From living rooms to record stores, people are finding interesting places to listen to live music or have a party. So what are the newest and coolest party venues? Museums. Long known as stale and boring places, museums are finding new ways to engage with the public. In recent years museum parties have grown in popularity from Paris to New York to San Francisco. All over the world museums have been hosting parties as a way to expose their collections and exhibitions to a crowd that otherwise may never have come through their doors. This trend hasn’t been ignored in…
Author: Kevin Bourne
Kevin Bourne
Kevin Bourne, also known as "KB The Boss" or simply "KB", is a Toronto-based host/on-air personality, arts & entertainment journalist, TV/film producer, and communications and content strategist. As a commentator and freelancer, he has appeared nationally as a correspondent on CBC News Network and host on CBC Music. He has also appeared locally on CTV, CBC Radio, CityNews, Newstalk 1010, and ByBlacks.com, and in the United States on Fox’s Black digital TV network, Fox Soul. He has covered some of Canada’s top red-carpet events, from the Toronto International Film Festival to the Canadian Screen Awards, and has interviewed everyone from Kevin Hart and "Fast and the Furious" star Tyrese Gibson to Ziggy Marley, Ava DuVernay, Dascha Polanco, Lilly Singh, and Howie Mandel. His years of work as an entertainment journalist led to him being named a Golden Globe® Awards voter and Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer-Approved critic and being quoted as a critic in national ad campaigns for Black films and TV shows, both in Canada and the United States. Pivoting into the world of film and television, Kevin co-founded the film, TV, digital content, and live experiences company, SHIFTER Entertainment, alongside his wife and business partner, Koliah. Through SHIFTER he has produced a number of projects, including the Bell Fibe TV1 unscripted reality series A Date In The Life, serving as showrunner, executive producer, writer and co-director. Now, with a number of pilot and feature film scripts written and projects in development, KB is poised to continue to be a champion for Black entertainment and culture alongside his wife and business partner, Koliah.
In a time where artistry has taken a back seat to gimmicks and publicity stunts, City Fidelia’s latest project comes as a bit of a breath of fresh air. His latest project A Pisces World is a reflection of the many contrasting sides of the man. On “All In ($$ Bills)” and “Stress Free (Être Libre)” City reveals a more emotional and thoughtful side, then mixes it up with a highly sexual and unexpected track called “She Wanna” which runs the risk of catching you off guard at first listen. The album goes out with a bang with Evening Show,…
There’s something brewing in Canadian live music. It’s not a particular sound or gathering of people; it’s ambition. Last week John Tory, the mayor of Canada’s largest city, visited Austin’s South by Southwest (SXSW) Festival on a fact finding mission and to promote Toronto’s music scene. The mayor’s goal is to see Toronto’s music scene, and a related signature event, grow to become as important as film and the Toronto International Film Festival. The city’s new Music Sector Development Officer and members of their newly established Music Advisory Council, who also made the trip to Austin, are a reflection of…
SHIFTER Magazine had the privilege of taking in the Tasman Jude show at the Brew Bus Lounge in Ottawa during their Canadian tour. Our Koliah Bourne talked to lead vocalist, Caleb Hart aka Bravehart, about their most recent album and their success topping the iTunes Canada Reggae chart. Also read: INTERVIEW WITH FRESH IE, CANADA’S FIRST GRAMMY-NOMINATED RAPPER
Kingsman: The Secret Service, starring Colin Firth (Galahad) and Taron Egerton (Eggsy), is a cross between a James Bond-like spy film, with a supervillain and smooth British spies in tailored suits, and Kill Bill with graphic yet well-choreographed fight scenes. The story is centered around a relationship between master (Firth) and pupil (Egerton) à la Karate Kid. Galahad seeks to change his young protégé’s life by helping him evolve from a punk kid fighting off neighbourhood bullies in inner city London, to putting his intellect and survival skills to use as a spy. Taron Egerton, a newcomer to the world…
This past Valentine’s Day, SHIFT Magazine co-hosted the album release concert for GPM’s latest project, L.I.T.A. (Love Is The Answer). The event was co-emceed by our Koliah Bourne.
This week BuzzFeed Deputy Music Editor Reggie Ugwu wrote an article about the faith that inspires Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar. It gives us some insight into the mind of one of the world’s hottest recording artists (used with permission from the author). Save for the reliably blasphemous Kanye West, no rapper established in the upper echelons of popular music is more vocal about his personal religious beliefs than Lamar. Though he has never neatly fit the description of what would usually be termed “Christian hip-hop,” Lamar has often seasoned somber soliloquies of navigating the gang culture that birthed him with…
