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The Last of Us Ellie Williams’ Hero’s Journey: From Revolutionary to Rebel

May 10, 2023

Stories, screen-based or otherwise, about post-apocalyptic worlds challenge everything you think you know about your own moral compass. In HBO's adaptation of The Last of Us, it's easy for the audience to question what they would do if put in that universe—especially since every...

By Stacy Joy Quiñones

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Local short film ZIP opens a dialogue on Iranian women’s freedoms

May 10, 2023

The Centre for Performing Arts in Vancouver erupted with applause (and a few tears) immediately after the debut screening of ZIP, the short horror film by director Ava Maria Safai, on April 15. ZIP was one of six short films screened that night as...

By Kristi Alexandra

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Broken Angel opens the 2023 Vancouver International Women in Film Festival

March 5, 2023

It’s been more than a decade in the making, but Cree filmmaker Dr. Jules Koostachin can finally rest as her film, Broken Angel, has been having an inspired festival run. The feature-length narrative film, which touches on themes of domestic violence, had its world...

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Film Film November 6, 2023

November 6, 2023

Q&A: Grief as Storytelling with Rosie Choo Pidcock

By Kristi Alexandra

Loose Lips Magazine caught up with Rosie Choo Pidcock to talk about their upcoming film, Sorry For Your Cost, and why it’s so important to create stories…
Film Film October 26, 2023

October 26, 2023

Vivek Shraya meditates on joy and failure in CBC Gem’s How To Fail as a Popstar

By Brittany Tiplady | @yellowbird888

Popstar is Shraya’s first foray into the world of television. As a celebrated author and artist, she welcomed the collaborative nature of TV.
Film Film September 28, 2023

September 28, 2023

Seagrass depicts struggles with racial identity and grief, set in 90s nostalgia

By Kristi Alexandra

The BC-shot film by Meredith Hama-Brown screens at the 42nd annual Vancouver International Film Festival
Music Music September 22, 2023

September 22, 2023

Jayli Wolf explores spirituality and reclamation on sophomore EP, God Is An Endless Mirror

By Kristi Alexandra

As far as multi-hyphenate artists are concerned, Jayli Wolf seems to do it all. Wolf is a JUNO-nominated Indigenous (Anishinaabe/Cree) and Queer musician, poet, producer, filmmaker, and…
Music Music September 6, 2023

September 6, 2023

Vancouver’s Zoey Leven is a rising indie rock star

By Yasmine Shemesh

Community is at the heart of the young artist’s journey.
Film Film August 17, 2023

August 17, 2023

From Ink to Action: An exclusive interview with Nimona character designer José Manuel Fernández Oli

By Beatrix Kondo

In an exclusive interview for Loose Lips Magazine, José Manuel Fernández Oli, one of the character designers for Nimona shared some words on the process of designing…
Music Music July 25, 2023

July 25, 2023

Edzi’u Crafts Sonic Love Letters in Potlatch In the Box

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen | @tayvieeee

Edzi’u explores an “early imagined world where each different impact of colonization enters into a Potlatch setting.”
Music Music July 18, 2023

July 18, 2023

Queer As Funk Celebrates a Decade of Music in Vancouver

By Bhagyashree Chatterjee | LinkedIn

Queer as Funk performs at the Commodore Ballroom on August 4 for Vancouver’s annual pride weekend.
Music Music June 22, 2023

June 22, 2023

Bass Coast Festival and the Avant Garden

By Alli Hayes

B.C.’s own Bass Coast Festival is set to kick off on July 7, marking its 15th year as a music and arts festival.
Film Film May 10, 2023

May 10, 2023

Local short film ZIP opens a dialogue on Iranian women’s freedoms

By Kristi Alexandra

Filmmaker Ava Maria Safai lays bare a truth about women’s freedoms internationally with her short film, ZIP
Music Music March 20, 2023

March 20, 2023

Growing up with Jill Barber on Homemaker

By Kristi Alexandra

Homemaker seems to mark a different kind of coming-of-age story: one that grapples with parenthood, domesticity, and the value we place on careers and caretaking.
Film Film March 5, 2023

March 5, 2023

Broken Angel opens the 2023 Vancouver International Women in Film Festival

By Kristi Alexandra

Broken Angel opens the Vancouver International Women in Film Festival at the VIFF Centre, March 7 at 7 PM.
Film Film February 1, 2023

February 1, 2023

6 Movies and Series Based on Real Life Events to Watch for Black History Month

By Avneet Takhar | @_younghoney

Black directors, actors and stories remain underrepresented in the industry, but there’s readily-available content representing the Black experience, and the true stories that reflect it.
Music Music September 8, 2021

