Wed, 08/12/2015 - 09:45 by Natasha Neale
'CREATIVE DIFFERENCES Presented by Grolsch + ION Magazine' is a series of interactive art competitions where teams of artists compete against each other for 2 hours of live painting on large canvases. The guests determine the winner of the competition, and the prize is $1000 in cold-hard-cash. Creative Differences started in 2014, with parties in both Vancouver and Toronto.
Thu, 08/06/2015 - 11:08 by vanessa
Vancouver's Animal Omen suddenly debuted a few weeks ago with their first single, "Susan". Suddenly, there was "Susan". Suddenly: "Susan" one might say. Drafting behind the inroads they created with the song's warm reception, ION is premiering their second single "Dirty Air".
Tue, 08/04/2015 - 14:19 by Natasha Neale
Whether you’ve seen him on stage, “Tone Hanger-ing” or biking through Brooklyn in one of his many film cameos, at his new gig on the “Late Late Show With James Cordon,” or, of course, on Issue 93’s cover last year, Reggie Watts is on fire.
Fri, 07/31/2015 - 14:05 by Natasha Neale
We have all found ourselves in this situation. You go on vacation and you think you have seen all that the city you visited has to offer. Your Instagram photos, Snapchats, and snapshots support what a great time you had. You meet up with your friends and can’t wait to tell them about all of the unique things you did on your vacation.
Fri, 07/17/2015 - 09:32 by Natasha Neale
Jesse R. Berlin is either a dying archetype or, more hopefully, a sign of music's dark ages ending. He (GET THIS) actually has more to say than just how many different ways he's not getting paid from streaming services. SHOCKER! Although his latest interviews have been the peak of whimsy and artful laughter, he has taken a (somewhat) more serious tone in describing his new single to us at ION:
Thu, 07/16/2015 - 15:04 by Natasha Neale
Ghana-based Osei-Duro, known for their traditional and sustainable approach to producing clothing, has teamed up with Vancouver active lifestyle brand, lululemon lab, to create their first collaborative capsule collection. Osei-Duro has designed two exclusive, beautiful hand-batiked prints for the lab that will be digitally printed onto premium technical active wear.
Fri, 07/10/2015 - 15:36 by Natasha Neale
Hidden away silent amongst the cobwebs in the estate of the late Conny Plank, sat an unreleased recording waiting to be discovered. Amalgamated together in one session were the geniuses of Plank—a krautrock producer—and jazz legend Duke Ellington. There had been whisperings of the union between the two circulating since 1970, left unfounded until now.
Thu, 07/09/2015 - 12:38 by Natasha Neale
When you're as prolific as Peter Ricq, globetrotting with Humans, and your side project, Gang Signs, sometimes something has to give, and in this case, it's his side-SIDE project, Ladyfrnd, who, with Friday's release of the appropriately named "Farewell EP" have decided to pull the pin. Mixed by Vancouver's plucky producer du jour, Jason Corbett, the Farewell EP doesn't do much to twist the overall sound of the act before it exeunts, but it does build upon an enjoyable oeuvre before the final bow.
Tue, 07/07/2015 - 10:28 by Natasha Neale
Abandoned Love is a participatory photo series by 20-year-old photographer and digital artist Peyton Fulford, in which she had people from all over the world (Australia, Italy, UK, USA) on Tumblr send her their private thoughts, diary entries, and text messages to which she then created into banners and placed on abandoned buildings.
Fri, 07/03/2015 - 13:25 by Natasha Neale
Conceptualized and created by French backpack brand Out Of Town, the Friday bag functions as a seamless link between ones weekday and weekend life. Using only the highest quality fabrics sourced locally in France, Out Of Town’s bags are functional and designed for people venturing into the outdoors in search of adventure, without compromising on their taste for well-crafted tools and technology, while adhering to an contemporary aesthetic.
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