Sheldon Birnie
Historic Venue Spotlight: Times Change(d) High & Lonesome Club
The best bar for live music in Winnipeg just became the poster child for redevelopment.
A Comprehensive Look At Winnipeg’s Legendary Noise Rock Scene
Call it "Mammoth Metallic Noise" or "ugly music for ugly people," but Winnipeg's loud music scene has a storied history.
Pop Crimes: Playing Basements From Winnipeg to Idaho
The Winnipeg post-punk group talks about the benefits of making music in Canada and the weirdest town in the USA.
I Visited Winnipeg's First Medical Marijuana Vape Shop, Which Is Run by an Ex-Cop
The 1400 block of Main Street is now home to Winnipeg, Manitoba’s first medical marijuana vapor lounge, with an ex-cop among the founding partners.
Powder Blue: The Crown Jewel Of The Prairies
Saskatchewan's dreamy band on the their European tour, upcoming LP, and karaoke.
Shooting Guns Set The Score For WolfCop
The prairie connection led to this heavy metal band soundtracking a movie about a werewolf cop.
We Got Drunk at the Junos Gala
We bothered Randy Bachman at the Juno gala and then got kicked out for stealing someone's seats.
Manitoba Hydro Really Wants New Dams
Manitoba has the lowest energy rates in North America, and they want to keep it that way. But there’s a major concern that building two new dams will continue to damage the traditional way of life for First Nations people that our government is legally...
A Natural Gas Pipeline Exploded Near Winnipeg and Left Thousands Without Power
The massive explosion of a TransCanada natural gas pipeline Saturday night south of Winnipeg, Manitoba, near the community of Otterburne, has left some 4000 homes, and possibly hundreds of livestock operations, without heat over a brutally cold weekend...
Solvent Abuse Is Nearly Legal and Rampant in Winnipeg
While some of Winnipeg’s homeless choose to numb the pain of their lives with alcohol, prescription drugs, or narcotics, a growing number are choosing to abuse what many consider the dirtiest, most damaging substance you can ingest into your system...
Manitoba’s Countryfest Is Heaven If You’re A White, Drunk Man
Countryfest annually brings14,000 paying customers. The overwhelming majority of whom are white, drunk, and sunburnt as hell.