In the late 2000s, Justin Bieber first emerged as Usher’s baby-faced protegé peddling heart-melting teen pop with songs like “Baby” and “One Less Lonely Girl.” Over the years, though, new music by Bieber has been released at increasingly less frequent intervals as the pop star has become better known for […]
Author: Caden McCann
Bell makes substantial cuts in media division
Bell Media announced a series of layoffs earlier this month. On Nov. 5, 2015, the Canadian communications giant revealed plans to layoff 380 positions in the radio and television sectors. “While it is very difficult to part way with valued colleagues, the changes are an essential step in ensuring that […]
Snoop Dogg launches cannabis brand
Move over Beats by Dre, a new rapper endorsed product has arrived on the market. However, this time the product in question isn’t a pair of headphones, but rather a brand of cannabis from rap’s favorite stoner. On November 10th, Calvin “Snoop Dogg” Broadus launched Leafs by Snoop, which began […]
New “Hello Barbie” doll raises concerns about privacy
Barbie is once again making headlines. This past week, the Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood (CCFC) launched their “Hell No Barbie” campaign. The campaign is a reaction to Mattel’s new “Hello Barbie” doll, which is programmed to have conversations with children in real time. The most disconcerting aspect of […]
Playboy to stop running nude photos
On Oct. 13, 2015, Playboy Enterprises (Playboy) issued a statement announcing that photos of nude women will no longer be featured in the magazine. Beginning with its March 2016 issue, the magazine will continue featuring sexualized photos of women, but forgo the nude centerfolds that have been a staple of […]
A brief look at the Volkswagen emissions scandal
Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn announced his resignation from the company on Sept. 23, 2015. Winterkorn faced almost certain empeachment due to a recent scandal regarding the dishonest computerized emissions tests on Volkswagen vehicles. Matthias Muller, CEO of Volkswagen subsidiary Porsche, took over Winterkorn’s position on Sept. 25, 2015. Muller is […]
Album review: New Order’s Music Complete
Rising from the ashes of previous incarnation Joy Division (the group’s original lead singer, Ian Curtis, committed suicide in 1980), New Order would combine new wave and dance music to become one of the most influential acts of the subsequent decade. Since their heyday, however, the group’s releases have been […]
Remembering Frankie Knuckles
Looking back at the career of “The Godfather of House” one year after his death On March 31, 2014, Frankie Knuckles passed away from complications with diabetes at the age of 59. Though not enormously well-known in life, the DJ/producer had been one of the most influential pop artisans of […]
Jean-Michel Basquiat at the AGO
Toronto art gallery hosts limited-run exhibition of late NYC artist In his 2013 song “Picasso Baby,” rapper Jay-Z boasts of having a “Yellow Basquiat in his kitchen corner.” Such is the enduring influence of the late New York artist’s work that 25 years after his death, he is still name-dropped […]
Levon Vincent – Levon Vincent
On-the-rise dance auteur releases stellar debut album Over the past five years, Levon Vincent has emerged as one of dance music’s most exciting figures with a string of well-received single releases. On Feb. 9, Vincent dropped his self-titled debut album online – with the LP finally receiving a physical release […]
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