Brandon Svarc and Bahzad Trinos welcomed me to Naked & Famous Denim’s latest venture, a retail store called Tate + Yoko. Brandon begins by putting on a rockabilly vinyl, from a guy who made an album in his garage, who never made any money, but without who, The Cramps would not exist. “Good tunes are [...]
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It’s not about who you know. It’s about knowing who you are. And strutting your stuff. That’s kind of what I’ve gathered from Jay Strut, a Toronto-based fashion blogger. We’re still getting used to this term and it’s definition, much to the annoyance of established fashion journalists and editors, who work to keep fashions’ gates [...]
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They’ve been listed on the BBC’s Sounds of 2012, alongside Frank Ocean, Azealia Banks, and A$AP Rocky. It’s no surprise, and this is no buzz band. When I first saw the video for “I’m His Girl” by five piece too-cool-for-school band Friends, I was like ‘woah that’s some cool looking shit.’ And as it happened, [...]
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Interview by Ryan Bolton Welcome to Corey Shapiro’s world. A realm comprised of rubbing shoulders with Rick Ross, Pharrell Williams and Gaga with a bounty of endless vintage eyewear in tow. Shapiro, with his distinct shaved head oft-capped with a fitted ball cap, full beard and an ever-changing selection of shades perched atop his nose [...]
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Austin Sherbanenko keeps his studio in Skid Row in downtown LA because “it’s a good hiding spot.” He’s not trying to hide, just escape the white noise so he can hear his own thoughts, so he can filter out the garbage and do what he was born to do – create. His creative contribution? Odyn [...]
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It’s strange to interview famous people; stranger still to interview people who interview famous people. That’s Johannes Bonke and Sven Schumann, childhood friends from Germany, and the masterminds behind The Talks, an online interview magazine, dedicated to long form journalism and in-depth Q&A’s with ‘interesting, remarkable’ people. “It’s a range of people” Johannes says, “designers, [...]
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Andy Smith and Carmen Elle, together known as Army Girls, began their musical love making, uh, lovely music making journey in 2010, when they wrote and recorded their debut EP Close To The Bone (Blocks Recording Club) with producer Ben Cook, of the Toronto hardcore band, Fucked Up. Not a bad backer for a first [...]
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Honest Ed’s is synonymous with ‘landmark’ for most Toronto residents. They know it’s the spot for the best deals on cheap products, for nearly every facet of your life. Located on Bloor and Bathurst Sts, in the safe, culturally vibrant Annex neighbourhood, the one-of-a-kind retail space lights up like a 1940′s Hollywood movie trailer. Oozing [...]
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As long as he can remember, Matthieu Lemaire-Courapied has always had an interest in photography, and through it, would develop a penchant for the complexities of women. It’s his favourite subject to shoot. It was in Paris (France) where he works and where he will probably die, that he remembers being impressed and curious about [...]
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