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FASHION has launched a new online music channel to showcase stylish up-and-coming acts. Every week, our guest editor, MTV Canada’s Dan Levy, picks his favourite summer tracks. This week: “Odessa” by Caribou If you’re craving a little musical Canadiana this summer, pick up Caribou’s Swim. Nominated for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize, this Canadian-based artist […]

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FASHION has launched a new online music channel to showcase stylish up-and-coming acts. Every week, our guest editor, MTV Canada’s Dan Levy, picks his favourite summer tracks. This week: “Come Over” by Estelle ft. Sean Paul A stand-out track from Estelle’s second album, Shine, “Come Over” is the perfect accompaniment to a backyard BBQ or […]

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As Toronto’s current heatwave indicates, summer is now in full effect. We were jazzed (pun intended) to share a summer soundtrack with you, so we sought out the recommendations of our music stylist and fellow Culturite, Dan Buckman founder of Bellosound (bellosound.com). We love his company motto, “love what you hear.” Music is so much a part of our everyday lives, so why not surround yourself with sounds that enlighten, enrich and enhance? Here Dan’s six picks for the best summertime beats. You can download the playlist from the iTunes store for $7.

“L’amour à trois” by Stereo Total

FASHION has launched a new online music channel to showcase stylish up-and-coming acts. Every week, our guest editor, MTV Canada’s Dan Levy, picks his favourite summer tracks. This week: “A Case of You” by Joni Mitchell “A Case of You” is one of my all time favourite songs, and a perfect tune to accompany any […]

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FASHION has launched a new online music channel to showcase stylish up-and-coming acts. Every week, our guest editor, MTV Canada’s Dan Levy, picks his favourite summer tracks. This week: “Lose Myself” by Lauryn Hill This is a song that has been in heavy rotation on my iPod for a couple of summers now. It’s a […]

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My iPod, as Little Boots might say, has been stuck on repeat this weekend with Scissor Sisters‘ latest, biggest, gayest dance party. I’m loving their new album Night Work, full of disco-y bangers that you’d hear at 3:47 am (if you were still awake, which I’m not, but I can still pretend!).

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FASHION has launched a new online music channel to showcase stylish up-and-coming acts. Every week, our guest editor, MTV Canada’s Dan Levy, picks his favourite summer tracks. This week: “Real Life” (Memory Tapes Remix) by Tanlines My friend Sarah turned me on to this one–and I haven’t stopped listening to it since. It’s a shiny, […]

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FASHION is launching a new online channel to showcase stylish up-and-coming acts. Want to be featured? Upload your video link at fashionmagazine.com/music, and you might just spot your video on our site. Plus, we’ve lined up guest editors who’ll be selecting their favourite tracks. First up: MTV Canada’s Dan Levy picks his top summer tunes:

Now that we can finally start wearing our summer wardrobes, we should also be taking a quick sec to think about the songs that will make those breezy clothes dance. As guest music curator at fashionmagazine.com, I’ll be spending the next couple of months with my headphones on, compiling my ultimate summer playlist. But I can’t do it alone–feel free to help by telling us your favourite summer anthems in the comments. Our goal: To create a fashionable soundtrack to beat the heat.

Read on for Dan’s picks.

The New Pornographers is a band. Some call it a supergroup, others, a collective. But with a fifth record on the way, are we still calling The New Pornos names? Three years since their last outing and Carl Newman’s indie-rock outfit has moved back into the sweet environs of thoughtful power pop. Re-embracing said sensibilities, Together (Last Gang Records) turns the dial up from Challengers, the band’s last, more cerebral release.

When it comes to heavyweight pop collaborations, there’s a lot to be fearful of: Stepping on toes, amounting to the sum of two parts, going through the motions. Broken Bells’ self-titled debut is nothing of the sort.

Broken Bells is James Mercer, principle songwriter for the Shins, and Brian Burton of Danger Mouse fame. Together, they’ve made an empyreal pop record. One that’s psychedelic, atmospheric and hypnotic. It’s being drawn up to a 21st Century Pet Sounds made with special tools. And it’s damn good.

Jason Wu finally met the First Lady yesterday. Michelle Obama and the designer were at the Smithsonian Institution for the induction of the First Lady’s inauguration dress. [Vogue UK]

Our Twitter feed was buzzing yesterday with LG Fashion Week‘s latest news.  The event has yet another new stomping ground after their warehouse venue for the upcoming season apparently fell through. There are no details yet but we can tell you that the new venue is the Allstream Centre at Exhibition Place. [@NathAt and @geekigirl]

The Besnard Lakes’ music is as vast and dramatic as the remote region of Northern Saskatchewan for which the band is named. Listen to the wall of sound captured on this Pitchfork-approved outfit’s third release, The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night (Jagjaguwar Records), and you’ll understand why Jace Lasek and wife Olga Goreas were tapped to score actor Mark Ruffalo’s directorial film debut Sympathy for Delicious. We spoke with Goreas, the voice behind lead-off single “Albatross,” from her home in Montreal.