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October, 2009

SNAP! Cafternoon

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Thanks to beautiful contributing pumpkin artists Liz Rogers, Jenn Wade and Alexa Garry.

Images and pumpkins by Jenn Wade, Liz Rogers and Kate Reddington

Out of here!

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Hey kids - it's our magazine print deadline again so apologies for not updating the site! We'll be back on here as soon as we can :)

 

Book Idol

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Saturday, October 24, 2009 - 2:00pm
Indigo
1500 St. Catherine W
Montreal, Quebec

Last minute call-out for the announcement of this year's Book Idol contest! Get yourself down to Indigo Book Store now to meet the author and hear details of the 2010 competition.

 

Herman Dune in Mtl

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Sunday, October 25, 2009 - 8:00pm
Ukrainienne Federation
5213 Hutchison
Montreal, Quebec

Musical veterans of 10 years, Herman Dune is checking in for a show in Mtl. The French duo have just plugged an extensive tour across Europe and the states promoting their 7th album 'Next Year in Zion.'

Massimo Vitali on Feature Shoot

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I'm loving this series by Italian photographer Massimo Vitali. I wouldn't mind being in one of these shots ... especially on a cloudy day like today.

Day Ruining Invoice

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Ha ha - many of us have been there and it sounds about right!

Via Kistune Noir

La Paria vernissage

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Saturday, October 24, 2009 - 7:00pm
Gallerie Morgan Bridge Gallery
367 rue du Pont
Quebec City, Quebec

Local graffiti crew La Paria are holding a vernissage at the Morgan Bridge Gallery in Quebec City. These guys produce amazing work so definitely ink this one in - if you are in the area!

The exhibit runs for a month.

Paradise Garage round II

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Friday, October 23, 2009 - 10:00pm
Decibel
4119 St. Laurent
Montreal, Quebec


Last Friday saw the launch of Paradise Garage at Decibel. The night was a roaring success with great music, a grand turnout (girls outnumbered boys 8:2) and good times!

London 2012 Pictograms

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Pictograms for the 2012 Olympics have been released - looking good!

Vice Magazine 15th Anniversary party

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Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 9:00pm
Le Milieu
200-6545 Durocher
Montreal, Quebec

Vice are celebrating 15 years of free magazines with one of their birthday bashes happening in Montreal.

Seoul Fashion Week at Facehunter

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Seoul Fashion Week is going on at the moment and Facehunter is doing a good job of bringing us shots from the street. Check it.

 

DJ Relay Wednesdays at Cagibi

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Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 9:00pm
Le Cagibi
5490 St. Laurent
Montreal, Quebec

Every Wednesday 'DJ Relays' happen at Cagibi with 4 locals spinning only vinyl.

Art Matters Info Party

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Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 8:30pm
Sala Rossa
4848 St. Laurent
Montreal, Quebec

Concordia's yearly festival 'Art Matters' is throwing an info party.

SNAP! Interview in Little Burgundy

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Both Shayl and I were flattered and excited to be interviewed by Little Burgundy for their bi-annual magazine.

Fantastic Mr Fox


Wes Anderson's animated film Fantastic Mr Fox is due out November 13th.

London to Paris


Check the trailer for London to Paris which airs at the end of October.

Regretsy

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Just came across Etsy's uncool cousin Regretsy. The site re-posts hilarious stuff from Etsy - the descriptions kill me - a good laugh! I love the title image!

Pistols at Dawn nominated for GQ Man of the Year

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Friday, October 16, 2009 - 12:00pm

Our favourite Australian design duo Pistols at Dawn have been nominated for the Aussie GQ Man of the Year - designer category. We couldn't be prouder!

Off The Hook 10 year anniversary

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Sunday, October 11, 2009 - 10:00pm
Tribe Hyper Club
390 St. Jacques W
Montreal, Quebec


Montreal boutique Off the Hook is celebrating their 10th year anniversary this weekend! Get down to the party Sunday night and rock out with The Rub: Brooklyn duo DJ Ayres and Cosmo Baker. Dance off those Thanksgiving turkey dinners!

The September Issue - ticket giveaway!

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Friday, October 9, 2009 - 9:45pm


We have 10 double passes for 'The September Issue' to give away! The documentary follows Anna Wintour - editor in chief of Vogue Magazine - and the work behind pulling together Vogue's biggest yearly issue - the September Issue.

Crookers ticket giveaway

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Friday, October 9, 2009 - 9:00pm
Metropolis
59 Ste. Catherine E
Montreal, Quebec

We have 2 tickets for MAJOR LAZER (Diplo and Switch) and CROOKERS presented by NEON and Highfood this Friday night!

Hatchmatik at Emporium

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Thursday, October 8, 2009 - 7:00pm
Emporium Gallery
3035 St. Antoine West
Montreal, Quebec

Hatchmatik's 'The Apprenticeship of Bobby Swinzilla' opens at The Emporium Gallery this Thursday night.

Boutique Unicorn 1st anniversary!

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Saturday, October 10, 2009 - 7:00pm
Boutique Unicorn
5135 St. Laurent
Montreal, Quebec

Fashion store Boutique Unicorn is set to celebrate their first year anniversary!

Paradise Garage at Decibel

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Friday, October 16, 2009 - 10:00pm
Decibel
4119 St. Laurent
Montreal, Quebec

We're pretty excited to be sponsoring Decibel's new Friday night 'Paradise Garage!' Club Coda is re-opening under the name of Decibel and a couple of our favourite DJs are getting deep down and dirty with a regular old-school Friday night.

 

A Sunday collection of pics ...

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Catching up on some of the blogs that I follow ... here are some images I like ...

Simply Photo (title image too)

Where The Wild Things Are

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You must have been tucked away pretty far to have not heard about the upcoming premiere of Where The Wild Things Are, directed by Spike Jonze. The movie is adapted from the much-loved children's novel by Maurice Sendak and looks pretty awesome.

The Puma Index

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The PUMA Index is a real stock ticker, with a twist. When the market goes down, our models’ clothes come off, all the way to their PUMA Bodywear. “So when you lose your shirt, so do our models…” Ha ha! Go and check it out!

Craft time! Make your own pixelator.

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All you need:

A bunch of toilet rolls, sans paper
Some kitchen wax paper
Tape
A TV (If you don't own a TV, maybe you could set up an elaborate stage show behind a temporary wall with a TV- sized hole cut into it.)

Pop Montreal is on!

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Friday, October 2, 2009 - 2:50am

Montreal, Quebec

In case you somehow didn't realize, heads up - Pop Montreal is now on! Go out there, ignore these icy days, and get your dose of music in! The festival runs until October 4th.