"A sinister cabal of superior writers."
For four decades, Bob has written commentary and reviewed music, painting, film, theatre, and other arts for local, regional, and national Canadian media. Since 1996, he’s written Sound Bytes music reviews online. A working artist in a variety of forms and media, Bob’s latest album with Poem de Terre is War & Love (July 1, 2006). With broad knowledge of the arts, Bob often takes an off-centre, quirky view, offering new insights to an artist's work.
Subscribe to writer's RSS
48
Music Review: Dead Can Dance - Wake
As retrospective compilations go, Wake is exceptional in its depth and quality.
47
Music Review: Sonny Rollins Quartet - Tenor Madness
“Tenor Madness” alone makes this a release worth owning. The others are the icing on the cake and the sweet cherries on top.
46
e-junkie: The Leading Edge of Independent Internet Marketing
e-junkie is an universal marketing and commerce environment for the independent online marketer of just about any product or service.
45
Does Google Epitomize the New (Corporate) World Order?
Have no doubt, Multi-National doesn't mean International and it doesn't in any sense presuppose fair play. Colonialism by any other name is still colonialism.
44
Music Review: The Klezmonauts - Oy to the World! A Klezmer Christmas
Christmas music for the person who delights in the bizarre and unconventional...
43
Music Review: Jake Shimabukuro - Gently Weeps
If you think of the ukulele as a toy or simple instrument , the playing of Jake Shimabukuro will shatter that illusion.
42
DVD Review: Miami Vice
Darker and with less humour than the original television series, this tale still captures Michael Mann's unique vision of Miami.
41
Music Review: Jerry Garcia - The Very Best of Jerry Garcia
On his own, Jerry Garcia is far more eclectic and perhaps even more eccentric than was his most famous band, even at its most extreme.
40
Music Review: The Miles Davis Quintet - Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet
The sound is flawless, a flowing resonance of the times with a sense of timeless grace that holds up even fifty years later.
39
Music Review: The ChoirGirlz - Girl Time!
At only 41 minutes long, this set leaves the listener wanting more, lots more, of this tasty treat.
BC Writer of the Day
