Articles by Ben Okazawa

Ripped to Shreds Eye Montreal, Ottawa for 2024 North American Tour
PUBLISHED Jan 15, 2024
Ripped to Shreds have announced that they'll hit the road this spring. The San Jose death metal foursome are due to play the East Coast in...
Toronto's Royal Conservatory of Music Details 21C Music Festival's 2024 Edition
PUBLISHED Jan 12, 2024
The Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM) has announced that the 21C Music Festival will return to Toronto's Koerner Hall this winter for its 1...
Simu Liu Vows to Learn from Jo Koy's Mistakes When Hosting the People's Choice Awards: "Absolutely No Taylor [Swift] Slander Will Happen"
PUBLISHED Jan 12, 2024
Simu Liu was awarded hosting duties for the quickly approaching People's Choice Awards (PCAs) yesterday (January 11), and he's made it clea...
Wiz Khalifa's Son Is an Undercover Swiftie
PUBLISHED Jan 12, 2024
Let this be a reminder that, for every Swiftie who shouts their love for Taylor Swift from the rooftops by suing Ticketmaster and dragging...
Keanu Reeves to Write a Novel 'The Book of Elsewhere' Based on His Comic Series 'BRZRKR'
PUBLISHED Jan 11, 2024
After finishing 2023 strong with a sold-out hometown show at Lee's (now Reeves) Palace, Keanu Reeves has kicked off the new year by reveali...
Watch Arkells and Former Toronto Raptors Coach Nick Nurse Cover Fleetwood Mac
PUBLISHED Jan 10, 2024
Hamilton pop-rockers Arkells had a long-noted jamming history with Nick Nurse during his tenure as head coach of the Toronto Raptors, and n...
'BEEF' Star Young Mazino Tapped to Play Jesse in 'The Last of Us' Season 2
PUBLISHED Jan 10, 2024
On the heels of his breakout role in awards season favourite BEEF, Young Mazino has nabbed a supporting role in the second season of The La...
Toronto's Prepare the Ground Festival Adds Tomb Mold, YOB's Mike Scheidt, Kontravoid and North of America to Inaugural Edition
PUBLISHED Jan 9, 2024
Prepare the Ground organizers are continuing to bulk up the roster of artists for their upcoming inaugural heavy music festival presented b...