On a bright sunny Sunday evening in Vancouver, hundreds of people dropped their pants and ran through the streets! No, it’s not a flash mob or the latest social craze, it’s the 6th Annual Underwear Affair! The 10km run or 5km walk to raise awareness of cancers below the belt is one of most fun…
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Top 10 Hits & Misses of my NXNE
North By NorthEast Festival wrapped up earlier this week. My friends and I tried to get to a lot of the events but as with any multi-venue festival it’s nearly impossible to see it all. From the parties, bands and sessions we made it to, here’s my hits and misses. Hit: Nineties nostalgia with Evan Dando &…
Call For Audition! CBC Cover Me Canada
Are you an unsigned musician over 12years old? CBC has issued a call for online performance auditions for a new music series, COVER ME CANADA, airing this fall on CBC-TV. Unsigned musicians and groups are asked to submit video performances, by July 8, 2011, of their cover versions of one of the following Canadian classics: Sundown…
Top 5 Ways To Fill Your Day At NXNE Festival
Since I’m in Toronto for North by Northeast Interactive, Film & Music Festival I thought I’d share the experience, with a few fun ways to fill your day at the Fest. 1. Learning; some great topics are covered in the hundreds of Interactive sessions. 2. Relaxing; the rooftop pool at host hotel Hyatt Regency on…
What’s On Weekend: June 16 – 18
Thursday June 16 – head outdoors to Deer Lake Park to catch Kid Cudi kick off the Burnaby Summer Concert Series – a new weekly party, Deperate Houseboys, begins at Numbers Cabaret Friday June 17 The Mountain Goats – over at the Biltmore Cabaret indie rockers The Mountain Goats take the stage – VICE Fridays continues at Canvas…
You Tube Star of the Month – June 2011
I stumbled upon this months sensational video from seeing a random tweet about a cover of Adele’s – Someone Like You by Eli Lieb. As it turns out there are a lot of great Adele covers online, amazingly mostly from men. So this month the YouTube star is really Adele who has inspired so many…
Underwear Affair 2011 – Bring Awareness To Down There-ness
Help kick below-the-belt cancers where it hurts! On July 9, 2011 BC Cancer Foundation’s Underwear Affair® helps uncover the cure for below-the-waist cancers like prostate, ovarian, and colorectal. Participants will run the competitive 10K or walk the fun 5K and show Vancouver that there’s absolutely no shame in bringing a little awareness to down there-ness. Even…