Author: Jesse Ship

Museum Secrets – Season 2

Museum Secrets – Season 2

I’m not gonna lie, I’m pretty excited about Museum Secrets – Season 2.  Being an ancient history geek and Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations studies grad from U of T has its benefits when it comes to specialty TV these days.  One of the great Read more

Glerups: Warm and Woolly, Especially When Wet

Glerups: Warm and Woolly, Especially When Wet

Glerups are an exciting product from the Scandinavian land of warm and fuzzies, a.k.a. Denmark. I quite like the vibrant, earthy, woolly tones that they’re available in. But what are they exactly? It’s a sock, it’s a shoe, it’s a combination of both that is Read more

Pingu’s THE THING

Pingu’s THE THING

  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.

Active Child – High Priestess (CFCF Remix)

Active Child – High Priestess (CFCF Remix)

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

Palladium Winter 2012

Palladium Winter 2012

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

The Orb – C Batter C OST

The Orb – C Batter C OST

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 4 Motorsports – Review

Forza 4 Motorsports – Review

  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

Naked & Famous x Dutil – Custom Jeans Building event

Naked & Famous x Dutil – Custom Jeans Building event

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 – Now Magazine

Playing with Plaid – Now Magazine

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.