movies if it wants to serve booze, says the province. read more

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Concrete Blonde’s Johnette Napolitano

The Concrete Blonde frontwoman on “the vampire album”, playing live in the digital age and her worst birthday ever. read more

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David Dondero at the Biltmore Cabaret

Photos of the Austin-based singer/songwriter in Vancouver. read more

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Robert Dayton

Vancouver’s prodigal son chats about July 4th Toilet reunited, The Canadian Romantic and more. read more

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Tales of the Cocktail returns

The New Orleans event expands into Vancouver for a second year in a row. read more

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10 Vancouver albums you might’ve missed in 2011

Terror Bird, Dixie’s Death Pool, MYTHS and more top our list. read more

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Prince after-party in Seattle

Prince in a small, packed nightclub! In Seattle! With no booze! Whu–? read more

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Holiday movie onslaught begins!

In theatres this week – Mission Impossible IV, Sherlock Holmes, Chipwrecked. read more

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The Oh Wells at the Cobalt

The ‘not that girl from Transformers’ band celebrate the release of their EP. read more

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Win tickets to The Replacements documentary

Director Gorman Bechard talks about putting together a documentary in which the subjects don’t appear, The Ramones movie and Pat Sajak. read more

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Is this the worst movie of the century?

Is Adam Sandler’s Jack and Jill really worse than Howard the Duck, Season of the Witch and The Love Guru? read more

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Chinois opens in Yaletown

A new Yaletown restaurant offers a few twists on traditional Chinese cuisine. read more

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Uh Huh Her at Venue

The L.A.-based electro-pop/shoegazer band brings their Keep a Breast Tour to Vancouver. Photos and review. read more

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Adaline, Modern Romantics – album review

Modern Romantics is a sexy and sophisticated electro-pop record, writes our reviewer. read more

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Bocephus King, Willie Dixon God Damn! album review

Vancouver-based singer/songwriter’s long-awaited follow-up to All Children Believe in Heaven. read more

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