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The Strange Ballad of Evan C. Jones: a Tribute/Obit to and for the SNFU Drummer

The Strange Ballad of Evan C. Jones: a Tribute/Obit to and for the SNFU Drummer

by Jim Algie | Apr 21, 2022 | Blog, Music, Personalities

A pioneer of hardcore punk drumming and vital member of the Edmonton music scene, Evan lived fast, died middle-aged and left a small yet sound legacy.  Evan C Jones cracked me up and bewildered me right from the first time I met him until our last message exchanges on...
Remembering Mr. Chi Pig: the High-flying, Low-Falling Frontman of SNFU

Remembering Mr. Chi Pig: the High-flying, Low-Falling Frontman of SNFU

by Jim Algie | Jan 26, 2021 | Blog, Music, Personalities

The passing of the cult-famous punk singer of SNFU last year inspired a torrent of online tributes from fans, critics and musicians like Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day, but few of them came from those who first knew him as a teenaged skateboarder from Edmonton....
Thailand’s Last Executioner: Obituary for a Kindly Killer

Thailand’s Last Executioner: Obituary for a Kindly Killer

by Jim Algie | Jul 20, 2020 | Blog, My Writings, Personalities, Stories

What sort of cold-blooded executioner leans over a sub-machine-gun bolted to the floor, takes aim at a target on a white curtain in front of a condemned man strapped to a cross, and then pumps 10 to 15 bullets into his back? A family man, a rock musician, an altruist,...
Suicide Notes on Anthony Bourdain, Chris Cornell, Kevin Hines and the Middle-Aged Plumber Down the Street

Suicide Notes on Anthony Bourdain, Chris Cornell, Kevin Hines and the Middle-Aged Plumber Down the Street

by Jim Algie | Jun 9, 2020 | Blog, Features, Music, Personalities, Profiles, Stories

On the first anniversary of the passing of Anthony Bourdain, Jim Algie looks at the spiking suicide rate in the West and how a man who survived a leap from the Golden Gate Bridge is leading a revolution in suicide prevention and awareness. My brother and I were nine...
On the Comeback Trail with Singer and Author Dan Stuart

On the Comeback Trail with Singer and Author Dan Stuart

by Jim Algie | May 22, 2020 | Blog, Book Reviews, Music, Personalities

The former frontman of Green on Red, Dan Stuart, discusses the group’s rise and downfall, his 15-year hiatus from the music biz and how personal tragedies inspired three acclaimed solo records and two books. Words by Jim Algie. Some 15 albums and EPs into his...
True Crime Show on Serial Killer Dubbed “Thailand’s Jack the Ripper”

True Crime Show on Serial Killer Dubbed “Thailand’s Jack the Ripper”

by Jim Algie | Dec 17, 2019 | Blog, My Reviews, Personalities, Profiles

After the recent arrest of a serial killer dubbed Thailand’s “Jack the Ripper,” released from jail earlier this year only to kill again, Jim Algie looks back at a true crime show from 2013 called “The Masseuse Murders” which chronicles...
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