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Wild Nothing Release New Single

Matt Sharp and the Rentals Share First Single from New Records

HAIM Release Video for "Hallelujah"

Music Profile | Sam Coffey & The Iron Lungs

Tue, 05/30/2017 - 15:00 by karyn

Gearing up for his first major cross country tour promoting a brand new record you’d think Sam Coffey has come a long way from his small Southern Ontario town roots. With his band The Iron Lungs, Sam has grown as a songwriter and a musician but talking to him the charm and excitement of being a small town music fan hasn’t dulled slightly. Leaving home at 18, after playing with a band, as a solo artist as well as working as a mechanic’s assistant, Sam hightailed it out of Kitchener to the big city of Toronto to try and capture his rock 'n' roll dreams.

Avnis: Wedding Backdrop Necklace

Mon, 05/29/2017 - 14:56 by karyn

Whether you’re getting married or just wearing an open-back shirt, this necklace is what’s missing from your ensemble. You didn’t even know that something was missing from your ensemble. Now you know that something is missing from your ensemble so get this gorgeous necklace and fix that issue. Also, this necklace is filled with 14k gold – NOICE! – and pearls.

Sam Tudor/Lucas Hrubizna – A “Truthful” Collaboration

Mon, 05/29/2017 - 12:38 by karyn

From the opening moments of the Lucas Hrubizna directed video for Sam E. Tudor’s newest single “Truthful,” the viewer is struck by a simmering sense of dread. The feeling of waiting for the other shoe to drop while watching a man aggressively do some yard work is overwhelming.

Music Profile | So Loki

Fri, 05/26/2017 - 14:40 by karyn

So Loki knows there's strength in specificity. Just like how Drake anchored his Toronto experience by name-dropping the TTC Metro, Fort York apartment complexes, and the fine Italian cuisine at Sotto Sotto, the Vancouver hip-hop duo's latest EP, Baggage, is packed with plenty of 604-specific wordplay. Possessed by producer Geoffrey "Natura" Millar's extra thicc snap beat and manically poked faux-xylophone sounds, the collection's "Ratchet Demons" has vocalist Sam Lucia giving a shout-out to city in-joke/hang out spot Dude Chilling Park.

Erin Templeton: Visor

Thu, 05/25/2017 - 13:02 by karyn

It’s not always sunny in Canada but when it is, it’s blinding. Sunglasses are great but what happens when you forget them at home? Made in Vancouver, this visor will protect your precious eyes from the sun. For those days when you either don’t want to wear your shades or you forget them, put this visor on and you’re all set to face the day. Visors are trendy right now. Don’t worry. You won’t look like your uncle on the golf course or your aunt when she goes to the lake.

DOUSE Premiere New Video

Thu, 05/25/2017 - 12:57 by karyn

Vancouver-based Douse just returned from a ten-day jaunt throughout Western Canada and at the tail end of it paid a visit to the Calgary HQ of IMVERYAPE to shoot this wonderful live version of “The Importance Of Each Other” off of their delightfully brooding debut The Light In You Has Left.

The Gaze | Accent

Thu, 05/25/2017 - 09:44 by karyn

From May 20th to June 10th, Toronto-based artist Shellie Zhang's most recent exhibition 'Accent' will be on show at the Y+ Contemporary Gallery in Scarborough.

Real Estate Share New Video

Wed, 05/24/2017 - 10:15 by karyn

New Jersey’s Real Estate released their latest album In Mind in March and yesterday they shared the delightful new video for the track “Stained Glass”. Director Craig Allen renders the band as if part of a colouring book as they wander towards the camera, shuffling along to the laid back, chiming tune. It’s a whimsical clip, undoubtedly Yellow Submarine-esque, that perfectly fits in line with the bands throwback aesthetic.

Jordan de Ruiter: Ariana Shorts

Tue, 05/23/2017 - 12:13 by karyn

These Jordan de Ruiter Ariana Shorts are ridiculous (in a good way). Are they underwear? Are they a bathing suit bottom? Are they booty shorts? Who cares. They’re made in Canada and they’re sexy as eff. Get yourself a pair of these bad boys (or bad girls or bad whatever-you-want-them-to-be because gender is fluid) and rock the crap out of them indoors and then outdoors if the weather permits. Whenever that may be since this country is at the mercy of Mother Nature.

East Side Live Show preview - Vancouver

Fri, 05/19/2017 - 14:14 by karyn

This Sunday, May 21^st, East Vancouver’s renowned The Cultch embarks on a new mission to provide a locale for local musicians to perform in a one-of-a-kind setting.

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