On September 4, the The Misshapes released their style book, and the trio of trend-setting, New Wave rock-producing New Yorkers are hitting Toronto on Thursday, September 6 in celebration of its release. Who are The Misshapes? Known for their weekly Saturday night parties—the "best in hipster Manhattan" since February 2004—these musicians (and cutting-edge fashion influences) have established themselves as "an intersection of music, art, and fashion." The Misshapes are Greg Krelenstein, Leigh Lezark, and......

Carolee Schneemann is an artist whose work refuses a tepid response: in a career that has addressed contentious topics such as American imperialism and the implications of living in a sex-phobic society, Schneemann has solidified her position as a pioneer in what is now known as multi-media/disciplinary art. Schneemann began her career as a painter in the late 1950’s and later applied the medium's physical properties to installation, performance, filmmaking, the written word, and assemblage.......

In 1969, during one of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's three visits to Ottawa, a 14-year-old named Jerry Levitan snuck into their hotel, tracked them down, and snagged an interview on a reel-to-reel tape recorder. (You can read a written account of the story here.) Years later, the audio has been set to animation and the result is a short film entitled "I Met The Walrus." It should be amazing, if the trailer is......

With visions of sugar plum fairies dancing through their heads, the -Ists began to get into that holiday mood. Well, some did. Austinist wasn't as the NY Times dissed them and a local Tex-Mex institution sold out. Making them feel better was music, sweet music and the local theater getting name checked on "Heroes" Chicagoist tried to wrap their heads around a religious movie being banned from a Christmas themed park. To wash that......