In a recent interview on Roots People , dubstep pioneer and sonic theorist Kode9, in the midst of speaking about the architectures of proliferation in regards to dubstep and its international growth, mentions three cities: London, and the infamous FWD Nightclub where Kode 9 performs and hosts as a resident DJ, New York, where Joe Fresh - Kode9 calls him "the president of dubstep!" - acts as America's ambassador to the sound, and Vancouver, where he played the Konspiracy Group's FWD001 (and yes, they named the concert series separately from the London Club) show back in 2003.

Labspace Studio is single-handedly changing the way artists and audiences interact. Maybe irreparably. On Saturday May 5, the studio hosted its debut show í¢â‚¬Å“The Lab Sessions 1.0: Nodes and Naught Codesí¢â‚¬  which brought together more than a dozen young and emerging artists, dancers, musicians, sculptors, and writers from the Toronto area. The show was the first in a series of í¢â‚¬Å“Interdisciplinary and Interactive Art Partiesí¢â‚¬  that combines the genres of house party, art gallery, and performance show in a free-flowing melíƒ ©e in which the artists performed their works amongst the partiers, infiltrating and surprising their audience like devious children at their parentsí¢â‚¬â„¢ dinner party.

A wickedly fun festival. Check it out at www.nxne.com. Capitalmag favourite Woodhands is playing on Friday June 8th at Comfort Zone in Toronto. Their single í¢â‚¬Å“Caní¢â‚¬â„¢t See Straightí¢â‚¬  is Exclaim magazineí¢â‚¬â„¢s June TRACK OF THE MONTH! Check out more capitalmag news and event listings.

This issueí¢â‚¬â„¢s theme í¢â‚¬“ SEEK í¢â‚¬“ inspired Vancouver-based artist Nathalee Paolinelli to put colourful pen to paper and create the SEEK banners you see at the top of each page. Her work can be characterized as a combination of loose drawing technique, classical illustration, and contemporary graphic design. Check out the exclusive capitalmag.com interview in Critical Culture.

Each issue, capitalmag.com invites a new artist to interpret the issueí¢â‚¬â„¢s theme. This issueí¢â‚¬â„¢s theme í¢â‚¬“ SEEK í¢â‚¬“ inspired Vancouver-based artist Nathalee Paolinelli to put colourful pen to paper and create the SEEK banners you see at the top of each page. Her work can be characterized as a combination of loose drawing technique, classical illustration, and contemporary graphic design.

I was going to write a series of totally meaningless sentences to illustrate the manipulative power of diversion but then I got off track and decided to start this issueí¢â‚¬â„¢s theme with the following story, only by then it was too late and we had this paragraph as our definite start, but looking back on it now, we do end-up with these past few meaningless sentences to kick us off, so, yeah biotch.

(Continued from page 1.) We pretty much leapt out with these here brains in no time, while the advances in technology and population size have basically engulfed the fragile arrival of civilization/human cooperation while it sorts itself out within ancient clannish and individualist ways.

(Continued from page 2. ) If there is something I can do in art, ití¢â‚¬â„¢s to show a few important contradictions. It is sad, it is hopeful and it - the mind - is definitely resilient. Even, the clumsy fit of contemporary individualism and cooperation is full-on absurd. And funny.

Capitalmag is pleased to announce the Diversions Mash Curator - photographer, Andrew Lindy. His reflections on Diversions pushes us to embrace doubt and explore present and past, with hopes for the future. By sharing his stunning photographic project, Fashion Gas Mask, he encourages Capitalmag readers to wander with and wonder at the world around them.

Check out Dennis Oppenheim's talk, 'Political Controversy: Recent Work' on March 1st at the Emily Carr Institute. 11:30am to 12:30pm.

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