One of my favourite concert shoots to date! Heavy metal fans met up at Toronto’s Sound Academy on May 16th to watch Steel Panther shred guitar licks and charm ladies the 1980′s way. Glam metal musicians – Michael Starr, Satchel, Lexxi Foxx and Stix Zadinia have been bringing their humorous and exaggerated idea of the 80′s genre to the masses for [...]

Toronto’s very own, Lights, gave an intimate performance at Winter Garden Theatre on May 10th. The singer is currently on tour promoting a new acoustic version of her album Siberia. I always dig a good acoustic rendition. The new unplugged record really shows us the extent of her vocal prowess over her usual electropop fixes. Grabbed some [...]

American rock and roll legends Black Rebel Motorcycle Club returned to Toronto on May 9th, in support of their seventh full-length album, Specter At the Feast. Now a decade and a half old, BRMC have built and maintained a loyal following, upon a solid discography, and a reputation for consistently putting on unpredictable and epic [...]

On May 10th, we had the opportunity to rub elbows with celebs, athletes and Toronto’s finest at the second annual Right To Play Ball. Hosted by Canadian television journalist, Glen Baxter, we met up at the Shangri-La Hotel (I love this venue) for drinks, hors d’oeuvres and a silent  auction – all fantastic fundraising efforts [...]

Hey readers! Here’s an event we sunk our teeth into. Toronto’s food lovers and do-gooders met up at Corus Quay on May 8th to witness the Daily Bread Food Bank’s second annual Ultimate Food Challenge – a culinary competition that supports the charity’s Food Services Training Program and meal programs for low-income children and families. In true [...]

Now that was a party! In a grand celebration, The Carlu celebrated its 10th anniversary (appropriately named DECADENCE) on May 3rd in a style befitting its prestigious history. The Toronto luxury special events venue has been throwing parties like this for a decade now – each time, hosting and creating unique experiences for some of the city’s most elite. [...]

Tip: If you want to pick up chicks… be Olly Murs. The British ‘Troublemaker’ brought his Right Place Right Time Tour to Toronto last Wednesday (May 1) to a sold out crowd at Phoenix Concert Theatre. Got to hand it to the former X-Factor contestant – he gave the perfect combination of winks…smirks…and hip thrusts [...]

Enter to win a FREE pair of tickets to Digital Dreams Music Festival 2013! The two day festival takes place on Canada Day Weekend (June 29 & 30, 2013) at The Flats @ MCA (Toronto, Canada) – headlined by Tiësto, Porter Robinson, Richie Hawtin, Paul Van Dyk, Dash Berlin, Wofgang Gartner and more. Tickets compliments of Electronic Nation Canada. [...]

This one’s for the ladies! In the world of comic books – Wonder Woman, Jean Grey (Phoenix) and Batwoman are all iconic female super heroes who have shown their strength in fighting against evil. Moving away from the land of science fiction, there are also many real women who have changed the world. Historically, Helen [...]

Finally! After a couple months of hype, the DJ lineup for the very first Sensation Canada has been announced. Yesterday, the artist names were broadcast on short notice via Twitter. Fans were encouraged to tweet lots using the hashtag #budlightsensation to control how quickly the names would be released. Very creative and definitely built the [...]