If you're not in love with Beatrice Martin within 5 seconds of her opening her mouth I don't know what's wrong with you.  Seriously, read these 20 Qs, and love her forever. Martin is releasing her second album, Blonde,  under band/stage  the name Coeur de Pirate. The event planner had gone all out, with a room full of kids there were fake tattoos being drawn "live".   Then, possibly the most adorable person to sport two full sleeves and a cornucopia of other tats, girl took the stage looking like Brigitte Bardot if she joined the Hell's Angels....

This past August, I celebrated my 24th birthday, preempting myself for the "quarter-century crisis" that should have followed next year. I started freaking out, thinking of all the places I had yet to travel to; the goals and aspirations I had yet to achieve...the list goes on. [caption id="attachment_31840" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="View from our apartment just after arriving in Iceland."][/caption] This is how I found myself spontaneously booking a trip to Iceland with some (at the time) relatively unknown acquaintances for Iceland Airwaves 2011 (see below for a cool video montage of the festival). For as long...

I’ll be honest…when I was asked to write an accessory piece for the Raphael Saadiq shoot I accepted…but…I don’t what the hell an accessories piece is. What does that even look like? So, I asked myself some questions…unearthing acute insight into the very heart of accessorizing itself! (Note, this line should be read aloud with a deep epic voice.) Play this Raphael Saadiq song while you continue on - it's from his latest album (and goes by the same name), "Stone Rollin'".   I asked myself…what is an accessory? What is that? What is its function? What...

Over the years, I've watched The Toronto Jazz Festival grow and morph from the City Hall to its new home in Metro Hall. This year's festival included some spectacular acts that had people young and old buzzing. Most notably was the opener for the Jazz Fest, Aretha Franklin. I had never really caught the Jazz Festival, as it had always fallen on the weekend of Pride but this year two acts stood out to me that I could not miss: JULY 1, 2011 - THE ROOTS I had talked to some people who said the Roots come through Toronto all the...

Fellow Queerios, it is finally here. The month of Pride. While some of us wait until the actual weekend to do something, there are a few of us who enjoy Pride as a celebration of all things Queer. Its Christmas, but with balloons, hot sticky weather and left of centre politics. For Pride Toronto or -PT- it has been a very interesting year, indeed. The Pride Festival surrounds us, and brings in people from all over the world. -PT- has come out on top from crumbling politics, set up primarily by the Queers Against Israeli Aparthaed or,...

Our girl Roxy Cottontail came through the Great White North for a couple of gigs a while back. And sh sent us this vido to pass on for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy it to death!

RECESS!! spun some fun into the fundraiser for Schools Without Borders . It is a Canadian Charity that works with Youth with with various goals.