After much anticipation, discussion, controversy and excitement, the Winter Olympics are taking over our fair city this month. And love them or hate them, they are definitely bringing a high calibre of talent to Vancouver! Not only will we see the best athletes in the world, but also the best in art, music and theatre. So, in the spirit of the season, we got to catch up with some of the brightest stars headlining the Cultural Olympiad, as well as other cool events around the city. We're super excited to feature one of my favourite Canadian exports Chromeo and chat with them about their upcoming gigs in Vancouver and Whistler. Fellow Canadian musical genius Gonzales will be playing with Feist during the Cultural Olympiad and takes some time out for V-Rag. Speaking of geniuses, Vancouver art legend Paul Wong explains his Olympic installations, and Calgary-based theatre sensation BASH'd rap about their gay hip-hop musical. Rob Easton sits down with Olympic Gold Medalist Mark Tewksbury this month to discuss the lack of gay athletes in the Games, and porn legend-cum-fitness guru Caesar gets grilled by me. What a job! On a more indie tip, DFA recording artists YACHT and Canadian folk heroes Woodpigeon give us a taste of the huge amount of non-Olympic activities happening this month. All that plus the triumphant return of Joan-E's Rag in this month's issue of V-Rag, available today! Be sure to check back throughout February for exclusive content, extended interviews, music, videos and contests right here on the Official V-Blog.
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