Tag: Vancouver

  • Sam Wiebe: Sunset and Jericho

    Available May 16, 2023: Pre-Order Here Dave is going through the motions at Wakeland & Chen. It’s good that the security side of the business has clients, as the private investigation cases are few and the compensation paltry. A call from the mayor’s office brings some movement. Her brother Jeremy Fell is missing and the…

  • A. J. Devlin: Cobra Clutch

    A. J. Devlin: Cobra Clutch

    Tight Squeeze   Her name is Ginger and she’s a sleek beauty. She’s being held for ransom and her owner, Johnny Mamba is frantic with worry. Owner? Ginger is a snake, a python to be exact, and the kidnappers want $10,000 for her return. Jen “Hammerhead” Ounstead, creator of the infamous Cobra Clutch move, used…

  • Dietrich Kalteis: Zero Avenue + Insight from the author

    Dietrich Kalteis: Zero Avenue + Insight from the author

      Vancouver Punk   It’s 1979 and the Vancouver scene is ripe. Flash guitar riffs, apocalyptic lyrics, crashing drums and fire onstage. Back when Mary Armstrong (aka Mary-Jo Kopechne) played bass for the Modernettes. Hooks and rhythms all relevant, all pervasive. Frankie Del Rey is close to making it. All she needs is enough money to cut…