Liz Stanton

Posts by Liz Stanton

• Halifax Pop Explosion Day IV

  ‘… Gillis [Girl Talk] has an uncanny knack for pairing the dirtiest of rap with arena rock and old-school R&B, creating an unholy mess that always ends up feeling right…’

• Halifax Pop Explosion Oct 23 2009

  ‘I’d seen Mangan perform before, years ago, and his act has improved immeasurably… I was prepared to clap politely, but found myself won over by the end of the set…’

• Halifax Pop Explosion, Oct 22 2009

  Clad in hipster-regulation fedora and full beard, he [David-Ivar Herman Dune] charmed the pants off everyone in the church with his prancing, bird-like dances around stage and sweet French-accented asides…’

• Halifax Pop Explosion – Pt I

  ‘It’s not their fault they’re so adorable, and their songs about love are so catchy, and they gaze soulfully into each others’ eyes while they play. No, none of that is their fault, but it is almost irritatingly endearing…’

• Television – True Blood

  True Blood – more sex, please, we’re vampires…

• Review – Vans Warped Tour ‘09

  ‘… it’s a bit odd when your main stage features members of the punk old guard, like Bad Religion, opening for hipster electronic duo 3OH!3…’

• Movie Review – Spread

  ‘Spread, which seems to fancy itself an updated version of American Gigolo in hipster suspenders, is not the kind of movie you’ll discuss over Americanos with your film snob friends…’

• Soundtrack Review – (500) Days of Summer

  ‘Zooey’s cute AND she can sing. The rest of us should just give up already,’ writes Liz Stanton, indulging in a little Zooeyenvy.

• Movie Review – The Ugly Truth

  ‘I headed in to The Ugly Truth fully expecting yet another portrayal of a tightly wound career woman who just needs to find a man to loosen up. Good news: I may have a future as a psychic…’

• Movie Review – The Girlfriend Experience

  ‘… aside from some rather incidental nudity, this flick bears no resemblance to Grey’s usual work…’

• List – 10 Couple-Friendly Chick Flicks

  ‘I can hear you now, and you are incredulous…’

• Movie Review – The Hangover

  ‘… I didn’t go to reaffirm my feminism…’

• List – The 10 Fictional Guys Who’ve Ruined All Men For Me

  ‘… imagine the sparkly vampire has declared…’

• Concert Review – the Sam Bradley Band at Richard’s on Richards, Vancouver May 4 2009

  “It’s like, did they even check IDs tonight?”

Photo Galleries by Liz Stanton

• Halifax Pop Explosion Oct 23 2009