Polaris Long List just announced
Thu, 06/14/2012 - 11:40 by vanessa
Today the announcement for the Polaris Long List happened in Vancouver. Here is the list for 2012 in alphabetical order. Congratulations to all the artists.
ION x Green Couch x NXNE | Sidney York
Fri, 06/08/2012 - 13:28 by vanessa
Sidney York is one of the talented acts that ION and Green Couch will be presenting at our NXNE showcase. You can catch them at 11:15 PM on June 13th, at the Gladstone Ballroom.
Music Paste | Poster show (All ages)
Wed, 06/06/2012 - 19:35 by vanessa
If you like posters as much as we do, then this is right up your alley. Our friends over at Little Mountain Gallery (195 East 26th) are hosting Music Paste on June 9th. Name sounds familiar? It should. This one-night-only showcase featuring original gig poster design and live music is part of the Music Waste Festival.
The City with the Photoshopped Sky
Wed, 06/06/2012 - 08:44 by Douglas Haddow
The server says she’d come out from Ottawa to work in Whistler. A ski bum. A bit of working in the winter and then some travel in the summer. But it didn’t work out. It lasted two weeks, she says. Now here she is in Vancouver, landed in a shift job serving discount ale on a Sunday at this particular iteration of whatever bourgeois chain of gastro-sameness we were in at the time. She’ll be going home soon enough, back to Ontario and back to university, most likely. Back to the city of bureaucrats and big mouths resting on tired, leftover big suits.
Blood Diamonds (feat Grimes) | Phone Sex
Wed, 05/30/2012 - 14:40 by vanessa
Blood Diamond, AKA Mike Tucker, has just released "Phone Sex" from his upcoming album What. The track features vocals by his friend and collaborator, Grimes. The 12" will be released on 4AD records on July 16th in Europe and the UK, and July 24th in North America.
Turn your pennies into art
Sun, 05/27/2012 - 10:04 by vanessa
Pennysmash | Launched in Toronto, and expanded to Vancouver, this is an artistic project that is not only awesome, but also gives back to the creative community. A souvenir project involving amazing artists Ken Lum, Ian Grais, Jerszy Seymour and Natalie Purschwitz, it takes your every day pennies, puts them through the PennySmash machine, and turns them into works of art, all for only $2.01. So take all those sad pennies, unsure of what to do with their lives now they have been deemed worthless, and give them new direction.
Sophia Danai | Wishing Well Magazine + Money
Fri, 05/18/2012 - 16:02 by vanessa
We’re all about multifaceted artists, and singer-songwriter, Sophia Danai, is the latest on our radar. We first had the chance to see her perform a live acoustic set at last spring’s ION POP SHOP, and not only did she win our hearts with her charm, beauty, timeless sound and eclectic collection of songs—which may we add, include an Electone organ—but Danai also produces an online magazine called Wishing Well. Showcasing what inspires her, each issue coincides with a newly released song.
Coast Modern
Wed, 05/09/2012 - 10:54 by Douglas Haddow
If you’ve ever caught yourself flipping through reruns of MTV Cribs wishing authors and designers got the same treatment, Coast Modern is likely a refreshing way to spend an hour of your life.
Mandy-Lyn
Sat, 04/28/2012 - 01:54 by Douglas Haddow
Mandy-Lyn, Vancouver-based Waldorf Hotel classic party jams DJ by night, gonzo photojournalist by day, snaps portraits with either her 35mm camera, 400 film Kodak, disposable cameras or her 10-year old Nikon.
Pull up a stool at The Bottleneck
Thu, 04/26/2012 - 23:04 by Douglas Haddow
I heard some folks from The Commodore Ballroom had opened a bar this spring called The Bottleneck. So after work one day, I decided to go and check it out.
