The National Arts Centre’s Ontario Scene festival has now come to a close in Canada’s capital. One of the more highly anticipated shows was London, Ontario native Shad. Among the opening acts, Zoo Legacy stood out as having a polished sound worthy of a much larger audience. With their signature rap-rock fusion sound, Zoo performed fan favourites L.K.U.T. and Echo. In their few years on the scene they’ve already learned how to properly interact with a crowd to create an engaging and personal show. If there was an Ottawa music yearbook this band would get our vote for “mostly likely…
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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.
Today Twiplomacy came out with their annual report on the most influential world leaders in the Twitterverse. President Obama is the most followed world leader with over 56 million followers. Pope Francis was second with 19.5 million followers. But the tables turned when it came to influence. Pope Francis was crowned most influential with each of his tweets being retweeted an average of 9,929 times; eight times more than second place finisher King Salman of Saudi Arabia. President Obama placed in fourth. According to the study: For many diplomats Twitter has become a powerful channel for digital diplomacy and 21st…
Celebrities, from actors and musicians to athletes, as well as the community are coming out in response to the Baltimore riots over social media. Reactions are divided. For the latest on the Baltimore riots visit CNN.com. Here is what the media isn’t showing you. Volunteers cleaning up the streets of #Baltimore this morning. #Community pic.twitter.com/muvJlhBI5t — Sons & Brothers (@sonsandbros) April 28, 2015 Don’t fall for the media trap of demonizing protestors. Power concedes nothing without demand & riot is the language of the oppressed. — Talib Kweli Greene (@TalibKweli) April 25, 2015 Brutality BEEN a problem. We been screaming…
I still remember the day when my wife received a chain email saying that Facebook was making a policy change that would invade users’ privacy. My wife, in a rage, shared the email with as many people as possible. Then a friend sent back a response that literally changed our lives. “Are you sure it’s true? Did you check?” Well, she hadn’t and she already forwarded it to her whole email list. When we did the research we found out it was a hoax; a well-known email chain letter that was circulating. This was a life changing moment. This is…
In a year when he revealed his latest collection at New York Fashion Week under a new contract with Adidas, shared his controversial views on the music industry at the Grammys and partnered with legendary Beattles frontman Paul Macartney on a new project, Kanye West has been recognized as a “Titan” on Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People list. He was selected to grace one of the five covers along with Misty Copeland, Bradley Cooper, Jorge Ramos and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, each representing Titans, Pioneers, Artists, Leaders and Icons. Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, says of West: “Kanye…
Furious 7 has taken the box office hostage this weekend as it made $143.6 million dollars on its opening weekend. Shifters, you can trust me when I tell you that it totally deserved it. Following Fast & Furious 6, Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) has to gather up his crew one more time (Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris and Michelle Rodriguez) to take down Deckard Shaw (played by Jason Statham); a man looking for revenge against the crew that took down his brother in the previous film. Fans might complain that the plot gets a bit convoluted here and there as…
Creativity is a powerful thing. If we look around us we’ll see that our world is basically made up of created things that once started as ideas. A lot of these things are so a part of our daily lives that we often take them for granted. Something as simple as the clock was once an idea in someone’s mind that was sparked by a problem or gap they saw that few others identified. The bathtub and plumbing was once a great innovation. We’re all surrounded by things that were once just an idea in someone’s mind. We tend to…
Theme: Style and the City – fashion for a day out on the town Model: Erin Elizabeth Photographer: Kevin Bourne Photographer’s Assistant: Dan Ramdial Outfits: Outfit 1 Hat – Smart Set Blazer – Forever 21 Black Shirt – Winners Skirt – Zara Boots – Target Outfit 2 Jacket – Forever 21 T-shirt – Target Pants – winners Scarf – Forever 21 Sunglasses – Forever 21 Boots – Target Outfit 3 Full outfit from Winners Sunglasses – Target Boots – Target Outfit 4 Hat – Smart Set Maxi Dress – Victoria Secret Jacket – Winners Purse – Jessica Simpson Boots – Target
On Friday, March 27, the Canadian Museum of Nature hosted their monthly party, Nature Nocturne. The theme was Invisible- Discover a hidden world as the invisible become visible. See the photos above. Also read: A NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: CULTURE AND FUN COLLIDE AS MUSEUM PARTIES GROW IN POPULARITY (photos by Kevin Bourne and Nyasha Mandiveyi)
On Tuesday, March 24th, King Empire Entertainment hosted a private cocktail soirée at the Hilton Lac-Leamy with their new artist B. Howard. Check out the official pictures above. (photos by Alexander Vlad for King Empire Entertainment)
Our Koliah Bourne and Vlad Jean-Gilles had a chance to chat with platinum-selling artist B. Howard at a private soirée at the Lac Leamy Hilton in Gatineau, Quebec. They got to know more about the man with a mission to uplift and inspire. Koliah: Alright so we are here at hotel Lac Leamy with B. Howard. So welcome to Ottawa or is this your first time here? B: This is definitely my first time and thank you for the welcome. Truly enjoying Ottawa and it’s very beautiful. Very clean and very brisk when you get off the airport. K: Very…
Last week, I had the privilege of meeting singer, songwriter, producer B. Howard at a soirée hosted by King Empire Entertainment. Who is B. Howard? Well, he’s a man on a mission to create uplifting music that will touch people of all kinds. He just signed a partnership deal with Ottawa’s King Empire Entertainment to launch his new single “One More Night”. Although you may not have heard of him before, he is no novice. He got his start after his mother, singer-songwriter Miki Howard, gave him one year to prove himself in the music industry. By the end…
