Robert Collins Words

01/06/2021

The good people at Retail Insider were kind enough to publish my interview with Deciem The Abnormal Beauty Company's Head of Retail, the charming David Penrice...

https://retail-insider.com/retail-insider/2021/05/how-deciems-head-of-retail-in-north-america-david-penrice-blends-experiences-and-ethics/

Penrice got started in the beauty industry in Vancouver and is now mapping company's retail future from New York City.

01/06/2021

Another feature for MONTECRISTO Magazine; the amazing story of how one of the world's top male models ended up creating Tofino's top pizza restaurant, BASIC GOODNESS PIZZERIA...

https://montecristomagazine.com/community/he-was-one-of-the-worlds-top-supermodels-now-making-pizza-in-a-bc-surf-town

Marco de Conciliis was the face of Calvin Klein and so much more.

01/06/2021

Falling in love with Puglia. How a Vancouver couple created their own boutique travel company. Yes, I am half of that couple.

https://montecristomagazine.com/travel/pair-vancouverites-launched-boutique-tour-company-southern-italy

Espressino Travel shares the people and passions of Puglia.

01/06/2021

Somehow I've drifted into the habit of forgetting to post on this page. Here's the first of some stories I've written recently, about the time I spent in Italy in Autumn 2020 planning future tours with Espressino Travel...

https://montecristomagazine.com/magazine/volume-14/caught-southern-italys-lockdown-met-spirit-hospitality

08/07/2020

Support your local music venue. There might not be too many left soon. An important story for Daily Hive Vancouver...

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-live-music-venues-closures-pandemic

As COVID-19 restrictions look set to continue for months, many of Vancouver’s live venues and nightclubs are facing an existential and economic crisis.

07/05/2020

A few more words for Daily Hive Vancouver. Here are some ideas to help scratch the itch of anyone missing the pleasures of live sport...

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/free-sporting-events-to-watch-online

Craving the pleasure that comes from watching live sporting events? Us too. More than we’d care to admit in polite company.

23/04/2020

The good folk at Daily Hive Vancouver let me share some of my favourite sports documentaries with the world. Stay at home and enjoy these...

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/watch-free-sports-documentaries

"The Last Dance" has set a high standard for sports documentaries, but we have other favourites that are available to watch for free.

19/12/2019

The good people at Daily Hive Vancouver let me write a few words about the best movie ever, It's a Wonderful Life.

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/its-a-wonderful-life-best-holiday-movie

Whether you’ve seen it 100 times or this year will be your first viewing, this is why you need to watch It’s A Wonderful Life this holiday season.

30/11/2019

I appreciate that I've been guilty of neglecting my social media over the past couple of years. With that in mind, here are a few words I've written.

Sports journalism is always a pleasure. Here's my preview of Rugby World Cup 2019 for Daily Hive Vancouver.

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/2019-rugby-world-cup-preview

The wait is nearly over. After four long years, September brings with it the start of the Rugby World Cup, the biggest and best international sporting event of 2019. This year’s tournament, the ninth incarnation of Rugby World Cup, will be held in Japan and promises to be a fight for the ages as t...

30/11/2019

I appreciate that I've been guilty of neglecting my social media over the past couple of years. With that in mind, here are a few words I've written.

This is an opinion piece about the movie Love Actually for Daily Hive Vancouver. Nothing I have ever written has produced angrier comments.

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/love-actually-sucks

Canada, with its eternally polite population, frightening weather, and enlightened w**d laws, is close to paradise on Earth. However, a massive proportion of the good people of this promised land have one troubling character trait that reveals itself at this time of year. Canada appears to be obsess...

30/11/2019

I appreciate that I've been guilty of neglecting my social media over the past couple of years. With that in mind, here are a few words I've written.

I've had the pleasure of contributing to MONTECRISTO Magazine since 2017. You can read my stories about Aloe Blacc, Red Cat Records, Neptoon Records, Music Heals Canada, Harlequin Gold, Altona, Ruby's Ukes and many others here...

https://montecristomagazine.com/author/robert-collins

A Vancouver State of Mind

30/11/2019

I appreciate that I've been guilty of neglecting my social media over the past couple of years. With that in mind, here are a few words I've written.

This is the inspirational story of Jaylene McRae, a woman I'm proud to call my friend and one of countless amazing graduates of the Blanche Macdonald Centre.

https://www.blanchemacdonald.com/stories/top-makeup-school-graduate-jaylene-mcrae/

Queen of Transformation Jaylene McRae brings inspiration to Blanche Macdonald and beyond!

30/11/2019

I appreciate that I've been guilty of neglecting my social media over the past couple of years. With that in mind, here are a few words I've written.

