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The Local With Makeup Artist Lucky Bromhead

Mon, 04/04/2016 - 11:48 by karyn

If you own a TV or have perused a fashion magazine, chances are you've seen makeup artist Lucky Bromhead's work. Lucky is known for her easy going yet sparkling personality on set as well as over 20 years experience as a makeup artist. Her current role is as personal makeup artist to Schitt's Creek stars Catherine O'Hara and Annie Murphy, TV personality Jessi Cruickshank, and Def Jam recording artist Alessia Cara.

Where do you live?

I live in the area of Parkdale in Toronto.

Favourite breakfast spot?

Hamburger Helper Just Released The Most Fire Emoji Rap EP Of 2016

Fri, 04/01/2016 - 16:22 by karyn

It probably all started as a joke, like some of the best ideas do.

Get some up and coming rappers and producers to collaborate on a 5-track rap album all about Hamburger Helper. A marketing team researched and found some talented guys to work on it, they all had a few beers, and laughed about it together. Sometime down the line, it stopped being a joke.

Song of the Day | HEIDEMANN "Last Chance" - The Juan MacLean Remix

Thu, 03/31/2016 - 15:03 by karyn

Drafting behind our profile this week on HEIDEMANN, we also couldn't profile the artist without posting about the remix off the record done by ION favourites, the Juan MacLean. The longstanding DFA stalwarts have added their trademark revisionist house beats and e-piano stabs to the HEIDEMANN single. The Juan MacLean can be accused of only doing the one thing, but much like Jack Nicholson and his specific acting style, they are the only ones who can do it with such aplomb.

Video of the Day | Sex With Strangers - "Momento"

Tue, 03/29/2016 - 12:13 by karyn

Sex With Strangers have been at it a while now. The benefit of that is that a band with that many hours logged sounds far more like an outfit that's trying to make something rather than trying to "make it," and, of course, even the most uninitiated listener is turned off by an artist who smells of putrid desperation for fame (usually involving making expensive, glossy videos before they have even 500 Facebook likes).

The Local With Promoter DL Jones

Mon, 03/28/2016 - 06:14 by karyn

DL Jones is a true man about town. A renowned (and practically omnipresent) promoter, host and event planner in Montreal, he started out flyering for an afterhours spot in 2003 and worked his way up from there. Now, whether he's organizing one of the Naive Melody events, a creation of Arcade Fire's Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, Herve K and himself, or acting as the MTL ambassador for Diplo's Mad Decent parties, he's been a rock in the Montreal nightlife scene for well over a decade.

Song of the Day | Raveonettes - "EXCUSES"

Mon, 03/28/2016 - 05:38 by karyn

It's no secret that ION loves the Raveonettes, so we are obviously pleased to continue bringing you the latest song in their "anti-album". "EXCUSES" is the third instalment in the band's release schedule of a new song every month, all year. We can't say enough good things about a veteran band finally understanding that the full length release once every two years is a dead model.

Review | Explosions in the Sky - The Wilderness

Thu, 03/24/2016 - 12:56 by karyn

Oh shit, man, you doing anything later? Nah, it's nothing super important, only the new EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY ALBUM. I know! Yeah, dude, I just picked it up. You should swing by later and we can listen to it on my new $30 USB turntable. Nah, man, you don't get it. This album's, like, DIFFERENT. It's got, like, at least four new synth sounds. There's one that goes BWAAAAAH on "Wilderness", the title track, and it's sick nasty. Dude, that song would be perfect for the short film I'm working on.

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