Author: Jesse Ship

The Orb – Toronto Ticket Giveaway!

The Orb – Toronto Ticket Giveaway!

It’s quite astonishing that The Orb have been crafting groovy ambient tunes for over 25 years and are showing no signs of quitting.  Dr. Alex Patterson has been known to tour solo but actual tours of himself with his partner Thomas Fehlman are more sporadic, Read more

The Weeknd Gets Carnal At first of Three Shows at Massey Hall

The Weeknd Gets Carnal At first of Three Shows at Massey Hall

“Toronto, can I get on top of you tonight? Toronto, can I make you come tonight? How about three times? Four times?” A packed Massey Hall screamed with ear-bleeding, hymen-busting (not that I’d know) strength in a resounding yes as Abel Tesfaye, aka The Weeknd, interrupted “High For Read more

Houston Rap book

Houston Rap book

  EXCLUSIVE PRE-SALE AT RAPPCATS NOW! Houston Rap is an immersion into the everyday life of the Houston Hip Hop community. This hardcover 272 page book features the photography of Peter Beste who spent 9 years documenting the culture alongside writer Lance Scott Walker. The book is Read more

The top 5 nightclubs for EDM in Toronto

The top 5 nightclubs for EDM in Toronto

Any talk about Toronto nightclubs for EDM must be prefaced by the admission that EDM is a terrible umbrella acronym that encapsulates 30-plus styles of music into a palatable and sugary cereal-like mush of uplifting beats. At least electronica was a better descriptor as the a suffix gives the Read more

Psychic Friends With You

Psychic Friends With You

  FriendsWithYou announce come out to reveal that they are actually trance-channeling shamans on a mission to heal the world one sacred stone at a time. Whether they are jumping on the hippy gem stone shamanic necklace trend or if they are devoted lightworkers matters Read more

Maxim Reality of The Prodigy DJ Tour & Mix

Maxim Reality of The Prodigy DJ Tour & Mix

The first time I saw Maxim Reality DJ was on New Years Eve 2007 in Taipei at an ice skating arena called The Egg.  It was a little let down that it wasn’t The Prodigy but it was still an epic time, (and then there Read more

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 Read more

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 Read more

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 Read more

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 Read more