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Photos: Pride Toronto 2015 – Pride Parade

Photos by: Samantha Wood –  The 35th annual Pride Toronto parade, which began on Church Street and Bloor Street East, before heading down Yonge Street, took over the city’s downtown core on a rainy Sunday afternoon.

Photos: Pride Toronto 2015 – Dyke March

Photos by: Lindsay Duncan – The Dyke March, which this year focused on the ongoing issue of missing and murdered Aboriginal women, took place yesterday as part of Pride Toronto 2015.

Photos: Pride Toronto 2015 – Trans Pride March

Photos by: Lindsay Duncan – The Trans Pride March, which seeks to “provide a place for trans identified people to rally, to stand up and come together in solidarity”, took place yesterday as part of Pride Toronto 2015.

Chad VanGaalen Wins 2015 Prism Prize For Best Canadian Music Video‏‎

By: Staff – On Sunday, March 29, director Chad VanGaalen won the 2015 Prism Prize for Timber Timbre’s “Beat The Drum Slowly” music video at the Prism Prize Top Ten Screening and Awards Presentation at TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto. Chad VanGaalen, who was also nominated for his own song “Monster”, was on hand to accept the Prism Prize trophy and $5,000 award. Director Natalie Rae Robison … Continue reading

Sneaky Dee’s Unveils New Death From Above 1979 Nachos

By: Staff – Sneaky Dee’s has announced a brand new dish in collaboration with Toronto’s most electrifying dance-punk duo, Death From Above 1979, in the form of The Death From Above 1979 Nachos. The Death From Above 1979 Nachos feature Sneaky Dee’s famous tortilla chips covered in cheese, layered with pulled pork, sliced habaneros, jalapeños, black beans, … Continue reading

Photos: MusiCounts, Lights Celebrate JUNO Week with $600,000 to 69 Schools

By: Staff –   MusiCounts and past JUNO Award winner and 2015 nominee Lights celebrated JUNO Week by announcing the 2014-2015 recipients of the Band Aid Program via a special presentation at Orchard Park Secondary School in Hamilton this afternoon. This year, the charity has distributed $595,000 in musical instruments among 69 schools across Canada in support … Continue reading

Converse CONS Project Inspires DIY Zines

By: Jennifer Perkin – The Cons Project – a global series of free skate, art, and music seminars run by Converse – gathered a group of young people in their teens and twenties in a Toronto west-end warehouse on Feb. 14 to focus on the art of making zines. While the process involves some technology including printers, laptops … Continue reading

Photos: Toronto ComiCon 2014

Photos by: Rick Clifford – Fans of comics, sci-fi, horror, anime, and gaming got their fandom fix yesterday with Toronto ComiCon’s one-day return to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The show, which featured dozens of acclaimed comic book artists including: Dave Ross (Iron Man), Clayton Cowles (Marvel), Leonard Kirk (Fantastic Four), and Rob Thibodeau, serves as a prelude to … Continue reading

Photos: The Gentlemen’s Expo 2014

Photos by: Philip C. Perron (@Philip_Perron) – The second annual Gentlemen’s Expo once again took over the Metro Toronto Convention Centre over the weekend and featured all of the booze, clothes, gadgets, and more, that make up the modern gentleman. From “The Sports Zone”, that featured interactive games and a sports-themed “man cave”, to the 102.1 The … Continue reading

Photos: Toronto Santa Claus Parade 2014

Photos by: Fernando Paiz (@capaphotograph1) – The 110th annual Toronto Santa Claus Parade crowded the streets of downtown Toronto yesterday with clowns, police officers, Brent Butt of Corner Gas, gingerbread men and women, and more than 30 floats, who made their way along the parade route that began at Christie Pits and wrapped up at St. Lawrence Market.