Author: Kevin Bourne

It’s finally here. After Woodstock 50 was officially announced earlier this year, the full lineup of the highly anticipated three-day festival was released on Tuesday. Having had the time to look through the multitude of acts that will be performing this August, I noticed a major change from all previous iterations of the festival. What used to be a mainly rock-oriented event is now morphing into a mishmash of different genres, which I have to say, feels kind of odd. Now, I’m well aware that the music scene is completely different now than it was 50 years ago, but this…

New Balance has opened its newest location in Ottawa’s very own CF Rideau Centre — marking their sixteenth store opening in Canada. Located on the second floor right across from La Senza, the store has charming brick wall accents with leather cushions to try on shoes. The interior decor creates a sense of subtlety, which captures the true essence of a classic New Balance store. The decision to bring the much loved exercise apparel brand to the capital was long overdue, and we can expect to see another exclusive Ottawa shoe in the near future to be sold only at…

You can expect only the hottest and best on wheels rolling into the Shaw Centre this weekend for the Ottawa Gatineau International Auto Show. As a celebration of car culture, the show features supercars, electric cars, hydrogen cars, and movie cars — as well as all our favouite models of trucks and SUVS. With a total of 29 dealers and more than 300 cars on display during the four day auto show, you can expect to see some high-end names like Jaguar, Mazarati, and Lamborghini, including other dealers like Ford, Nissan, Mercedes-Benz and Toyota. All have an impressive collection of…

Back in 2017, Jordan Peele caught everyone by surprised when he introduced us to his new horror formula. Even more surprising was the fact his formula turned out to be rather successful among fans and critics alike. After winning an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay with Get Out, the audience’s expectations went through the roof when Peele confirmed his next directorial effort would also be a psychological horror. Two years later, and here we are, impatiently anticipating a horror film helmed by a renowned comedian. But was “Us” worthy of the excitement? Well, the answer to that is as complex as the…

Last Friday, over 400 urban music lovers descended on Orchid Nightclub in downtown Toronto for the launch of the city’s newest artist showcase “Taste of the 6ix”. According to co-organizer Charles Lewis, the monthly event, produced by XOXO and Night Night Entertainment, fills a vital need for emerging artist. “Our mission is to give local artists a platform to showcase their talents, network with other artists, industry professionals, blogs, social media representatives, producers and labels,” Lewis noted. “We recognize that up-and-coming artists have many obstacles to getting their music heard.” True to its name and the city’s popular moniker, every…

At today’s Game Developers Conference the big news was surrounding Stadia, Google’s new platform designed to stream video games that may ultimately change the way we play games altogether. Stadia isn’t a game console, it’s a cloud-based streaming service that’s exclusively for video games that will work on any smart TV (or any TV with a Chromecast), computers running a Chrome browser, and Google’s Pixel devices. This means that you won’t have to wait a few hours to download games to your devices, just play them over any Wi-Fi connection instantly. The Netflix-like product is expected to launch later this…

Every morning I grab my phone and look at the weather and go on Twitter to catch up on the latest stories. Friday morning, most of us learned that two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand were attacked leaving 49 people dead and many more injured.  Here at home in Quebec, just a few weeks ago Alexandre Bissonnette was sentenced to life in prison for attacking a mosque leaving five men dead. Today there is an ever-growing fear of attending mosques in the Muslim community. I have friends who practice Islam and they have expressed that these acts of terror in…

In possibly the most anticipated film release of the year (maybe ever), the release of the Avengers: End Game trailer is leaving fans emotional and desperate to learn more on how the franchise will come to an end this April 26. In the final adaption to the Avengers’ multi-billion dollar franchise, the trailer (released today) starts with our heroes heartbroken and exhausted, following the mass extinction that took place during Avengers: Infinity War. There were exceptional lengths taken to not include a single spoiler by the Marvel Cinematic Universe, only making fans more desperate for answers. Tony Stark starts the…

Grammy-award winning rapper, Drake, has been a global ambassador for the Toronto Raptors for the past six years, but now the two have become an inseparable identity. The artist has held the reputation of being at almost every game when not on tour, and now the team has decided to rename their new practice facility as the “OVO Athletic Centre,” and even gave Drake a key to the place. The rapper’s record label and clothing line are both OVO-branded. And now, so is the Raptors’ practice facility. The OVO logo can be found front and centre — right beside the…

In the interview last week with CBS This Morning host Gayle King, we got the first unbiased look at R. Kelly since the artist was charged with 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse of four women — three of them underage girls — but the whole ordeal left a sour taste behind. Accused of dominating and manipulating women, Kelly defended his case by interrupting, yelling and talking overtop of King. He denied that any of the allegations are true — in a true respected fashion of screaming and throwing a tantrum like a child. In all of the vast history…

Travis Scott is not just an entertainer. He is a superhero. Most performers would be content to hop on stage, recite a couple of bars, hype up the crowd for an hour or two and then go home, satisfied for a job well done. Not Travis Scott. Some rappers (and they are right to do so) prefer to limit their interactions with their crowd out of concern for their own safety. Not Travis Scott. Last, but not least, the majority of artists tend to stick to what is commonly done out of fear of alienating their fans with something new.…

This is one of those reviews that will receive a certain level of backlash regardless of the position taken. Captain Marvel has been on a lot of people’s list of most anticipated films of 2019. Ever since she was brilliantly teased at the end of Infinity War (2018), fans have been dying to see Carole Danvers appear on the big screen. When the news broke that academy award winner Brie Larson would be playing the iconic character, Marvel fans rejoiced in unison. The character of Carole Danvers is one of the most powerful characters on the entire Marvel roster. She…