September 8, 2021

Métis singer/songwriter Caitlin Goulet dives deep in debut album

By Kristi Alexandra

Many musicians can attest that there’s a certain catharsis that comes with songwriting, and for Métis singer/songwriter Caitlin Goulet, it couldn’t be more true. “I’ve always felt…
Music Music September 3, 2021

September 3, 2021

Tonye Aganaba has Something to Say

By Kristi Alexandra

By Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra The Vancouver-based jazz musician uses their voice for more than singing
Music Music June 25, 2021

June 25, 2021

Vancouver drag icon Dust prepares for debut album

By Aly Laube | @godalyshutup

Aly Laube - Staff Writer @godalyshutup Dust’s mission as a performer is to nurture, care, and provide material energy through their exuberance and art
Music Music June 24, 2021

June 24, 2021

Anjalica Solomon Debuts as a Musician with “Honey Queen”

By Aly Laube | @godalyshutup

By Aly Laube - Staff Writer @godalyshutup Solomon's debut single "Honey Queen" is a queer love poem on non-traditional relationships
Music Music June 21, 2021

June 21, 2021

Music Monday: TD International Jazz Festival is back with in-person and online shows

By Kristi Alexandra

By Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra You can stream performances from the comfort of your own home--or you could be among the audience as select artists perform live at…
Music Music March 1, 2021

March 1, 2021

Music Monday: Harpist Elisa Thorn Time Travels Through The Years In Between

By Dayna Mahannah | @tipofthewing

Somehow, the fabric of spacetime snuck into Elisa Thorn’s creative process. To say the experimental harpist time-traveled to inspire a 26-minute song would fall short a few…
Music Music February 1, 2021

February 1, 2021

Music Monday: The multiplicity of Amanda Sum

By Kristi Alexandra

By Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra The Vancouverite is a talented thespian and musician, who will soon be known for her gorgeously arranged songs and honey-smooth voice
Music Music November 30, 2020

November 30, 2020

Music Monday: Jody Glenham gifts us a MELT-y new Christmas album

By Kristi Alexandra

By Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra Jody Glenham gives us the best Christmas gift of all: a brand-new EP of original Christmas tunes
Music Music August 7, 2020

August 7, 2020

Syd Warwick debuts “Moon Kin” from upcoming album Oceanica

By Kristi Alexandra

By Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra Syd Warwick, the alt-folk songstress formerly known as Abraham, releases debut song "Moon Kin"
Film Film January 9, 2020

January 9, 2020

Top Ten Films Directed By Womxn Of The 2010s That You May Have Missed

By Jenni Holtz | @queerxoh

By Jenni Holtz @queerxoh Here are some womxn-directed films that came out of the last decade you need to see
Film Film September 9, 2019

September 9, 2019

Film fatales: 5 hardworking women in film in Vancouver

By Leah Scheitel | @leah_schei

By Leah Scheitel @leah_schei With local film organizations making the pledge to fund content with gender parity in mind, the city is lucky to be seeing a…
Music Music September 9, 2019

September 9, 2019

Vancouver’s new feminist music videos you need to watch

By Kristi Alexandra

By Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra Singing truth to power happens all year long, but if there ever was a time to stay in and watch music videos, autumn…
Music Music August 13, 2019

August 13, 2019

Burnaby Blues + Roots has put its roots down

By Kristi Alexandra

By Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra On Saturday (August 10), the Burnaby Blues + Roots Festival celebrated 20 years of the family-friendly blues-centric music festival with headliners Feist, Lord…
Music Music August 8, 2019

August 8, 2019

Jody Peck & Sarah Burton share songs and stories on The Wild West Road Show

By Kristi Alexandra

By Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra Two wild women of music are bringing the noise to Western Canada this month. Dubbed The Wild West Road Show, singer-songwriters Jody Peck…
Film Film August 1, 2019

August 1, 2019

Six Feminist Titles You Need to Watch

By Loose Lips Mag | @looselipsmag

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag Need a movie night flick or binge-worthy TV show? Look no further
Music Music July 18, 2019

July 18, 2019

It Takes Two: Finding Duality at Bass Coast 2019

By Alli Hayes

By Alli Hayes @bunnie604 What has made this small-scale festival in the Nicola Valley so cherished by music lovers near and far after 11 years? Season after…
Music Music April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Representation takes the stage at Glitter Ball

By Kristi Alexandra

Cushy Entertainment—the brainchild of Aly Laube and Mati Cormier—brings feminist-forward music festival, Glitter Ball, to Vancouver
Music Music November 13, 2018

November 13, 2018

Review: Lily Allen has No Shame

By Alli Hayes

By Alli Hayes @bunnie604 After a decade of a fuck-you-very-much mentality, vulnerable lyrics and genre fusing, Lily Allen graced Vancouver on the last stop of her No…
Music Music November 2, 2018

