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Matt Sharp and the Rentals Share First Single from New Records

As a band that started out from relative obscurity, The Neighbourhood has garnered a huge following. Mysteriously releasing their song 'Female Robbery' on the internet in early 2012, the band has since won the respect of reputable BBC Radio 1 DJ, Zane Lowe, and embarked on a world-wide tour. For a band that started out a little more than a year ago, that's quite a respectable feat. With a genre defying sound, this band is sure to become more and more familiar. I spoke to lead singer, Jesse Rutherford, right before they played the Biltmore in Vancouver, BC.

Rowena True | Alice + Olivia S13 [Video]

Tue, 02/26/2013 - 12:10 by Natasha Neale

One of our favourite animation film directors, Rowena True (ION Fashion #81), directed this fashion video for Alice + Olivia's Spring 2013 collection.

ION THE PRIZE | KUWALLA TEE

Mon, 02/25/2013 - 11:02 by vanessa

This month we are giving away a couple of amazing three-packs from Kuwalla Tee. Kuwalla Tees are fashioned with the finest raw materials to give you that ridiculous softness and lasting comfort. You no longer have to suffer cheap t-shirts that quickly lose their color and form. Further more, the t-shirts are packaged in salvaged material from the production of the shirts so that you can feel the material that is used. And if that is not enough, 1% of sales are donated to an environmental charity.

GIF-ITI

Mon, 02/25/2013 - 10:54 by vanessa

This is one of the best things we’ve seen in a while, and takes street art to another dimension. Created by artist (and designer) INSA, it’s a reflection of how the Internet has made street art so much more accessible. Yes, there is plenty of impressive street art in cities around the world, but a lot of them we wouldn’t usually get to see in person, and heck, some of it isn’t that unusual. This is where GIF-iti comes in. Not only does it bring worldwide art to your computer screen, seeing it that way actually makes it better.

Virgin Atlantic | Gallery In The Air

Thu, 02/21/2013 - 07:40 by Natasha Neale

Last week we mentioned that the New York Ballet Company introduced an unexpected way to experience their performances with an art series, and now we've learned that Virgin Atlantic is incorporating an art program as well.

WILDFANG | Where Tomboys Call Home

Wed, 02/20/2013 - 05:56 by Natasha Neale

Menswear is no longer just for the boys and Wildfang is here to celebrate the tomboy style. Wildfang is for the women out there that are "modern day, female Robin Hoods," who embrace the wingtips, bowlers, and bowties, and take their stolen styles raided from their male friend's closets into their own.

Liberating menswear, Wildfang is created by Portland trio, Emma Mcilroy and Julia Parsley, both co-founders, along with creative director Taralyn Thuot. Wildfang's premiere collection launches this Spring.

Bones Brigade

Tue, 02/19/2013 - 04:53 by vanessa

Skateboard legend, entrepreneur and filmmaker Stacy Peralta writes another chapter with this autobiographical documentary. Set in the 1980’s, years after “Dogtown and Z-Boys” and “Lords of Dogtown” comes this personal docu-movie which focuses on a group of young, straight-laced, skater American kids – the “Bones Brigade” - who proved that anything is possible (apparently most of them are millionaires these days).

Purity Ring

Mon, 02/18/2013 - 06:11 by vanessa

SYMBOLS. INTENSITY. REPETITION. THESE ARE THREE ELEMENTS THAT ARE PROUDLY STATED AS ESSENTIAL TO THE WRITING PROCESS OF MEGAN JAMES AND CORIN RODDICK. AND WHILE THEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN EQUALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT CREATING IN GENERAL, IT WASN’T UNTIL THEIR CURIOSITY BROUGHT THEM TOGETHER MUSICALLY, AND GAVE US PURITY RING. SMALL-TOWN BRED, AND PLEASANTLY SINCERE, THE DUO CAME FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS BEFORE THEIR QUICK, TUMBLR INITIATED SUCCESS IN EARLY 2011.

Film | Finding Vivian Maier [TRAILER]

Mon, 02/18/2013 - 02:24 by Natasha Neale

Finding Vivian Maier is a documentary about one of the world's most mysterious street photographers. It all started with Jon Maloof visiting a thrift auction house and placing a bid on a box loaded with negatives. For $380, Maloof won the bid and discovered 100,000 photographic negatives, 700 undeveloped coloured rolls, as well as 8mm and 16mm films. Over time Maloof pieced together that the photos belonged to a Chicago nanny named Vivian Maier.

HUMANS | Wicked Games [Video]

Fri, 02/15/2013 - 01:47 by Natasha Neale

Keeping in the spirit of love, here's a track to keep the makeout session going all weekend. "Wicked Games" by Humans featuring Tristan Orchard of BESTiE is a tantalizing visual of mouths and tongues exploring a variety of things offered to them; including honey, cream corn, octopus, and body parts.

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