One day in February, whilst randomly looking up bands that are playing in Toronto on last.fm, Mink notices that The Ataris are coming to town. The Ataris! Yes! A decade or so ago, they looked like this: When I think of this band, I think of one catchy cover song, “Boys of Summer,” from 2003: […]
Read more "Up Close and Personal with The Ataris"A-Trak is a supremely talented DJ from Montreal who has gained a large and enthusiastic following over the past few years. He is notorious for winning the 1997 DMC World DJ Championship at age 15 – which is crazy – and he has only become more badass in the intervening decade and a half. So, […]
Read more "Pour Some Duck Sauce on Me"Do you remember those commercials for monster truck rallies in which the announcer is yelling “SEE IT LIVE ONLY ON SUNDAY, SUNDAY, SUNDAY!!!!!!!” as if missing this monster truck rally is equivalent to missing out on the fire-and-brimstone-and-totally-badass apocalypse happening right in your backyard while you play video games in your moldy and poorly-lit basement […]
Read more "MONSTER JAM 2012"Happy 2012, everyone! Here is “Lonely Boy” by The Black Keys to start the year off right (actually, listen to all of their new album, El Camino, and learn some dance moves from this guy if you really want to do it right). . I suppose this is the part where I should get all […]
Read more "Bonjour, Janvier"Here is DeVotchKa’s “How It Ends”: . One grey afternoon, I am wandering around Toronto and taking photos. I head east along Queen Street West and turn north onto Bathurst, camera hanging heavily from a strap around my neck and swinging like a pendulum to the beat of my stride. Right on the corner, there […]
Read more "Dwayne"Last week, I saw an ad on Craigslist for a karaoke host at a random restaurant/bar along the Danforth in Greektown. I sent it to Mink as a joke, and she applied on a whim. When she got the call for an audition, she decided to check it out. What doesn’t sound awesome about being […]
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