Results tagged “personal”

When deciding who to see at this year's Over The Top Festival, we luckily opted to check out Halifax's Rich Aucoin. Between his musical pedigree (he's the brother of the Hylozoist's Paul Aucoin) and the fact that his EP was synched up to How The Grinch Stole Christmas, we knew he would at least be interesting. His set turned out to be far better than just interesting, so it seemed natural to give his Personal Publication EP (Independent) a proper review.

While our experience Over The Top experience from Thursday was full of guitar driven pop-rock, Friday night was all about pianos, keyboards and synthesizers. We're still all smiles from it, it was that freakin' good. Here's why.

Ever dreamed of running your own magazine? Then Nicole Cohen wants to talk to you.

We had a healthy discussion on animal band names on this blog and noticed that Zoilus has been having a rollicking talk on yet another naming trend, the professional occupation or as Zoilus puts it "Yuppie Band Names."

The finalists for the Canadian New Media Awards are up for your perusal. A bunch of Toronto area folks are up for awards including our friends at murmur! The only thing we're sad about is just how snore-inducing their site is. Maybe its that traditional Canadian modesty or the organizers unwillingness to outshine those who they are celebrating.

Restaurants: Xacutti, Brunch

How often does a piece of street signage elicit such earnest graffiti? Not only do we appreciate the sharpie-wielding inquisitiveness of the scrawler, but we like the swiss cheese in the corner too. And we agree that the sign, located just south of the AGO, on Beverley Street, might have been more clear. Does PXO stand for Pedestrian Crossing, or Personal Xylophone Orb? Free TOist pins for the best guesses.*

: shopping, do-gooding and party-hopping. Also: esoteric product hits that go from cheap (second-hand shoes) to the not-so-much ($333 Gilbert Dufour totes and Nike’s fugly Chukka boots). Still, a good way to wile away coffee breaks in the cubicle.