Thursday, March 12th., 1998: Vol. 3 #11


NEWS...

New legislation aims to protect family members (and other stories)
by FFWD Staff

SPLICE...

The Bubble Wrap Book (and other insulated discoveries)
by FFWD Staff

VIEWPOINT...

Dear Ralph: Pour another and stay put
Charming premier has little to gain by going federal
by Nick Devlin

Federal ambition is hurting Alberta
Political opportunism distracts Ralph Klein and Co.
from doing their job

by Hamish MacAulay

CITY...

Jazz festival folds, but the show goes on?
WestCan steps in after Calgary society fails to meet financial deadline
by Maureen McNamee

BOOKS...

Prominent Canadians name influential books
The many voices with Arlene Perly Rae
by Alan Egerton Ball

Book ends
Harry Vanderlist

BOOZE...

Boil, boil, toil and trouble...
Spirits from the alchemists' lounge
by Geoff Last

MUSIC...

Truth or dare or... Hey, what about your daughter?
A little ray of light on the immaterial things to ask
in a media scrum with Madonna

by Mike Bell

The writing is on the walls
Oakland's Hieroglyphics Imperium wrap up
their new album in time for Calgary show

by Red Eye

The drugs just don't work
Mystery Machine go for topsy turvy trip
after taking some Scooby snacks

by Aubrey McInnis

A refreshing Burst of energy
Locals show the cleaner side of rock
by Aubrey McInnis

Mighty, mighty smartass masterminds
The Bosstones ride the wave of the new ska movement
by Zoltan Varadi

The beat surrender
The Lux sticks around for another kick at the can
by Aubrey McInnis

Robertson sets new context for Native music CD REVIEWS
Robbie Robertson's Contact From The Underworld of Redboy
by Zenon West
Curve's Come Clean by Aubrey McInnis
Eric Clapton's Pilgrim by Mary-Lynn McEwen
Mono's Formica Blues by Ian Chiclo
Sixteen Horsepower's Low Estate by Zenon West

DANCE...

To live, fight and write (preview: A Fierce Desire)
Springboard examines the world of desire
by Nikki Sheppy

VISUAL ARTS...

Random Gestures in a rectangular void
(review: Christopher Kier's Topography)
Painter's latest works recall '50s and '60s abstractionism
by Mark Walton

FILM...

Laughing on the job - COVER
(preview: The Bugs Bunny Festival North American Tour)
Producer helps North America rediscover big screen Bugs
by Tami Friesen

Secrets worth searching out (review: The Man In The Iron Mask)
All-star cast delivers fun swashbuckling adventure
by Cathy McLaughlin

VIDEO...

Video Vulture
Rah rah Rasputin, Russia's greatest love machine
by John Tebbutt

Be kind, please rewind
People aren't always what they seem
by Jane McCullough

MR. SMUTTY...

Party of six
I'm not big-boned, I'm sextuplets
by James Martin

HOROSCOPE...

What's your sign
Cruising the cosmos this week
by The Kid

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