Thursday, April 9th., 1998: Vol. 3 #15


NEWS...

Folk Fest hours win support of city council
by FFWD Staff

LETTERS...

Author takes offence to negative review of book
by FFWD Reader

SPLICE...

A Quasi Memoir
by FFWD Staff

VIEWPOINT...

Buzz saves Japanese economy
Simple urban renewal plan will pull Japan out of doldrums
by Hamish MacAulay

Equal Rights 101
Delwin Vriend gives Alberta government a lesson in democracy
by Nick Devlin

BOOKS...

Brian Moore: Irish at heart but still one of ours
Black Robe author goes back in history without repeating it
by Harry Vandervlist

Book ends
Harry Vanderlist

BOOZE...

Wines of the Veneto
Venice may be sinking, but the region's wines are another story
by Geoff Last

COVER STORY...

Heart and soul of darkness
Massive Attack deliver another album of guilty pleasures
by Mike Bell

MUSIC...

Everything coming up rosy
Musical forecast looks sunny for the months ahead
by Mike Bell

See and feel their rock attack
Not touring tough to face for face to face
by Mary-Lynn McEwen

Confidence pret-a-porter
The Philosopher Kings are famous, rich and beautifully dressed
by Aubrey McInnis

Potty talk with Gas Huffer
Seattle band helps The Night Gallery celebrate its fourth anniversary
by Zoltan Varadi

Rebirth and reformed CD REVIEWS
Various Artists' Rebirth of the Cool Seven by Ian Chiclo
Scott Weiland's 12 Bar Blues by Aubrey McInnis
Gang Starr's Moment of Truth by Red Eye

VISUAL ARTS...

Art that's Alberta bound
Province's collection reflects our unique heritage
by Anne Severson

THEATRE...

And on a lighter note...
Bizarre play represents a change form everyday fatalism
by Lori Montgomery

FILM...

Don't tame this horse (review: Year of The Horse)
Jarmusch's documentary on Neil Young and Crazy Horse fittingly minimal
by Zoltan Varadi

Preaching to the unconverted (review: The Apostle)
The Apostle breaks ground in fallen preacher myth
by Richard Zywotciewiz

Our own complicities on display (review: Welcome to Sarajevo)
Director's view of wartime Sarajevo memorably subdued
by Cathy McLaughlin

Grisham meets Altman (review: The Gingerbread Man)
Renegade director tackles thriller genre with punch and passion
by Richard Zywotkiewicz

VIDEO...

Video Vulture
The lunatics have taken over the editing suite
by John Tebbutt

MR. SMUTTY...

Puppets on my trail
Can you tell me how to get to Conspiracy Street?
by James Martin

HOROSCOPE...

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

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