music video of the day: "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" by Michael Jackson

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The first memory I have of music is of this song.

My parents are pretty young. When I was little & growing up they'd often have friends over for parties. There was a specific mix CD my dad had made and he played whenever we were having people over; it started with this song. I called it "the party song" and would beg my parents to play it so I could have dance parties in the living room. 

Can you blame me? It's such a groove. 

RIP 

tonight in Toronto - TRUTH/DARE: A Satire

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WHAT: A satirical staged-reading (with dance) of the Material Girl’s 1991 cult-classic popumentary. Also on closing night (June 29th) THE GUY WHO CHOREOGRAPHED VOGUE // IS IN TRUTH OR DARE AND PARIS IS BURNING AND THE VIDEO VOGUE IS COMING! So yeah. It's gonna be a thing. World Pride yo! 

WHEN: June 25 - 29 at 9 PM (it opens tonight bbs)
WHERE: The Citadel - 304 Parliament St, Toronto
TICKETS: $20 advance / $25 door - buy em here

music video of the day: "Two Weeks" by FKA Twigs

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This chiccccccccccck.
So good. So good. So into it.

All her visuals are just so in check. Everything. She just IS. Does any of that make sense?
She's an entire entity. She has her own world, her own planet even, and I want to go.
Caught her live at Wrongbar this past April and she holds up live. Her voice is stunning. 

FKA Twigs will be back in Toronto August 8th at the Danforth Music Hall. 
Her debut album, titled LP1, is due out August 12th on Young Turks.
Check out the stunning album art below. 

music video of the day: "One For Me" by Ryan Hemsworth ft. Tinashe

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"Martin approached me about making “the most boring video for 2014.” At this point in my life, I realized it would be a great thing to do because the Super Cool DJ lifestyle is one associated with being the life of the party and never having a dull moment. The truth is that it’s mostly made up of moments waiting around and hanging out by yourself. The track itself is already about walking through the middle of a crowd feeling alone. So driving around Montreal in a Lamborghini yawning felt like a good way of showing how awesome and equally solitary it can get sometimes."
- Ryan Hemsworth AKA Hemmy AKA DJ after-party naps AKA "he's a nice guy"
 

I’ve been looking to make the most boring video possible for a while now. I then approached Ryan and he talked to me about his life on tour, being a cool DJ, having fans and being more of a geek then a rock star. We were definitely heading in the same direction, so a week later, without any preparation, we shot the damn thing. It was the most relaxed video set I’ve been on yet, we basically shot what we wanted when we wanted and also played Diddy Kong Racing and Pokemon Snap. 
- director Martin C. Pariseau who did a good job