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Wants & Needs | Pipe Fiends

Tue, 05/24/2016 - 13:02 by karyn

In this week's The Local, we heard from Montreal skater Barry Walsh about his favourite things to do in the city, which of course includes skating the Big O pipe -- a skateable concrete tunnel that was created for the 1976 Olympics. Together with friend and fellow skater Marc Tison, Barry put together an amazing book about this legendary and notorious skate spot called Pipe Fiends: A visual history of Canada's most infamous skate spot, and this year mark's the 10th anniversary of its release.

Song of the Day | Wolkoff + The Hood Internet "Me & Mine"

Tue, 05/17/2016 - 13:57 by karyn

We love Canadian-American sonic siren Wolkoff at ION for too many reasons to count, but today's is her occasional hit-making collabs with The Hood Internet. Together, they have released a new single today (that's got a free download in it, for all you DJs and other people who still like to own files rather than stream) and it's their best work yet. RIYL artists like MØ, "Me & Mine" has all the elements of a hit song in 2016; from the finger snapping beat, to the arpeggiated synth cadence.

Hanni El Khatib debuts new song: "Paralyzed"

Tue, 05/17/2016 - 05:52 by karyn

Music came on, I started groovin’, simple as that. I was getting Phoenix vibes (which is never a bad thing, in my simple mind) till the in-tune male singer “busted” out the lyric, “you came all over me”… Oooookay. Then it just kinda got, I dunno, bland. Bits and pieces of the Bee Gees and Chromeo sprinkled my ears with non-offensiveness here and there and, go figure, after listening to this sweet little baby on repeat for an hour, I found myself boppin’ outta the shower.

What else did you expect from Chance The Rapper?

Fri, 05/13/2016 - 15:23 by karyn

Coloring Book dropped today. And it's not Acid Rap.

Since Chance The Rapper exploded onto the Midwestern rap scene, he has been no stranger to experimentation. Acid Rap was weird, grimy, fast, and danceable. Surf, an album he made as part of the collective Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment was slow, uplifting, jazzy, and above all, happy.

Song of the Day | Supermoon - "Fast Fashion"

Wed, 05/11/2016 - 14:26 by karyn

 Subtle toms bubble up underneath a wobbly, discordant guitar line into a claustrophobic verse where two singers, in a monotone delivery, list off an index of hot button topics, including the disparity of wealth and gender divisions. It’s all very compelling and just when you think you’ve gotten the idea, the band opens up and delivers a wonderful bit of half time escape.

ION Magazine Presents - Once Our Land - Book Launch + Artshow

Wed, 05/11/2016 - 13:15 by vanessa

ION Magazine is proud to present Peter Ricq's, Once Our Land book launch and curated art show on Friday, May 13th at ONLOK Gallery. Once Our Land is a self published, 110 page graphic novel written and Illustrated by Peter Ricq, with the help of Sunny Shah’s illustrations, Andrew Young’s colouring, and Phil Ivanusic-Vallee's editing.

Stream Premiere - Ultrviolence "Black Sea" EP

Tue, 05/10/2016 - 14:15 by karyn

 Calgary's Ultrviolence have a specific sound, and it's not one you haven't heard before. The dangerous "D" word in music criticism is "derivative" and it's thrown around so much that its usage has become exactly its meaning. Ultraviolence may have baritone vocals, and they may have a dark guitar sound not unlike the forefathers of post-punk, but it's unlikely that anyone would call what they are doing unoriginal. There is an earnest, yet bleak sound to their music, and perhaps their personalities.

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