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Pedestrian Sundays return to Kensington for 10th year – BlogTO

  It’s hard to believe that it’s been 10 years that Kensington Market has been closing off its major arteries on the last Sunday of the summer months from May to September, allowing music-food-and-fun-loving pedestrians to roam wild and free….

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Canada Philippine Fashion Week

    I’ll be at the media announcement for Canada Philippine Fashion week in an hour!   Kol Hope Foundation for Children will serve as the beneficiary of the inaugural launch of Canada Philippine Fashion Week, to be held from…

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Hourglass Sea – Richard III

Everyone once in a while, a new song or artist renews my faith in music blogging.   Take for example, Richard III by Hourglass Sea, who uses tags for this tune like popstep (twice even lol) maximalism, and RAW! It…

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Electric Island turns on for Victoria Day techno party – BlogTO

The Toronto Island has had a long history of music festivals, from Toronto’s first Love Ins with the Mariposa folk Festival in the late 60s to most recently Virgin Music Fest in 2009, but the island’s been relatively quiet since….

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Cove Thirtyone – BlogTO

  Cove Thirtyone gets me thinking of The Little Mermaid – or at least a song that you’re bound to get stuck in your head. “Under the sea, darling it’s better, down where it’s wetter, take it from meee” … and take…

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In search of perfection at the Toronto Wing Festival – BlogTO

One celebrity host, four media-industry judges, 10 restaurants, 600 tickets, three winners and 20,000 wings served. Such was the outcome of the Toronto Wing Festival held at 99 Sudbury. Our host for the evening, celebrity TV chef, Bob Blumer of…

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10 Must-try Street Foods at Arts & Crafts’ Field Trip – BlogTO

Public school will be just wrapping up for the summer, so what better reason than to take a little Field Trip courtesy of Arts & Crafts! Field Trip is their upcoming music/food extravaganza that will feature top bands from their roster (Feist,…

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I am a teacher! — FOR A GOOD TIME CALL SANILYA

  As seen, live, in my spam box! Good morning. That’s such an unbelievable moment that you received my e-mail. I do believe it will be a crazy launch for our rapport. I’m Sanilya. I live in a remote land named Azerbaijan….

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Rewind: Toronto’s Jungle Scene In the Late 90s – BlogTO

  Summer 1998 was a time in Toronto’s history when our town was a mecca on the North American party map. Hordes of loved-up music fans would flock from all over the continent to experience up to 5,000-strong warehouse parties…

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Michael.Franklin.Trevor – GTA V Trailer

  Loving this triptych trailer for GTA V. Soulseeking yuppies, versus gangstas versus hillbillies!’