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In recent years, Toronto has seen an increasing shortage of practice spaces and venue closures—with Rehearsal Factory shuttering several buildings in the city being the latest example. In an effort to better the situation, the City of Toronto is turning a Queen Street West storefront into a rehearsal space and venue for live music. Toronto City […]
Following freshly after his Osheaga slot announcement, Edwin Raphael has shared his looping new track, “Have You Been Told.” The single shows the Dubai-born, Montreal-based indie folk songwriter in a delicate light, mixing familiar acoustic melancholy with Eastern-style scales. “‘HYBT’ steers through the fixation of constant repetitive cycles from a place that is ‘all blown […]
Toronto R&B singer Markus Azeriah is back with a new music video for his single, “Gravity.” The single, featuring a soft acoustic guitar matched with powerful hip-hop 808s, was first performed by Azeriah at the El Mocambo back in Nov. 2021. Azeriah explains that the song was inspired by a past experience. “I fell in love at the wrong time, we were in two […]
Adidas will soon be launching its first-ever large-format ‘halo’ storefront in Toronto. The halo concept brings several of the adidas sub-brands together while creating an immersive customer experience. Though the concept was launched in Dubai last year, this will be the world’s first large-format halo store. Clocking in at over 12,000 square feet, the new […]
As professional sports leagues are concerned, brand partnerships are a long-standing tradition—think everything from Coca-Cola and the Olympics to Michael Jordan and Nike. But when it comes to esports, traditional brands have so far mostly stayed away, and we haven’t seen many splashy, big-name collaborations between top brands and professional gamers. But as the 2022 […]
Right in the midst of celebrating a not guilty verdict, Toronto’s Road Runner just dropped his highly anticipated mixtape Trapistan. Featuring collabs with Portion, 3MFrench, Yung Tory, and ABG Neal, Trapistan is the most versatile release from the Pakistani-Canadian rapper yet. The beats are more varied, switching between uptempo, soulful, and pensive. Image via Publicist While […]
Some good news—women entrepreneurs are on the rise in Canada. There are currently over 360,000 self-employed women in the Great White North—that’s an increase of about 30 percent over the last decade. Not only is that encouraging for women looking to get into business, it’s encouraging for the economy—research shows boosting the number of women entrepreneurs in the […]
Toronto has been fighting to be known as a music city for years. Though many of the city’s concert venues, bars, and clubs have shut down due to a myriad of infrastructure issues— on top of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic—one Toronto resident is memorializing these spaces in a small way. Andrew Smith started building community […]
IDMAN wants you to know you’re not alone on her latest single, “Good Life.” Produced by Grammy-winning producer Khris Riddick-Tynes and Rich Kidd, the Toronto singer brings together flavours of R&B and pop to detail a relationship gone sour. The music video for “Good Life” pays tribute to the late Ronnie Spector. The crash test dummy […]
Luni Li does not wish to be perceived. It’s a surprising statement from a musician who is probably best known for her 2021 jams EP, which came to life after a series of short jam session videos blew up on her Instagram. In each clip, you can see Li in full force, doing what she does best by […]
