GIRLS MAKING GUN SOUNDS
For any of you guys who grew up with a brother, you know that brothers do terrible shit to each other; whether it’s getting kicked down the stairs, or having your pants pulled down at your birthday party. We also know that we did worse things to our sisters. We ignored [...]

Oh, what a night! Thank you to all of you that came out to the ION 8 year anniversary party. We couldn’t have done it without you and the generous support of our sponsors, Ben Sherman, Ketel One and Peroni.
We would also like to thank the DJs: The Raveonettes, Trevor Risk, Christian Flores, Tyler [...]

FOCUS
Friend of ION, DJ, and photographer Hana Pesut recently returned from a trip to Japan. The next few pages are a sample of her experiences in the land of the rising sun.

THE PROVOCATEURS
What could the world possibly owe four hyper-educated, Ivy-League white males in their late 30’s? A readership, perhaps. At least that’s the case with Marco Roth, Benjamin Kunkel, Keith Gessen and Mark Greif, the founders and editors of n+1, the literary journal that’s positioning itself at the forefront of contemporary critical thought. Modeled on [...]

[1] Explosions In The Sky – Take Care, Take Care, Take Care Temporary Residence Ltd.
Everyone should go through an Explosions in The Sky phase. Mine was in the beginning of my second year of film school after seeing Friday Night Lights, which EITS provided the soundtrack for. I immediately decided that every movie ever [...]

SMIF-N-WESTERN
Smith Westerns are nice dicks. Seriously, they are kind of assholes – flipping their hair, smiling very little, and unearthing a sense of indifference. As time goes by when interviewing them, they begin to seem less dispassionate and maybe even charming; just some sweet-hearted Chicago boys who cut themselves shaving, you know?
Cullen, Max, and Cameron [...]

STOPMAKINGME – Black Devil Disco Club Mix
“It is an absolute honour to be asked by Black Devil Disco Club, a legend and huge musical inspiration, to make a mixtape to accompany the new record ‘Circus.’ I didn’t want to simply make a megamix of the album so my mix features BDDC stuff old and [...]

This year, ION Magazine celebrates its 8 year anniversary and we would love to have you join us. We are kicking it up a notch and the party will be held in a one level, renovated warehouse space located at 888 East Cordova Street, Vancouver.

If you had a chance to swing by the first ION POP SHOP during the 2010 Winter Olympics, then you know what’s in store. Opening at 196 Kingsway at 10th Avenue on May 3, and remaining open until June 2nd, version 2.0 will be along the same lines, showcasing local designers and artists within its [...]

TRASH NEXUS
Earlier this year Shepard Fairey and the Associated Press settled their two-year legal dispute over the status of the Barack Obama “Hope” campaign poster. Their decision: to split the merchandising profits and to collaborate on an AP/Obey product line.
This incident illustrates just how mundane and institutionalized street art has become. Street art’s passage [...]

DEEP COVERAGE
It’s 2:46 AM here in downtown Vancouver. The last of the bars have closed and the streets are silent and cold. I’m talking to Ed Ou, a 24-year old Canadian photojournalist who has been bouncing around the Middle East and taking some of the best photographs to emerge from the conflicts, protests and revolts [...]

SITTING IN A TREE
Sometimes there can be nothing more earnest than a kiss. No, not a sloppy, whisky-induced dance floor make out, but a real kiss; that one between two people who care about each other, and know each other’s last names.
Los Angeles’ Jesse Kivel and Zinzi Edmundson make up the disco-esque duo Kisses. [...]

9 EYES
In May, 2007, Google mounted a black cylinder outfitted with nine cameras on top of a van and began trawling the streets of major urban centres. Anything and everything that lay within the vehicle’s wake was captured in 360 degrees, the resultant images stitched together in an infinite panoramic mobius strip to create what [...]

LET IT BURN
Everything about Louise Burns is polarizing. Despite never meeting her before our conversation, I was shocked how much she revealed to me, while also displaying a side so mysterious that even her revelations are a wonder unto themselves. Sure, she comes off extremely well-read, but Burns’ fascinations reveal a more childlike nature – [...]

Every summer we’re cursed with the constant declarations of our hip, music obsessed friends about what the “summer jam” is. By the time the sun has come and gone and all the beach road rockets are put away you’ve sadly realized that the song that’s been rattling Toyota doors more than any other all summer [...]