In his Bridgerton season 3 part 1 review, SHIFTER’s Kevin Bourne says this is the “best season yet (so far)”. On March 16th, hoards of fans will be tuning in for the return of one of the most successful original series in Netflix history. Season three of Bridgerton will once again see young, single nobles enter the social scene in the ton with the hopes of marriage. We had a chance to watch Season Three in advance and it’s safe to say this is the best season yet. The first reason is because of the story. The season centers around…
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Kevin Bourne
Kevin Bourne is the co-founder and editor of SHIFTER magazine. Born and raised in Toronto, Kevin currently resides in Ottawa with his wife Koliah and their three children. He's a big fan of hip-hop, pop culture, and urbanism and spends most of his time keeping up with the Kardashians.
In the latest profile in our series “Who’s Who in L.A.”, we look at Joy Donnell—a producer and writer focused on the psychospiritual power of storytelling. She is also the author of “Beyond Brand” and “Show Us Your Fire” and cofounder of CIME (pronounced “See Me”), the Center for Intersectional Media and Entertainment, which researches how our stories make us feel and the tools needed to create restorative narratives. This Q&A was edited for brevity. Kevin Bourne: What led you to move from Georgia to Los Angeles? Joy Donnell: I prefer LA weather and wanted to be closer to the…
SHIFTER’s Kevin Bourne calls Anne Hathaway’s latest film a “must-see for romantic comedy junkies” in his The Idea Of Yu review. At SHIFTER, we usually take a look at Black/BIPOC films and big blockbusters, but the latest film starring Anne Hathaway titled The Idea of You landed on our radar. Based on actor Robinne Lee’s 2017 debut novel by the same name, the film is written by Lee, Michael Showalter, Jennifer Westfeldt, and executive produced by Gabrielle Union, as well as Hathaway. It’s a rare romantic comedy spearheaded by Black women but not centered around Black characters or starring Black…
The Vortex celebrates Spencer’s 21st birthday as whole bunch of shenanigans ensue. Here’s our All American Season 6 Episode 4 recap. Tonight’s episode was written by popular writing duo Mike Herro and David Strauss who are known for writing for shows geared towards more “youthful” audiences. They’ve also been writing for All American since Season 1, building a reputation for writing fun and memorable episodes. Here’s a look at what went down on the latest episode of All American. Spencer’s wild night We begin with a sweet throwback to his 17th birthday with corn muffins but Olivia’s way. Spencer meets…
SHIFTER’s Kevin Bourne, aka KB The Boss, says “Might Delete Later Cole is the best Cole yet” in his Might Delete Later album review. One Jermaine Cole had the hip-hop world in a frenzy with the surprise release of his seventh studio album Might Delete Later. It’s a busy time for J. Cole who released the project in between the It’s All A Blur tour alongside Drake which ended on March 27th and his two-day Dreamville Festival which opens April 6th. Cole releases this project in a different position. In the past, he was arguably the best rapper in the…
SHIFTER’s Kevin Bourne says Bryson Tiller’s fourth studio album “was well worth the wait” in his Bryson Tiller album review. It’s Christmas in April—a day R&B fans have had circled on their calendars. As the clock hit midnight, Lousiville, Kentucky singer-songwriter, Bryson Tiller, released his highly anticipated self-titled album Bryson Tiller, a follow up to his 2020 release A N N I V E R S A R Y. While the two projects are similar in a few ways, including having very few features, for the most part, they couldn’t be more different. Where A N N I V E…
SHIFTER’s Kevin Bourne returns with his Mariah The Scientist concert review, with opening performances from Chxrry22 and DVSN’s nineteen85. A drove of fans gathered at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto for the latest stop on Atlanta singer-songwriter, Mariah The Scientist’s To Be Eaten Alive Tour. As she explained to the crowd, this is her first performance in two weeks after taking time to nurse her voice. She was particularly happy to be in Toronto and stated as much. As she mentioned in her interview with SHIFTER, she has always has a love for Canadian music producers and the City…
SHIFTER’s Kevin Bourne takes a look at the latest installment in the MonsterVerse in his Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire review. For decades, Godzilla and King Kong ran on parallel tracks, finally meeting in the 1962 film King Kong vs. Godzilla. The current MonsterVerse began in 2014 with the release of Godzilla, followed by Kong: Skull Island (2017) and Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019). The two finally clashed in Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) before teaming up to defeat Mechagodzilla. Now the two are back in the latest installment in the MonsterVerse. Starring Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan…
The Damian and Stephen Marley tour, called the Traffic Jam Tour, stopped at History in Toronto for a night of good vibes and good music. Tonight, Damian and Stephen Marley’s Traffic Jam Tour stopped at History in downtown Toronto in front of what appeared to be a sold out crowd. With the recent release of the the Bob Marley: One Love film, the crossover appeal of his message that touched people of all ethnicities all over the world, and Toronto’s large Jamaican community, a sell out was pretty much guaranteed. With clouds of marijuana smoke dotting the crowd, the night…
We’re back with another edition of Dope New Music, looking at new Canadian hip-hop and R&B releases from the past few weeks. In this edition of Dope New Music, we look at new music from Pressa, Moula 1st, Eva Shaw, King Cruff, ShaqIsDope, Skip Waiters, ZENESOUL, and more, in no particular order. SKIP WAITERS | “LAST WORDS” This song is too hard—the bounce, the instrumentation, his flows. There are artists that just call themselves artists and then there are real artists. Skip Waiters is the latter. His latest single “Last Words”, which has some Kendrick Lamar and Tobe…
Friendships are tested, Penelope is MIA, and Karen learns her babies’ paternity. Here’s our recap of Tyler Perry’s Sistas Season 7 Episode 11. If Twitter is any indicating, many fans of Sistas found this episode disappointing. Yes, we finally get some answers to some key questions, and there’s some tension among the girls as old relationships are questioned and new friendships evolve which makes things interesting. But fans are riding for Fatima who has been getting the short end of the stick for too long. Here are the highlights from Tyler Perry’s Sistas Season 7 Episode 11. Andi’s dream The…
ISRAELLA KOBLA founder and creative director, Emefa Kuadey, is embarking on her biggest adventure yet—expansion to the United States. It’s been almost five years since civil engineer turned fashion engineer, Emefa Kuadey, founded ISRAELLA KOBLA with the goal of “redefining minimalism through structure and bold femininity”. In a fairly short period of time, the British born Ghanaian designer went from launching her brand at Vancouver Fashion Week in 2019 to being featured in leading magazines like Elle, Flare, Fashion, and The KIT and being featured nationwide on Cityline, Breakfast TV Toronto, and The Marilyn Dennis Show. Now, the Toronto-based creative…
