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As a horror/gore buff I’m ashamed to admit that I don’t remember watching John Carpenter’s The Thing, or the shoddy remake of recent years, but I have reconnected with my favourite Swiss penguin mime, Pingu. This claymation remake is impossible to resist.
My favourite Montreal slo-disco producer CFCF has recently released this remix for Active Child, one of the more interesting groups on the post-dubstep/chillwave/borderline witch house groups to emerge from the Vagrant Records roster. Ok, he’s probably the only one. Listen to the end for the Read more
I scored my first pair of Palladium boots at Lavish & Squalor maybe 4 years ago. I loved them because they were leather, winter proof and looked like a really upscale and rugged Chuck Taylor. Sadly, my cat pissed on them one day a few Read more
C Batter C is a novel concept. Part time capsule, part homage to the family of the Orb founder, Dr. Alex Paterson. The 17 opening minute track, Battersea Bunches Soundtrack, was written to accompany, an equally abstract short film that was shot in 8-track by Read more
Forza Motorsports 4 carries the Turn 10 Studios tradition of being one of the most inclusive, hyper-detailed and realistic auto simulators ever to have come to Microsoft Xbox. You can almost feel the Alpen wind in your hair, and a soothing scents and sounds Read more
I was promised that all attending would be getting day drunk at the Dutil store! Unforunately, I’ll be slogging denim elsewhere unfortunately, but if anyone gets out to this custom jeans building event, would love to hear about it!
Playing with plaid UK ELECTRONIC GROUP GIVE US A PUZZLING INTERVIEW BY GRAEME PHILLIPS & JESSE SHIP London,UK computer band Plaid stop by drop some beats and explain to NOW’s Jesse Ship why they put a Japanese puzzle inside their CD packaging.
I caught Star Slinger last week at his show at the Legendary Horseshoe Tavern along with Shigeto and Shl0hmo. Towards the end of the show, the crowd of 20 something luvved up university students mobbed the stage. Even the Star Slinger, who’s had his fair Read more
A/City_local news 11:00am Five things we learned at the Toronto Safer Nightlife Forum Can Toronto’s clubland chaos be reined in? BY: JESSE SHIP Four stakeholders in Toronto’s nightlife community—Yamina-Sara Chekroun (youth-outreach worker/event promoter), Nav Sangha (DJ/venue owner), Mike Homewood (Homewood Security) and Samantha Wells (Centre for Addiction Read more