A while back we put up a Guide to the Best Festivals in Toronto and Montreal this summer. It took a little while to get the full shoot up with it, but here it is. Kira Crugnale took the snaps, and made the sexy photo spread. click the photo below to see it in all it's glory. Credits: Photographer: Kira Crugnale Hair: Caitlin Cullimore Makeup: Ashley Koehler Stylist: Andrea Leigh Assist: Mica Le John Produced By:...

Do you remember when there was a Jungle Room at every Rave? Probably not, it's a post 30 thing. In any case, a couple years ago we were all wondering when Dub Step was gonna come back. And by comeback, we mean when it was gonna stop being a gross underground gutter punk thing in nasty goth fat pants, poo dreads and street dogs doing crank in stinky warehouses. Then we saw Diplo insert the Dub Step tip at CiRCA in between A Milli remixes. And there it was. Half time DnB + double time Hip Hop. Heavy bass. We...

Off the island of Montreal, next to the famous fun-park “La Ronde,” Piknic Electronik is located in a miniature island-paradise getaway. Piknic Electronik is one of those few summer-long events that puts Montreal on the map. A friend of mine who is a party maniac invited me last summer to join her in this “Piknic” experience. She made it sound like a dream come true: a club atmosphere in the afternoon, with the sun baking on your bare-back (because most people are in their bathing suits) and fruity alcoholic beverages in everyone’s hands- unfortunately, I never had the chance...

I am a proud Canadian. It is a distinct pulse that runs through my veins where ever I travel to, be it in the True North Strong and Free or even in the Land of the Free.  Quite recently, my free spirit has travelled with me to Montreal, “Room to Make it Real” and Atlantic City, “Always Turned On”.  Walking through both downtown cores, equally provided excitement and oh la la, but the air in both places felt very different from one another.  The air in Montreal is filled with the sound of Assassin’s Tango played...

When I lived in Montreal, a million years ago, I worked at a tiny spot called Jai Bar and on Sundays they did a night called NEON. It was mostly just me behind the bar, a local DJ named Tiga on decks and a few guys who threw the night, one of those guys was John Hatz, and that little Sunday night went on to be one of the most influential dance music party's since the rave days in Montreal. This Friday, NEON is turning 11 years old, and they're throwing a big bash with Toronto's JFK...