Cadence Weapon on hope and dirty cities
Since the release of his first album in 2005 (Breaking Kayfabe), Cadence Weapon has had a busy career making music and touring both across Canada and internationally. He's become known for the heavy...
View ArticleSunday Supplement: Cleaning Union Station, placebo pedestrian crossings, and...
Transit expansion is happening in Toronto, just not where most people can notice it. Union Station is currently undergoing a massive $640-million renovation and expansion of the underground concourse...
View ArticleRadar: Alanis Morrisette, Intro to Sidney Lumet, Early Monthly Segments, Sing...
MUSIC | Alanis Morrisette and Soul Eye Alanis is in town! Yes, the Ottawa-born Morrissette, originally a teen pop singer who then hit one out of the park big time with Jagged Little Pill in '95 is...
View ArticleMorning Brew: Downtown casino has parkland, saving our heritage areas,...
The convention centre casino pitched late last week by Oxford Properties Group will include, if built, a park over the rail lands near the Rogers Centre and CN Tower, according to The Star. The...
View ArticleEllie Goulding brings Halcyon to the Sound Academy
Ellie Goulding's sophomore album, Halcyon, manifests the soothing harmony of its name, and that idyllic calm and happiness came through in the artist's performance last night at the Sound Academy....
View ArticleHot Ticket: The Psychedelic Furs, The Lemonheads, Menomena, The Be Good...
Live music picks for TUESDAY OCTOBER 16 through SATURDAY OCTOBER 20, 2012. TUESDAY OCTOBER 16 / THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS / THE DANFORTH MUSIC HALL / 147 DANFORTH / $34.50 / ALL AGES New Wave legends The...
View ArticleNew Leslieville bakery has a Tunisian twist
You can Google the colonial relationship between France and Tunisia, or just head to this new Queen East bake shop and find out about it firsthand (over croissants, no doubt). The chef behind this new...
View ArticleGet to know a Bartender: Moses McIntee, Museum Tavern
When pondering the names of reigning bartenders in Toronto, Moses McIntee easily comes to mind: the man has helmed so many bars that he ought to be an institution. Considering the part he played in the...
View ArticleWorld Poutine Eating Championship sees surprise win
This past weekend, two extreme, endurance-testing sports descended upon Toronto: a 42-km marathon and the Smoke's Poutinerie World Poutine Eating Championship. 

Personally, an evening of...
View ArticleLower Sherbourne might be home to huge development
The area of Front and Lower Sherbourne Street is currently a skyscraper free zone. There are plenty of tall towers nearby, of course, but the immediate area remains one of relatively low (literally and...
View ArticleSwings grace new bar next to Wicked swingers club
This new club on Queen has sprouted up right beside the notorious Wicked swingers club and shares some similarities. Yes, there are swings and bouncers, and the staff is good-looking, but the interior...
View ArticleParty Style: at Boobyball 11
Launched back in 2002, Boobyball turned 11 last Friday with a camp-themed party at the Sound Academy. With proceeds donated to Rethink Breast Cancer (and other breast cancer institutions), the event is...
View ArticleThe Best Cupcakes in Toronto
The best cupcakes in Toronto are here for the long haul. Say what you will about the supposed "cupcake craze," the cupcakes from these bake shops certainly have staying power. While some spots opt to...
View ArticleDalton McGuinty resigns as Ontario Premier
Dalton McGuinty has resigned as the Premier of Ontario and provincial Liberal leader, though he'll stay on in this capacity until the party can hold a leadership convention. As for his seat in the...
View ArticleRadar: Identities, What's the Use of History, The Psychedelic Furs and The...
ART | Identities--Contemporary Art from Cambodia Cambodia's post-genocide art scene is represented by a few key figures of a new generation of artists, most born after the Khmer Rouge's reign and the...
View ArticleCarnival-style arts and music series coming to Toronto
On November 9th Fucked Up will host the first of a four-part series titled Long Winter to help us get through the cold months ahead. Hosted at the Great Hall, each night will feature a different...
View ArticleToronto Zombie Walk 2012
The 2012 Toronto Zombie Walk is about to bring hordes of the lurching undead onto Toronto streets for its annual parade of blood, guts and all manner of gore. Started back in 2003, the event has...
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