TARGET CANADA LAUNCHES IN TORONTO
Finally! Target has finally arrived in Toronto and was I ever ready! Torontonians still have to venture a little outside the Downtown Core to witness the amazingness that is Target with two brand new locations: East York Town Centre and Centrepoint Mall doing their soft launches. Shoppers World Danforth also will be welcoming its ownlocation on Thursday, March 28, 2013 too!
I had the pleasure of visiting the Centrepoint Mall location up in North York earlier today, which was all abuzz ...
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#GIVEAWAY: ENTER TO WIN PASSES IN EDMONTON AND CALGARY TO SEE “SPRING BREAKERS”
Spring Brea-ea-eak. Spring Break forever, B*tches! Part-Arthouse, part-Teen Fantasy, Director/Writer Harmony Korine's Spring Breakers has been winning accolades since it debuted last September at the Toronto International Film Festival. With an All-Star Cast which includes Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson, Vanessa Hudgens, Rachel Korine and of course, a blinged-out James Franco, I personally have witnessed its greatness and am so excited for you to discover the Film that Girls Creator Lena ...
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#NEWMUSIC: INTRODUCING JESSIE WARE
Completely obsessed. 28-year-old British Singer/Songwriter Jessie Ware is just getting her break Stateside and after releasing her debut Disc Devotion in the UK last August, the accolades have come fast and furious with her garnering two nods at the recent BRIT Awards including the categories of British Female Solo Artist and British Breakthrough.
Critics are describing her as being the perfect median between Adele and Sade, although I'd say she leans a bit more towards the latter with the ...
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#NEWMUSIC: STREAM DEPECHE MODE’S “DELTA MACHINE” IN FULL
Those of us who grew-up in the '80s couldn't avoid the influence of Depeche Mode, one of the Pioneers of Electronic Pop. Back with what Critics already are calling their finest Album in quite some time, their 13th Studio Disc Delta Machine is due for release next week. Pairing Dave Gahan's familiar vocals against a new era of Electronic Rhythms, Depeche Mode have evolved into their own and Fans cannot be more excited.
Sony Music Canada is offering a full streaming of Delta Machine on ...
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#NEWMUSIC: will.i.am FT. JUSTIN BIEBER – “#thatPOWER”
Hot on the success of Single Scream & Shout, comes news of will.i.am's fourth Solo Disc #willPower! The Black Eyed Peas Frontman is poised to release the Album on April 23, 2013 via Universal Music Canada and it will be a star-studded affair, indeed. In addition to that popular Track with Britney Spears, the Disc also includes collaborations with Hit-Boy, Waka Flocka Flame, Lil Wayne, Diddy, Chris Brown, Miley Cyrus, Skylar Grey, Juicy J, Nicole Scherzinger, Eva Simons, apl.de.ap, Baby ...
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“THE DISAPPEARED” HEADLINES CANADIAN FILM FEST IN TORONTO
Taking place at The Royal Cinema this year, The Canadian Film Fest runs from Wednesday, March 20 through Saturday, March 23, 2013. The Festival celebrates the promotion and advancement of Canadian Talent and included this year are a Filmmaking Master Class with Warren P. Sonoda (Servitude, Textuality) titled Ten Things They Don't Teach You in Film School.
Screening Friday night is The Disappeared, which comes into the Festival highly-recommended, centering on a group of six Fishermen who ...
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#GIVEAWAY: ENTER TO WIN A “THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY” BLU-RAY/DVD/ULTRAVIOLET COMBO PACK
After a massively successful run at the Box Office, grossing over a billion dollars worldwide, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey brings to the Big Screen R.R. Tolkien’s epic Adventure, following the journey of Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman), who is swept into an amazing quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome Dragon Smaug. Approached out-of-the-blue by the Wizard Gandalf the Grey (Ian McKellen), Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen Dwarves led by the ...
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#EDITORSNOTE: HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY!
In celebration of the most recognizable Irish Patron Saint, here's a tribute to the some of our most beloved Celebrities who proudly declare their Irish Heritage. You'd be surprised how many have roots which trace back to The Emerald Isle, if not fully at least partially!
See below who's Irish!:
Happy St. Patrick's Day and thank you Ireland for these remarkable Talents!
(Photo credit: Mr. Will Wong)
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#BOXOFFICE: “OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL” ON-TOP A SECOND WEEK
And it's Oz again! Disney's Oz The Great and Powerful continues to crush the competition at the Box Office, this weekend earning $42.2 million, making it two weeks on-top. To date, the Prequel to The Wizard of Oz has grossed $145.3 million domestically, taking only six days to surpass the magical $100 million mark.
Debuting at number two is Sony Pictures' The Call starring Abigail Breslin and Halle Berry, earning $17.1 million from 2,507 theatres. The Thriller, made for a paltry $13 ...
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#FOOD: “HAPA” YET ANOTHER IMPRESSIVE COMPETITOR AMIDST TORONTO’S IZAKAYA CRAZE
After having thrived in Vancouver since 2003, Lea & Justin Ault have made their mark with their Hapa Izakaya. The equal-parts Pub and Couture Japanese Cuisine Eatery has the distinction of being voted among the five best of its kind in North America by Bon Appétit Magazine. Toronto now is lucky enough to have its own Location, timed perfectly with the Izakaya Craze taking over the City of late, including the likes of Mainstay Guu and the superb recent addition, Kingyo.
Hapa sets ...
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