Month: September 2013

Blundstones F/W 2013

Blundstones F/W 2013

Rugged Australia requires rugged boots. Blundstone boots.  Formerly only available in  neutral tones like their Classic Black, Steel Grey or  Rustic Brown, the originally steel-toed crap kickers have expanded into the two-tone territory with line definition on the soles for some extra wardrobe customization.  The 

Filippa K F/W 2013

Filippa K F/W 2013

Scandinavia’s Filippa K may not be as well known in Canada, but back in the frozen norths of Europe, they even have their own vintage stores.  Makes sense since they’ve been around for 20 years. This F/W Men’s season introduces a black tux and keeps 

The Music of GTA V available on iTunes

The Music of GTA V available on iTunes

Sometimes you just wanna ride.  Forget about chore-like missions, turn the radio on, and  just cruise the sunny, slutty streets of Los Santos.  This has always been a highlight of the GTA series and Rockstar is full aware.  No stops have been pulled on this 

Palladium x Richard Chai and BBC

Palladium x Richard Chai and BBC

  I wasnt crazy about last years Billionaire Boys Club and Sk8Thing’s collaboration with Palladium. I felt it did an alright job of highligthing the two brands but I didnt feel like it really brought anything very new or special to the table, but that’s 

GTA V – Swagggin

GTA V – Swagggin

Got a call from Purolater yesterday. So did my neighbour across the hall.  Turns out we both got awesome packages. His was a new iMac. Mine was a review copy of GTA V from Rockstar North.  We had a quick moment debating who’s package was 

Heineken #Draughted: Perfect Pour Event

Heineken #Draughted: Perfect Pour Event

What makes a Heineken pint a Heineken?  Is it its crisp flavour, golden colour, or something absolutely different? If you guessed other, then you’re right. Heineken likes to tout their foamy  3 cm high dome lid is the key distinguishing feature that separates its self 

Rural Quebec music festival FME is one of Canada’s best – AUX.TV

Rural Quebec music festival FME is one of Canada’s best – AUX.TV

    Photo by Nick Kozak September 10, 2013 Jesse Ship It’s 3 a.m. on a Saturday morning at a dive bar in northern Quebec, and an aging husband and wife local cover band are belting out frenchified versions of pop and disco songs to a 

Zedd Talks Lady Gaga’s ARTPOP, Skrillex And How All EDM ‘Sounds The Same’

Zedd Talks Lady Gaga’s ARTPOP, Skrillex And How All EDM ‘Sounds The Same’

HuffPost Canada Music  |  By Jesse ShipPosted: 09/12/2013 11:31 am EDT  |  Updated: 09/12/2013 6:13 pm EDT “99.9 per cent of the EDM scene sucks” was breakthrough DJ/producer Zedd’s opening line in his first message to Skrillex, via Myspace in 2011. And he agrees, it still does. “It all sounds 

Rocksmith 2014: Return To Player

Rocksmith 2014: Return To Player

  As a guitar newbie, I was  excited to give  Rocksmith 2011 a test run, but ran into a number of snags trying to get myself hooked. I turned to musician friends to help decipher the guitar system, but even some pros were baffled by 

Ubisoft’s Watch_Dogs Live Mobile App Interview with Jeyson Acevedo

Ubisoft’s Watch_Dogs Live Mobile App Interview with Jeyson Acevedo

  I had the chance to sit down at Fan Expo 2013 with Jeyson Acevedo, PR manager for Ubisoft Canada to talk about how things are going with the Watch_Dogs Live mobile game (iOS & Android) that has been engaging fans with a number of