A highly visual and epic promo video for the upcoming MTV Video Music Awards features musical sensation, Drake. The Toronto star channels the legendary Frank Sinatra in a 60s inspired setting, as he makes his way to the stage — a fitting comparison as both men found success as actors and musicians. The VMAs take place on September 12th from Los Angeles. Continue reading to watch the video. Continue Reading…
Better Than Good Enough, an MTV documentary featuring Drake, covers the rising career of Aubrey Graham, his tour and an exclusive interview with the superstar. Drake discusses the challenges of touring, his team, and hip hop today. Toronto-based producer Noah “40″ Shebib, a fundamental piece to the puzzle that has become a successful start in Drizzy’s career as a musician, is also featured on the documentary. Continue Reading…
Canadian animator, John Kricfalusi’s work on the 1990’s animated TV series, Ren & Stimpy has his characters featured on this new Stussy release. Having previously collaborated with The Ren & Stimpy show, Stussy brings a clean, light-hearted approach to this design which shows the iconic duo interact with the Shawn-Stussy “SS” chain logo. The tee will be available from June 26 through Stussy stores. Continue Reading…
Cypheraudio is a sound design, music composition, and music production company that has provided an impressive list of clients with music for commercial, feature film, broadcast network, interactive and mobile applications. Directed by Nakd, Box is a cypheraudio production — a little taste of the Toronto-based company’s creativity and execution. Continue Reading…
Faction Creative is a boutique-style studio in Vancouver that specializes in creating seamless visual effects for film, television, and the gaming industry. Employing a handful of artists — each specializing in their respective craft — Faction is responsible for producing some crafty visual effects. Continue Reading…
BC’s NBA All-star, Steve Nash made a cameo appearance on Sunday’s episode of the HBO series, Entourage. Nash, who has been very busy this summer made a quick appearance on the show in an awkward, but humorous moment in a scene with George Segal and Kevin Connolly (Eric). In response to E’s relationship problems with Ashley, Nash made his acting debut with the amusing line “Ouch Bro.” Continue Reading…
Tune into NBC’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon tonight at 12:30am ET to catch Melanie Fiona’s performance of her hit single “Give It To Me Right”. Melanie’s debut album, The Bridge is due out in stores September 22nd under Roc Nation. Continue Reading…
Grounded TV is a Canadian culture Station in the midst of an evolving wireless era. In 2007 Syd Woodward and Harold Richter started The Word — a web based TV series that revolved around thought provoking hip hop culture. Within approximately the next year Syd came up with the idea of Grounded TV, a web based network of culturally and socially relevant content. Continue Reading…
At 550 Queen St. E in Toronto, hundreds of antique television sets dating all the way back to the 1920s up until the 70s line the walls of the MZTV Museum of Television. Moses Znaimer, the man behind MuchMusic, Citytv, and Zoomer magazine, has developed something of an obsession with preserving the physical history of television. Continue Reading…
Born in Montréal, Emmanuelle Chriqui found small, on-screen gigs in Toronto and Vancouver before making her break-out performance in 2000 with the movie, Snow Day. Now you can catch this Canadian beauty in Season 6 of HBO’s monster success, Entourage. Entourage: Season 6 airs Sunday July 12 at 10:30pm E. Continue Reading…