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Nature, as the kids say, is healing. Toronto’s University Health Network (UHN) says one of its intensive care units has not a single COVID-19 patient for the first time in over 14 months. The network took to Twitter on Wednesday to make the announcement, along with a video of staff at Toronto General Hospital’s Medical-Surgical Intensive Care […]
Continuing to celebrate drop culture and all the hype that comes with it, Dr Pepper Zero Sugar has partnered with streetwear brand Lyrical Lemonade for a ComplexLand exclusive. The two brands will be dropping a limited-edition merch collab for free during the virtual festival, and we’ve got the inside track on how you can get […]
You experienced it last year, and now it’s time to return. ComplexLand 2.0 is here! Complex Networks is back with another one-of-a-kind experience that’s here to connect the cool kids with a virtual world packed with television premieres, digital drops, and exclusive collabs from your favorite brands. The limited-edition, three-day event begins Wednesday, June 16 […]
Jimmy Fallon doesn’t want any smoke from No Frills. The late night comedian hilariously attempted to roast the iconic Canadian grocery chain on The Tonight Show, and No Frills has responded in the best way possible: a diss track calling Fallon out. No Frills generated some online buzz by releasing an album titled Haulin’ State of Mind back in […]
It’s a full-force bright-skies Saturday when I sit to chat with Curtis Waters about his latest project, Plastic World. He is our generation’s answer to the one effortlessly cool scene kid of the early aughts: the self-effacing wuderkind has a penchant for a very self-aware brand of irony, and grew up in Nepalese culture, which […]
Indigenous leaders in Saskatchewan are asking Catholics to stand in solidarity with residential school survivors by skipping Sunday mass. The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations held a press conference Friday morning saying Pope Francis needs to apologize for the church’s role in residential schools. They asked Catholic congregants to help push for an apology by not […]
“I’m a completely different person than I was 3 years ago,” KILLY recently tweeted. Which is fair. A few years ago, Khalil Tatem was a 19-year-old kid from Scarborough who, thanks to the freak overnight success of his entrancing first single, “Killamonjaro,” found himself swept into the trap star-industrial complex. Dude uploaded a track on […]
Justin Bieber opened the 2021 Juno Awards tonight with an energetic performance of his track “Somebody.” The Canadian pop star took to a virtual stage backed by a full band and sporting freshly shorn head. (Bye-bye dreads.) This marks the first time Bieber has performed at the Junos since 2010, when he performed his hit “Baby.” […]
It’s been about 36 years since members of the Black Music Association, Black music professionals, and allies stood outside of the Juno Awards show lobbying for the inclusion of Black music categories. The Black Music Association formed in 1984 and advocated for international recognition for African-Canadian music. Today, the Junos are celebrating Black music to an extent that’s never […]
Toronto’s TOBi has always examined contemporary culture through a woke lens on his songs, never shying away from interspersing the personal with the political. His latest track “Don’t Touch!” features smooth production from Grammy winners Kaytranada and BADBADNOTGOOD, elevating his empowered musings on the hairy side of the Black experience to new heights. Whether it’s […]
