If Blind's latest film DAMN wasn't enough, check out this Q&A with filmaker Mike Manzoori on the making of the film. You can also learn some more about Mike and his creative process back in Color issue 8.5.
Blind's latest film DAMN premiered last night to a stunned crowd at first PacificBoarder followed by a real shake-down at London Pub's Turnt-Up-Tuesdays. A must see video for sure with must see parts from our favorite Canadians Morgan Smith and TJ Rogers! Check below for some more shots of the nights festivities. Photos courtesy Neal Lally.
It was a nation-wide holiday here yesterday, which means this post is one-day late. But hey, it's kinda like your week is shorter now, too...
Mandy-Lyn comes through with another babe for #MandyLynMonday. Meet the sultry Star M.
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On May 11, 2013 the Wallie World Cup was held at a vacant parking lot in Vancouver. Presented by Vans Canada and Polar Skate Co. YT Distribution's Yan Tremblay along with JF Taillion (fellow Quebecer/reigning champion from 2012), put on quite a show. We were happy to have been a part of it. Vancouver truly has an amazing skate scene and it showed through this event.
A$AP Rocky
LONGLIVEA$AP
(Sony)
Has anyone been more hyped in the last decade of rap? (Aside from Kanye West, that is). A$AP Rocky has been riding pretty high ever since he signed his multi-million dollar deal with Sony based strictly on his 2011 mixtape LIVELOVEA$AP, an album that has yet to see a physical release despite being hailed as one of the best rap records of this new century. With LONGLIVEA$AP, Rocky proves that his debut was no fluke. His ear for producers is just as strong as ever, filling the record with beats that range from dirty south to codeine-infused trip-hop to the bass-heavy block shakers that suit his ascendance out of Harlem. He was also smart enough to not overcrowd the record with guest MCs, though the ones that do appear, like Drake, 2 Chainz, Kendrick Lamar, Yelawolf and Danny Brown, are some of the sharpest in the game right now. A$AP himself is just as sharp, dropping tongue twisters next to memorable hooks with apparent ease. LONGLIVEA$AP is the record that will cement him as one of the great rap hopes of this current generation.
-Mark Richardson
Tanya C. stops in for a visit with Mandy-Lyn for your second #MandyLynMonday post... I guess that makes it official/a regular thing. Behold the natural beauty of the female form through the lens of one of their own.
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For some people, Pool Party means: tons of beer, hot bodies and cannonballs. For VANS it means: helmets, coping, and if somebody pulls off a cannonball in the deep end, it could mean winning the 9th Annual Combi Masters.
This one's going done on Saturday May 11 at the VANS Skatepark with the like sof Steve Cab in attendance. Head over to the #VansPoolParty micro site to get details on the live Webcast, plus a full list of riders and times for all the heats.
Lyndsay Wells is a young emerging artist from Calgary whose humourous, honest (and sometimes dark) paintings caught the eye of our Arts Editor recently. Enough so that we made Wells our latest PG36 focus in Color 11.1. Check out some more of her work and pick up the new issue to learn more.
Ducktails
The Flower Lane
(Domino)
Since its origins as a solo outlet for Real Estate’s Matt Mondanile in 2008, Ducktails has undergone a slow transformation into a full band. On The Flower Lane, Mondanile enlists the help of fellow nostalgias Big Troubles to serve as his backing musicians, resulting in a sound indebted to 80s soft rock. The melody on “Flower Lane” is carried by electric pianos and synthesizers that sound borrowed from Stranger-era Billy Joel, and are the first indication of the new direction that Ducktails is heading in. “Under Cover” takes this motif one step further, with two extended solo-breaks from a digital saxophone. While other songs here don’t look back to these instruments so frequently, the influence of the decade is still very present in Mondanile’s song writing. Overall, The Flower Lane is much more earnest, and instrumental passages meander less than his previous albums. Those familiar with Mondanile’s earlier work may feel alienated at first, but this is his most cohesive release yet, and will earn more fans than it loses.
-Evan McDowell
Download "The Flower Lane" from Domino Record Co.
Photographer Mandy-Lyn Antoniou has been shooting risk-ay portraits of sexy humans with her Grandpa's 70s era Canon for too long. What were we waiting for to launch #MandyLynMonday on our Instagram? This week, say hello to Kristy J.
Watch Mandy-Lyn at work in this video from Color Magazine 10.4