November 2, 2018

Review: Jill Barber dazzles The Vogue

By Kristi Alexandra

By Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra From all appearances at her show at The Vogue, velvet-voiced Jill Barber is everybody's darling—but she's definitely not your babe
Music Music August 22, 2018

August 22, 2018

Sophia Danai doesn’t play it safe for Safe & Sound

By Kristi Alexandra

By Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra Sophia Danai's latest releases "Come Thru" and "Guns and Gold" are a cathartic realization of feminine anger, and her audience is here for…
Music Music August 22, 2018

August 22, 2018

Five woman-powered acts to catch at SKOOKUM Festival

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen | @tayvieeee

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen @tayvieeee Running September 7 to 9, SKOOKUM Festival promises a weekend of contemporary music, food and art. Here are five woman powerhouses you…
Film Film August 3, 2018

August 3, 2018

Five Films to Catch at the Vancouver Queer Film Festival

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen | @tayvieeee

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen @tayvieeee The Vancouver Queer Film Festival has a complete line up of queer and trans films highlighting everything from intense narratives to unexpected…
Music Music July 30, 2018

July 30, 2018

Queer as Funk has a whole lotta love for PRIDE

By Kristi Alexandra

By Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra Queer as Funk will be making the Commodore Ballroom — a predominantly straight space — all-inclusive for the community in their Vancouver Pride…
Music Music July 19, 2018

July 19, 2018

See the Spectrum: A Prism Bass Coast Festival

By Alli Hayes

By Alli Hayes @bunnie604 A look back into Bass Coast 2018, an electronic music and arts festival, in Merritt, BC. This year's theme was "Spectrum" - showing…
Music Music May 8, 2018

May 8, 2018

REVIEW: Shania Impresses Us Much

By Kristi Alexandra

By Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra What a breath of relief it was to look back on the years with Canada's country sweetheart Shania Twain, who's been smashing sexist…
Music Music March 22, 2018

March 22, 2018

Stone Woman Charlotte Day Wilson Softens Hearts on Tour Debut

By Alli Hayes

By Alli Hayes @bunnie604 An ambient, unforgettable voice. Charlotte Day Wilson celebrates her Stone Woman Tour on her first stop in Vancouver
Music Music February 19, 2018

February 19, 2018

Hollow Twin: A Sisterhood of Sound

By Kristi Alexandra

By Kristi Alexandra @kristialexanda Dark-folk duo Hollow Twin has covered quite a lot of ground in the five years leading up to the release of their sophomore…
Music Music January 4, 2018

January 4, 2018

Music Notes: Keep An Ear Out For These Babes in 2018

By Kristi Alexandra

By Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra Sisterhood grows strong in the Vancouver music scene
Music Music November 7, 2017

November 7, 2017

Youngblood returns home

By Juliana Bergstrom | @julianabergstrom

By Juliana Bergstrom @julianabergstrom Since we last chatted with Youngblood frontwoman Alexis Young, she and the band have been busy, to say the least
Music Music September 20, 2017

September 20, 2017

Westward Bound: Seaborne tracks new territory

By Alli Hayes

By Alli Hayes @bunnie604 Loose Lips' resident music writer Alli Hayes caught up with electro-neo-soul duo Seaborne to chat about returning to home soil from their current…
Music Music September 13, 2017

September 13, 2017

SZA gets personal with CTRL tour

By Alli Hayes

By Alli Hayes @bunnie604 SZA's CTRL is an upfront album that plays as a confessional to surviving her twenties in love and heartbreak
Music Music July 18, 2017

July 18, 2017

Artists open up on their Bass Coast experiences

By Alli Hayes

By Alli Hayes @alliwildcard The ninth Bass Coast Electronic Music and Arts Festival emitted soul-nurturing vibes even before early entry kick-off as we sat down with the…
Music Music July 5, 2017

July 5, 2017

Woman-powered acts rock the mainstage at Folk Fest

By Kristi Alexandra

By Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra The Vancouver Folk Music Fest is older than a handful of its fans, but that won't stop the annual fete from sharing some…
Music Music June 8, 2017

June 8, 2017

Girls Rock Camp riffs on female empowerment

By Kristi Alexandra

By Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra Vancouver's Girls Rock Camp has been empowering girls eight to 17 through music mentorship since 2009
Music Music March 11, 2017

March 11, 2017

STORYHIVE turns up the volume for music video grants

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag Fortunately for struggling musicians across BC and Alberta, STORYHIVE is awarding 30 community-funded grants of $10,000 to create high-production music videos
Music Music February 1, 2017