This is the web site for Espressino Travel, which I'm proud to announce is now the number-one ranked Tour Company in Lecce, Italy on Trip Advisor.

www.espressinotravel.com/

The best Puglia Tours. Join us for authentic cooking classes, fascinating cultural experiences & amazing food & wine in beautiful undiscovered Puglia!

28/02/2015

Sam Roberts Band in Vancouver... http://bc.ctvnews.ca/review-sam-roberts-band-mixes-hits-and-misses-in-vancouver-1.2258281

On the first of two sold out shows at Vancouver’s Commodore Ballroom, Sam Roberts and his band demonstrated exactly how he’s become this musical equivalent of curling with a near two-hour set that delighted the faithful but failed to convert the non-believers.

12/02/2015

Meghan Trainor in Vancouver...

http://bc.ctvnews.ca/review-meghan-trainor-brings-bass-and-bounce-to-vancouver-1.2232966?dd

Meghan Trainor was determined to stand by her influences at her show at the Vogue Theatre.

09/02/2015

Words and pics from Sleep in Vancouver...

http://bc.ctvnews.ca/concert-review-sleep-envelops-vancouver-1.2226328

People have been blaming the Internet for the imminent death of the music industry for years. But it’s hard to see how magical events like Saturday's sold out Sleep concert at Vancouver’s Commodore Ballroom could ever have happened without it.

05/02/2015

Sam Smith bringing his syrupy ballads to Rogers Arena... http://bc.ctvnews.ca/review-sam-smith-serenades-vancouver-1.2222195

English singing sensation Sam Smith serenaded a sold-out crowd at Rogers Arena.

04/02/2015

Death From Above 1979 stink up Vancouver... http://bc.ctvnews.ca/review-death-from-above-1979-get-down-in-vancouver-1.2200906

The reformed Toronto duo, enjoying their second wave of Canadian popularity after their initial emergence as an international force in the early ’00s, delivered on the first of their two nights micro-residency on Vancouver’s Granville Street.

04/02/2015

BRYAN ADAMS official brings the hits to Vancouver... http://bc.ctvnews.ca/review-bryan-adams-delivers-hometown-hits-to-vancouver-1.2190362

Celebrating the 30th anniversary of 'Reckless,' Adams performed a marathon set at Rogers Arena Wed. night.

04/02/2015

Words from the Contact EDM festival at BC Place... http://bc.ctvnews.ca/review-djs-shake-bc-place-for-contact-edm-festival-1.2163597

For the people still clinging to the claim that electronic dance music (EDM) is barely music or a passing phase, now is the time to stop. The battle is over. EDM has won.

04/02/2015

Down at the Commodore. This was great... http://bc.ctvnews.ca/review-down-unleash-chaos-and-catharsis-in-vancouver-1.2145309

Ten years ago this week the world of rock suffered one of its greatest tragedies when a deranged fan murdered ex-Pantera guitarist ‘Dimebag’ Darrell Abbott and three others at a concert in Columbus, Ohio.

04/02/2015

Usher at Rogers Arena... http://bc.ctvnews.ca/review-usher-brings-romance-to-vancouver-1.2124012

How will history view Usher? The new "hardest-working man" in show businesses played a soulful and sexy show at Rogers Arena Thursday.

04/02/2015

I've been very bad updating this page with my CTV reviews. Sorry about that. Here's what I thought about Alice Cooper and Motley Crue... http://bc.ctvnews.ca/review-alice-cooper-schools-the-cr%C3%BCe-in-vancouver-1.2114640

Mötley Crüe’s ‘Final Tour’ stop at Vancouver’s Rogers Arena was two hours' worth of high-energy, low-IQ rock complete with explosions and pyrotechnics.

13/11/2014

Julian Casablancas reviewed... http://bc.ctvnews.ca/single-stroke-perplexes-as-julian-casablancas-hits-vancouver-1.2100809

Last night at Vancouver’s half-full Commodore Ballroom, Casablancas and his new band, The Voidz, gave a remarkable demonstration of how a once-infallible rock star runs, not walks, from mainstream appeal.

16/10/2014

and duel it out in Vancouver...

http://bc.ctvnews.ca/review-dj-shadow-and-cut-chemist-concoct-musical-history-lesson-1.2048914

Two of the world’s most respected hip-hop DJs teamed up for a nostalgic trip back to the birth of a musical movement Thursday night at the Commodore Ballroom.

09/10/2014

Back in Canada after being on Espressino Travel business in Italy. Here are some words from last night's Ryan Adams concert in Vancouver... http://bc.ctvnews.ca/review-ryan-adams-brings-fun-times-to-vancouver-1.2044983

The creative benefits of a happy life were on full display at the Orpheum Theatre last night as one of America’s most prolific and beloved singer-songwriters delivered two stunning hours of music that he enjoyed as much as his adoring crowd.