ION has added a new feature where we make an arbitrary list about an even more arbitrary musical subject. Some call it lazy, others call it derivative. We just think we hang out in bars too often. This issue’s list is of the most misogynist songs we could think of. Music is usually either made [...]

ADVANTAGE: SAILORS
The story behind the relatively new retro-pop outfit, Tennis, may be charming, but don’t call them a buzz-band.
It begins back in Denver, when Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore met in their junior year of college, both studying philosophy. The landlocked Riley already had aspirations of becoming a sailor — and upon graduation, would realize [...]

FOCUS
André Pinces’ work reveals an elegant style spanning fashion, portraiture and contemporary art. His cinematic vision comes from a continually developing approach to photography and a keen sense of the human condition. Here are excerpts from two recent projects, a morning out on a Vancouver harbour tugboat, and a motorcycle trip with friends last [...]

SUZAN
SURROUNDSOUND
2010’s Golden Week for the Poco Poco Beat (Fool’s Gold) is the debut LP from Japan’s all-girl group The Suzan. Produced by Bjorn Yttling (Peter, Bjorn and John) – whom also brought the group into the public eye after discovering them on some website called MySpace – Golden Week for the Poco Poco Beat finds [...]

LOUSY PROSPECTORS
There’s no gold in Fort Knox. I read it. I read it in some book about conspiracy theories… I think Mel Gibson wrote it. Whether it’s true or not I have no idea, but one thing I NOW know is that it has absolutely nothing to do with why a certain Vancouver electronic indie [...]

“WHITE FRIGHT”
Some satirists gently prod society with a pointed finger. Others are more severe, slapping their subjects across the face with the backhand of ridicule and then gouging their eyes with scornful fingers.
Anton Kannemeyer, aka “Joe Dog”, invites his target to gently rest their head within the vice of familiarity, squeezing its jaws shut until [...]

José Parlá
If you are in Toronto, check out José Parlá’s two massive murals commissioned by Concord CityPlace. Inspired by anonymous art found in the streets, Parlá layers plaster, paint, posters and calligraphy elements to create his pieces. The larger commissioned piece, The Names That Live And Sometimes Fade While Time Flies is a homage to [...]

SAM: Cardigan: WESC | Tank: Lifetime | Skirt: Cacharel @Gravity Pope Tailored Goods
DAVE: Cardigan: Fred Perry @Boysco | T-shirt: Comune | Jeans: Levi’s
CHRISTIE: Dress: Marc by Marc Jacobs @Holt Renfrew | Sweater: WESC

I LOVE HOT DOGS
Throw your phone in the ocean, bolt the door and draw the blinds. Now take off your clothes and get in bed. Curl up with your laptop because I’m about to introduce you to your new best friend. Meet Shannon Maldanado, the creator and curator of ilovehotdogs.net, a film blog of such [...]

Mystic. Pioneer. Icon. Known for his remarkably accurate predictions, this is Dr. Super’s second time doing the horoscopes for ION. Not limited to the occult, Dr. Super is known internationally as the creator of the dance craze “The Dizzy Step” and his wildly successful IM 6S series of motivational tapes and dance apparel. He can [...]

This month we are giving away a pair of sick kicks from Converse. These sneakers are part of a collaboration with Finnish design company, Marimekko, and features the patterns Tarha (1963), Pikkusuomu (1965), and Kirppu (1980). This collaboration also marks the launch of the Chuck Taylor All Star PJ, a more feminine version of the [...]

RHODES WARRIOR
Tim Heidecker is more awesome than his television program with Eric Wareheim could even suggest. In between production of the last season of Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job! and the Tim and Eric movie, he’s just released an album with his musical partner Davin Wood. Play Heidecker and Wood’s Starting From Nowhere [...]