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Matt Sharp and the Rentals Share First Single from New Records

Did you know that Polaroid have a line in instant digital cameras?! Yep – a digital camera, that’s also a Polaroid camera. We didn’t either! And, their newest edition, the Z2300, is actually amazing. A small digital camera, with a three-inch LCD screen, that prints photos in less than a minute, and in the retro Polaroid style that we love, and custom borders to choose from. We want one. NOW. Available now, in black or white, with a not too hefty $159.99 USD price tag, and shipping starting from August 15.

Sitka X Storm Surf Shop

Tue, 08/14/2012 - 11:42 by vanessa

For the Spring 2013 season, Sitka teamed up with one of Vancouver Islands oldest running surf shops, Storm, based in Tofino, BC. The collection itself plays on the easy going lifestyle of the area.

Star Wars Origami

Tue, 08/14/2012 - 09:11 by vanessa

With Toronto having their Fan Expo in August, and Montreal having Comic Con in September, we thought that it was pretty fitting to talk about the Star Wars Origami book by Chris Alexander. We know it is challenging enough to make a simple paper airplane, but now you can blow you friends minds by folding up your own Yoda, Darth Vader, or Millenium Falcon.

Patrick Cummins | Full Frontal T.O.

Tue, 08/14/2012 - 08:02 by vanessa

For over 30 years photographer Patrick Cummins has been wandering the streets of his home town Toronto. Through his roaming, he has told the story of an evolving city, all with the power of his camera lens. In his book, Full Frontal T.O., Cummins has collated over a thousand mug shots of Toronto’s messy urbanism, giving a non-touristic and honest view of the city’s evolution.

ION STYLE

Tue, 08/14/2012 - 07:25 by vanessa

PHOTOGRAPHY: ALAN CHAN
STYLING DEANNA PALKOWSKI @LIZBELL
STYLIST ASSISTANT TATIANA RAIREZ MAKEUP AND HAIR JENNA KUCHERA FOR NOBASURA USING TRESEMMÉ HAIRCARE
MODELS JULIAN @ RICHARDS / ELLIAT @ NEXT

ELLIAT
BATHING SUIT BETH RICHARDS
SHORTS ONE TEASPOON
SHOES VANS
NECKLACE BROKEN PROMISES BY KAREN LA

JULIAN
T-SHIRT TOPMAN
SHORTS PLECTRUM BY BEN SHERMAN
SHOES MISSONI X CONVERSE

Yeasayer | Fragrant World [Audio]

Tue, 08/14/2012 - 06:30 by vanessa

After streaming the new album via an extensive twitter scavenger hunt, Yeasayer are letting fans listen to their new album, Fragrant World, in its entirety. Listen to the album before its August 21st release date here.

You can also see them live in Toronto on August 21st and in Vancouver on August 28th.

40 Under 40 | Olek

Fri, 08/10/2012 - 06:08 by vanessa

If you happened to be in Toronto or Montreal and noticed that one of the landmarks that you walk by everyday was suddenly covered in crocheted yarn, it was probably the work of Agata Olek AKA Olek. This Polish born, New York based artist, has been covering objects in cities, and even people, around the world with brightly coloured yarn for quite some time now.

Black Moth Super Rainbow | Windshield Smasher [video]

Wed, 08/08/2012 - 11:43 by vanessa

Black Moth Super Rainbow is an experimental band out of Pittsburgh and they have just released thier latest video for Windshield Smasher and it is great. We recommend that you take a peek.

Don't Blow The Illusion [video] | Robin Waters

Tue, 08/07/2012 - 13:00 by vanessa

Robin Waters is a talented photographer that we featured in the FOCUS section of the magazine last year, and now she has taken some of the images that we featured and put them on t-shirts under the brand name Don't Blow The Illusion Of The Game. Check out the teaser video and where you can purchase these awesome t-shirts.

The Shins

Thu, 08/02/2012 - 14:15 by vanessa

"Hello? Oh, hi...hi, so sorry to keep you waiting" says the dulcet, mellow, and refreshingly polite, tones coming through the crackly phone. I've been waiting 45 minutes to speak to him, but by the sound of his voice, James Mercer, 41, has been enjoying himself and I can't hold it against him. It's one of his days off in between shows and he's been riding bikes, and drinking wine, around the city of Roskilde, soaking up the sun and enjoying doing the festival rounds.

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