Yorkdale Apple Store Relocates…. Two Stores Over From Microsoft – FIRST PICS
In what could be interpreted as the biggest “Eff You” to Microsoft Canada’s darling baby flagship store at Yorkdale Mall, Apple is moving in two stores over. And to add insult to injury, their plot is monstrous — doubling, or…
It’s a Windows Wonderland – Microsoft Store Launch at Yorkdale Mall
With tomorrow’s opening of Canada’s first Microsoft store at Yorkdale Mall, you could say that we are one step closer to living in the tech-oriented society envisioned in flicks like Back To The Future 2. Apple of course has always…
Innis & Gunn Bartender’s Choice Tasting
Despite the rugged sounding name, the Edinborough Innis & Gunn Brewery have only been around since 2003 and was founded, Dougal Gunn Sharp, who used his middle name and his brother’s, Neil Innis Sharp, to title it. A group of…
What Four? – Duke Slammer
Duke Slammer is the latest moniker from established techno maverick, Luke’s Anger. As he said in his BBC Introducing interview, he enjoys “looking for albums that sound like Prince but aren’t as good” to help create his electro-boogie, spandex-obsessed sound….
Craft Coffee Club
Man, how I wish I had an extra $20 to blow in my monthly budget on Craft Coffee, who deliver three 4 oz bags of specially curated artisan beans to your door on a monthly basis. While this vid is…
CONTACT Music Festival: INTERsections – Musicworks Oct 2012
Once again, I was scared, frightened, yet quite excited to be tackling another assignment for Musicworks, the world’s leading magazine in experimental music. This month’s issue had Juno-winning electronic artist Tim Hecker on the cover, whom I helped nominate this…
Bulletin – Lazy Habits
I love this video because it has the hype of a British heist flick and because it was partially shot in Taiwan, where I spent a year teaching English in 2007. The vast rows of scooters were kind of a…
Innis & Gunn Winter Treacle Porter – Limited Edition
Happy Halloween and treacle for all! Treacle conjures up memories of my childhood in Paris where I went to an international school and was taught The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe by well meaning British English teachers. Treacle…
Wii U profile / interview with Nintendo Spokesman Matt Ryan
Last week I attended Nintendo’s Wii U Holiday Showcase event and sat down with their Canada spokesman, Matt Ryan, old acquaintance that some of you may know from his involvement with Destiny Productions. In case you don’t know, or have…
Lee Fields & The Expressions – live @ The Opera House, 5/10/2012
Lee Fields is a true veteran of Motown. Having made his first recording in 1969, he’s been chugging away ever since. After a brief hiatus in the 80s, he returned in the 90s and has not stopped. His current group…