Some musicians are professional wallowers. Others are professional romantics. And still others are professional fun-havers. Both Toronto's Spiral Beach and Brighton's The Go! Team fall into that last category—performers who embrace the sheer joy of performing. But more than that, they are young, talented, and famous, they know they are young, talented, and famous, and they're grateful for being young, talented and famous. Although Beach's Maddy Wilde and the Team's Ninja may strike diva......

Above is the TTC's unnamed official font. Though other fonts are similar––like Futura, which we used for elements of our survey, or Gill Sans––there are none exactly like it. No one knows who designed it, or why it's not still being used consistently across the TTC. Enter Joe Clark, who, as we all know, cares entirely too much about the TTC's typography and signage (but goddammit, if he doesn't care, who will?). Earlier today,......

Even though Brooklyn has been part of New York since 1898, the calibre of talent that comes out of there these days almost makes it seem like a separate city again (and if it were, it would be the same size as Toronto!). Tonight, Brooklyn-based Project Jenny, Project Jan are performing at our very own Horseshoe Tavern for the Toronto stop of their tour, which has already taken them to Philly, Boston and Montreal. Joining......

Classic 60's-style, polka dot-wearin' girl group, The Pipettes, caused quite the commotion last time they came through town. They were definitely the buzz band of CMW, with tickets to their show at the Rivoli in high demand, particularly considering that not even media or pass holders were being granted access. The venue for that show may have been much too small, but lucky for us, someone got it right and the Brighton, UK ladies are......

Brighton, UK's The Kooks are coming to town this Tuesday on what must be the longest tour ever, supporting their first album Inside In/Inside Out, which came out in January 2006. They must be doing something right, though, since the show is completely sold out. Did you try to buy tickets with no luck? Well, here's your second chance to snag a pair. Courtesy of +1 Music we have one pair of tickets to......

London to Brighton, we suspect, has been named mischievously. Only two random points on a map to most people, it sounds like a film about a journey. Considering that going from London to Brighton takes about an hour on the train, you couldn’t fill up a film with that even in real time. The film does feature the titular trip, though - the trip of a teenage runaway and a battered prostitute on the run......

Things have been quiet of late at Lee's Palace, which has been closed since the start of July for renovations. The venue will remain dark for the next week, but will reopen next Wednesday the 13th just in time to host the Toronto debut of The Go! Team, also this week's NOW cover story. With their 2004 debut album Thunder, Lightning, Strike, the Brighton UK outfit has been creating huge buzz with their addictive blend......