February 1, 2017

Music Notes: Vancouver babes already slaying 2017

By Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra 2017 has kicked off to some serious babe power, not least of which exists in the Vancouver music scene
Music Music November 16, 2016

November 16, 2016

The Power of Female Voice in Vancouver’s Punk & Metal Scene

By Jessie Hannah @jess_e_hannah Metal and punk are music genres that are particularly hard to ignore. In the Vancouver scene, women are making noise. Literally.
Music Music November 2, 2016

November 2, 2016

Little Crow finds serendipity in songwriting

By Kristi Alexandra

Jamming buddies. Music partners. Life partners. That was the order of things for Little Crow’s Emily Seal and Kas Baker. It wouldn’t be a stretch to say…
Music Music October 19, 2016

October 19, 2016

Review: Purity Ring in Vancouver

By Alli Hayes @allihayes16 The Vogue was powered by a weight of new sounds on Tuesday night, hit with some much-needed future pop impact
Music Music September 19, 2016

September 19, 2016

Youngblood’s frontwoman finds life’s sweet spot

By Juliana Bergstrom @julianabergstrom Graphic designer by day, frontwoman by night: Alexis Young has made her dreams a reality
Music Music August 26, 2016

August 26, 2016

Introducing Vancouver’s Blue Dream Team

By Alli Hayes @allihayes16 Jenny Lea and Tee Krispil are the collaborative bond behind future-soul group IMUR
Music Music July 12, 2016

July 12, 2016

Sarah Jane Scouten finds authenticity in cowboy music roots

By Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra Whether she’s singing old cowboy songs or recording in chapels, Sarah Jane Scouten does it all with authenticity
Music Music July 4, 2016

July 4, 2016

Skye Wallace gets louder with Something Wicked

By Kristi Alexandra

Vancouver-via-Toronto “queen of dark folk” gets a sonic charge. There’s an old adage that warns us to “never meet your heroes.” While coming face-to-face with your musical…
Music Music February 29, 2016

February 29, 2016

Vancouver’s Sophia Danai delivers a new feminist album

Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra Sophia Danai takes the reigns on her love life and artistic vision on Love Royale
Music Music February 29, 2016

February 29, 2016

Les Chausettes frontwoman releases solo single

Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra Les Chausettes singer Jovana Golubovic goes solo on the side with new single "Where I’m Going"
Music Music February 29, 2016

February 29, 2016

Vancouver-based jazz singer Jaclyn Guillou pens Juno-worthy album

Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra Vancouver-based jazz singer gets Juno nod with This Bitter Earth
Music Music February 3, 2016

February 3, 2016

Her Brothers sing out against human trafficking

By Miranda Victoria Vancouver alternative rock band uses music to start conversations about gender equality
Music Music January 6, 2016

January 6, 2016

MISS QUINCY & THE SHOWDOWN ARE ALL ABOUT THE CAMARADERIE

Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra Bluesy rock-and-roll singer Miss Quincy knows how to wrangle a line-up of local babes
Music Music December 9, 2015

December 9, 2015

Louise Burns, the lone wolf rocker

By Marissa Del Mistro From backing bassist to solo songstress, Louise Burns navigates feminine identity in the music industry
Music Music December 7, 2015

December 7, 2015

Crazy for Frazey

By Kristi Alexandra

Vancouver’s folksy, neo-soul queen isn’t afraid to tell the truth. There’s a bit of hard truth and earned honesty written into Frazey Ford’s sophomore album Indian Ocean.…
Music Music December 2, 2015

December 2, 2015

Adele moves into adulthood with ’25’

By Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra There’s something innately more adult about Adele’s music and lyricism on 25.
Music Music October 23, 2015

October 23, 2015

Abraham brings houseparties to their knees

By Amanda Kay Abraham a.k.a Sydney Batters, is a sweet, sentimental soul who's guilty pleasure is children's movies.
Music Music October 21, 2015

October 21, 2015

The hunger for creativity: Ciara Kuurne

By Stephanie Dacre @sdacre Ciara Kuurne is an artist by nature and by definition.
Music Music September 25, 2015

September 25, 2015

SAVVIE oozes sexuality in new sound

By Kristi Alexandra

By Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra Her transformation from meek folk singer to rock goddess may seem like an overnight change to some, but it was quite a natural…
Culture Culture September 25, 2015

September 25, 2015

Album Review: Lianne La Havas’ Blood

By Kristi Alexandra

By Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra Lianne La Havas is a singer with the wisdom and the chops of a woman twice her age, but the 25-year-old songwriter isn’t…
Culture Culture September 25, 2015

September 25, 2015

Review: Lisa Leblanc

By Kelsey Reimer @therealbabyreim The Biltmore was on fire, and deep in the blazing centre of it all was Lisa Leblanc, grinning.