Today launched Dear Toronto, a new independent videoblog site by Adam Schwabe, Ryan Couldrey, and Rebecca Black. The trio had previously collaborated at BlogTO, but recently decided to branch out on their own to focus on strictly video-based content. It's only Day One, but Dear Toronto already has two posts up: one for Video Games Live and one for Art Attack. The videos vary between interviews and pure camera work, with whimsical music played......

Photo by Frank Yang/Chromewaves. Everyone seems to agree; V-Fest was (approximately) a gabillion times better this year than last year, with less last-minute cancellations, cantankerous islanders cutting short headliners’ sets (that, plus the noise bylaw), and a generally more buoyant mood to the whole affair. While Torontoist missed Day One due to familial obligations (everyone loves a wedding!), the less-sunny Day Two provided a lot more in big-name fun than its sunnier Saturday cousin.......

V-Fest has come and gone, and although it definitely had some issues, it was a great experience overall. The Flaming Lips clearly stole the show, even though they were forced to shut everything down after four songs on Day One, due to an 11pm curfew. Their show is like going to Disney Land, but for adults. Multiplied by 10. It warmed the cochels of my heart. Other notable performances included The Raconteurs, Wolfmother, Phoenix......