Toronto band Young Empires is set to release their full-length album “Wake All My Youth”. If you’re interested in seeing them live, their album release party is tonight at the Horseshoe Tavern (370 Queen Street West), with special guests Bravestation, Honheehonhee and Paradise Animals.
Previously: Young Empires – “Enter Through The Sun”
Drake drops a video for “Practice”, inspired by the Serena Williams viral clip, and wants you to submit your own.
The Club Paradise Tour starts Valentines Day, featuring Kendrick Lamar and A$AP Rocky.
Previously: Video: Drake – “The Motto” (YOLO)
UforChange works with new Canadian and low-income youth living in and around St. James Town to inspire them and give them the tools to succeed by providing support and resources to pursue higher education, volunteering, job shadowing and/or employment opportunities. They help to connect youth with professionals, artists, and community leaders who teach them how to use the arts as a vehicle for economic, cultural and social change.
UforChange is a federally funded pilot project until March 31, 2012.
If you’d like to see this program continue, you can make a donation HERE.
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For more info: uforchange.org
Previously: UforChange – Documentary
Kardinal releases a short film/video for “The Invention Of Truth” off his upcoming album with Nottz entitled A.M.T.R.I.M (Allow Me To Re-Introduce Myself).
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Previously: Kardinal Offishall – EPK
P. Reign drops his latest video for “I Need It All” off his upcoming mixtape True Kings Don’t Die. The video includes some incredible shots of Toronto!
Directed by Footage.
Previously: Video: P. Reign – “Ill Life”
The good folks from The Hue (Vancouver based culture source) sat down with 1 LOVE T.O.’s very own Bryan Brock to talk everything Toronto.
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Army Girls is a Toronto based two piece band with Andy Smith and Carmen Elle. They’ve been collaborating since early 2010 and recorded their debut EP “Close To The Bone” with producer Ben Cook (of Toronto hardcore band, Fucked Up). Take a listen to their 5 song EP and let us know what you think?
If you’d like to learn more about the Army Girls, check out their recent Interview (via Contra).
Photo by Katie Sadie.
Slakah The Beatchild just released the video for “Keep Breathing” featuring Justin Nozuka. The song viagra off The Slakadeliqs album entitled “The Other Side Of Tomorrow”.
Previously: The Slakadeliqs
We introduced you to River Tiber back in December, and since then their popularity has continued to grow. They just released their second video, for “Symmetry”, and once again, we’d love to know what you think?
Previously: Video: River Tiber – “Someday”
The Airplane Boys drop “New Blood”, the first single off their upcoming album “Alignment”, due out in February. The boys just got back from their UK tour along side Snoop Dogg and will be taking the world-class stage at Coachella in April.
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Watch the trailer for Alignment HERE.
Previously: Video: The Airplane Boys – “Ice Age”
Our favourite Irish/Toronto band Nightbox recently released their video for “Relocate You”, produced by Sebastien Grainger (Death From Above 1979) and AL-P (MSTRKRFT).
Directed by Kheaven Lewandowski.
For more info: nightbox.ca
Previously: Video: Nightbox – “Pyramid”
The very talented producer Slaka The Beatchild just released a new album entitled “The Other Side Of Tomorrow”, under the moniker of “The Slakadeliqs”. The album features artists like Justin Nozuka, Shad, King Reign, Tanika Charles, Ebrahim and Sweden’s Tingsek.
Toronto band Beatface decided to do their version of ACDC’s classic rock record “You Shook Me All Night Long”.
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Previously: Video: Done Different – Beatface
Melanie Fiona drops another song while we wait for her release of “The MF Life”, due out May 8th. Until then, enjoy…
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Previously: Video: Melanie Fiona – “4AM”
Toronto singer/song-writer Saidah Baba Talibah’s latest song “Revolution” has been picked up by Chevrolet for their 2012 release of their electric car called the “Volt”.
CLICK HERE to watch the TV commercial.
Previously: Saidah Baba Talibah – “So Cool”
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