Barbie. The most famous doll of them all. And one that would face a crude awakening were she to slip from the plastic grip of Ken’s arms and fall into the dark, unhinged world of Ray Caesar’s creations. Ethereal porcelain doll-like creatures, their cherry lips plump, eyes wide but devious and gestures provocatively foreboding, there [...]

Reviews of the latest by Autechre, Black Tambourine, Caribou and Chin.

This issue marks the beginning of our eighth year of printing, so it’s time to reflect. I could regale you with seven amusing years’ worth of stories about all the blunders we’ve made. But that’s kind of painful and this page doesn’t have enough room to tell them all. So let’s talk about our last [...]

Strewn around the backyard of an old bank in Montreal, propped up against trees, are used mattresses decorated with serene, sleeping, naked bodies. And they are captivating and catching the eyes of galleries, art bloggers and casual passersby across the country. The man behind these works is Winnipeg native Brian Hunter, who, at 24, fled [...]

The secret to Salazar Motion Picture Collective’s triumphs may be cliché, but it’s honest: they’re driven by passion. The popularity of their narrative shorts (cleverly disguised as music videos and ad promos) is due not to fancy equipment, which they don’t have, or inflated budgets, which they haven’t been afforded—it lies in their eagerness to [...]

This year, ION celebrates its “Lucky Se7en” anniversary and we would love to have you join us. This year we are kicking it up a notch and the party will be held in a one level 7,500 square foot warehouse on West 2nd Ave, Vancouver. We are happy to be joined by some of our [...]

Fall Hard by Shout Out Louds

It’s nighttime in Brooklyn and Ted Malmros and Eric Edman, the bassist and drummer for the Swedish pop-rock band The Shout Out Louds, are going to work. They come down the stairs at the Hotel le Jolie, a quaint hotel in Williamsburg overlooking the Brooklyn Queen Expressway, and we meet in the hotel’s common area [...]