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Prescribed: Shimmering Summer Dance Releases

June 5, 2014 @ 6:26pm by Aaron
SHIMMERING SUMMER DANCE TRACKS by Aaronantidote on Mixcloud Canada can be a dark, cold and damp place to live for a good chunk of the year. When summer hits though, us Canadians do it up right. We take advantage of those sunny days and short nights. We race to patios, we explore the wide stretches of forest, we find that summer lover, and most importantly (in my mind)… we dance.
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Cocktail of the Week

June 5, 2014 @ 8:46am by Andrew
What a perfect time of year to start our cocktail of the week selections, where we here at Antidote happily tryout new and interesting concoctions from some of the finest watering holes in the city for you. As an extra we have included the DIY instructions to add to your already deep knowledge of fine drink making!
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Escapade Music Festival

May 26, 2014 @ 4:53pm by Nana
The city of Ottawa is supposed to be quiet, regulated, and clean. It’s supposed to be populated by government officials, young families, and the elderly. Based on these popular misconceptions, the city of Ottawa is not supposed to have one of the fastest growing music festivals in North America either, but it does, and you need to be there.
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Bonnaroo 2014

May 26, 2014 @ 3:59pm by Nana
Each year in early June, Manchester Tennessee holds one of the greatest festivals in the world, Bonnaroo. Bonnaroo, a festival for true music lovers and festival junkies, has one of the best atmospheres you could ever experience. Headlining this years festival is the legendary Elton John, newlywed Kanye West, Jack White (admitted hater of Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys),  Nicole Richie’s Dad Lionel, and Vampire Weekend.
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Wireless Spectres

May 26, 2014 @ 2:22pm by Andrew
PHD student, Luis Hernan took a break from his studies in interactive design and architecture at Newcastle University, to explore the relationship between humans and the wireless network around them. Using coloured LED lights on an apparatus that picks up usually invisible wireless networks, participants would move their wireless devices around them and Hernan photographed the beautiful but haunting light formations.
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Gumhead

May 26, 2014 @ 2:08pm by Andrew
Prolific Canadian artist, Douglas Coupland, is installing a giant bust of himself for spectators to stick their chewing gum on. Coupland has described his work as a “gum-based, crowdsourced, and publicly interactive self portrait.” The work will be up from May 31st until September 1st and is located on Howe Street outside of the Vancouver Art Gallery.
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