Luminato 2010: First Night (June 11 2010)

Jully Black, Melanie Fiona and Sass Jordan helped kick off the 2010 edition of Luminato in a night dedicated to Canadian divas.



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Freedom Clothing Collective's Sixth Anniversary Party (May 1 2010)

Freedom Clothing Collective celebrated its sixth anniversary with help from Chère Françoise, Abigail Lapell and Scott Young.



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Record Store Day 2010 At Sonic Boom (April 17 2010)

Sonic Boom held its annual Record Store Day celebration; artists featured in this photo album include Buck 65, Valery Gore, Adam Green, Lullabye Arkestra, The Meligrove Band and Sloan.



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Earth Hour Unplugged 2010 (March 27 2010)

Yonge-Dundas Square hosted this year's Earth Hour Unplugged event, featuring musical guests Justin Nozuka, Jarvis Church and Chantal Kreviazuk.



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France Ferdinand

Franz Ferdinand is one of my favourite bands, so it follows that I'll be interested in almost anything that they're doing. Thanks to a tweet, I found out yesterday that they collaborated with French actress Marion Cotillard on a song for Dior: "The Eyes Of Mars."

It's my new favourite song for a few reasons:

• Ms. Cotillard's voice suits the song pretty well
• A few lyrical allusions to photography are made, particularly in the chorus
• Speaking of that chorus, it packs quite the punch (à la P!nk's "So What")
• It rocks

Here's the video below. Pay close attention to how Marion and Franz Ferdinand evoke Robert Palmer's videos when the choruses take centre stage.

I almost forgot...lip licking for the win!

Toronto Celebrates Canada Reads (Feb 25 2010)

Authors and literary enthusiasts alike took part in this celebration of Canada Reads at the Toronto Reference Library's Appel Salon.



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Art & Music Exhibition (Feb 24 2010)

Freedom Clothing Collective, in partnership with Sleeping Giant Gallery, presented this exhibition featuring musical guests Vangel and Airheart.



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Fireside Culture Week 2010: Opening Night (Feb 22 2010)

Fireside Culture Week hosted its kickoff event at Snowball Gallery with the help of Lady Luck Productions and Najjah's World.



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Cavalcade Of Lights 2009: State Of Shock Concert (Dec 12 2009)

Vancouver's State Of Shock put Nathan Phillips Square in a state of shock with their Cavalcade Of Lights concert.



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Cavalcade Of Lights 2009: Jully Black Concert (Dec 5 2009)

As part of the Cavalcade Of Lights concert series, Jully Black and The Pages rocked the daylights out of Nathan Phillips Square.



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Cavalcade Of Lights 2009: Opening Celebration (Nov 28 2009)

Toronto's 43rd annual Cavalcade Of Lights was kicked off with the help of Mayor David Miller, Michael Kuss, Maie Pauts and a few musical guests.



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