Select[ION] | Show Stoppers

Can we all finally admit that going to shows is actually kind of the worst? Wanna get some merch? Be prepared to have to hold onto it all night, looking like a sucker. Oh you’re in a hard seat theatre? You’re gonna have to listen to seven different sad Magnetic Fields fans shout out something about their wedding song or Peter Gabriel being a dink. Sorry, you’re in a club? Enjoy those sightlines. Your feet hurt, your shoe is full of someone’s spilled beer, and you’ll have to throw some elbows to win a spot in a taxi when it’s over. It’s a complete drain.

Google Graffiti

Google’s ‘Street View’ may be useful at times, but the argument that it invades our privacy, especially those accidentally captured walking their dog, is forever valid. We prefer the “street ghosts” version by NYC based, Italian multimedia artist Paolo Cirio. Cirio has taken those blurred individuals, blown up their images into life-size posters and placed them around New York, London and Berlin, in exactly the same place they were captured by Google, turning them into graffiti street art.

Martha Wainwright | Come Home To Mama [review]

I always thought the Wainright family would be good fodder for a Canadian sitcom. You have Loudon - the hilarious hippy anti-parent, Rufus - the teenage gay stereotype (see Ricky from My So Called Life), and of course Martha - the busty/headstrong/glue-that-keeps-the–family-together daughter. Every week we could tune in and watch their turbulent love lives unfold, mixed in with a little musical hi-jinx. This shit has Gemini written all over it. Maybe they could also solve crimes?

Black Moth Super Rainbow

FOR ALMOST A DECADE, BLACK MOTH SUPER RAINBOW HAS EXISTED IN A CANDY-SWIRLED WONDERLAND, RELEASING FOUR ALBUMS THAT BALANCE SUNNY, CHILD-LIKE WHIMSY WITH STREAKS OF SUBTLE MENACE. BUT, JUST AS IMPORTANT IS THEIR IMAGE – AN OBSCURE CONSTRUCTION OF MASKS AND BIZZARO PSEUDONYMS TO KEEP THE OUTSIDE WORLD AT A DISTANCE - THEIR SOUND AND VISION IS PREDOMINANTLY THE WORK OF TOBACCO, AKA THOMAS FEC.

Charles & Grace Jewellery

CHARLES & GRACE JEWELLERY Love the look of body chain jewellery, but don’t want to spend $20 on a piece of metal that will turn you green, and don’t have the means to drop $2,000 on real gold? We’ve discovered Charles & Grace Jewellery, a Vancouver-based, hand-made jewellery line, focusing on body harnesses, as well as head pieces and more traditional items such as necklaces and rings. Created by self taught Vancouverite Danielle Webster, and made in her home studio, her collection is truly beautiful, covetable, and affordable. The line starts at $28 and goes up to $70.

Eyn Phonecase

Men, forget bulky jeans pockets and women, leave the purse at home, and say “thank you” to the EYN iPhone case. EYN – which, aptly, stands for ‘Everything You Need” - combines your wallet and your phone, as well as including a compact mirror and a secure space for anything from bank cards, I.D., business cards and cash. It does make your iPhone a little bulkier, but hey, it’s lightweight plastic and carries all you need, cutting out all the unnecessary garbage we tend to carry around with us on a day-to-day basis.

Everyday Music Project

We came across the Everyday Music Project just recently and thought that it was definitely worth sharing. Started by Vancouverite, Rod Matheson, the site explores all the music that Rod can find/hear/know over 1000 days, and he is posting one new song by a new artist every single day until he reaches 1000. Some of the videos are shot at live shows and others are shot in random spaces, but there is definitely something for everyone on the site.

Ones To Watch | Cooper Cole Gallery

WE LOVE GALLERIES THAT PUSH BOUNDARIES. THAT DON’T EXHIBIT THE ORDINARY, OR OBVIOUS. THAT SEARCH, FAR AND WIDE, FOR NEW TALENT TO SHOWCASE AND INTRODUCE TO US IN THE GREAT WHITE NORTH. WHETHER THIS MEANS LOOKING CLOSE TO HOME, OR STRETCHING FURTHER AFIELD DOESN’T MATTER. THIS IS WHAT COOPER COLE DOES. THEY SEARCH. THEY LOOK OUT FOR ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE AND HAVE A DESIRE TO BE THE FIRST TO DISCOVER THIS, AND SHOW IT TO CANADIANS AND THE WORLD ALIKE.

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