Antidote Magazine | The Remedy is Diversity

Hyped & Ready to Conquer The music industry today is not the same as previous generations. Artists are discovered fast. Fan bases develop early and grow internationally at the same rate a town would’ve once learned of a band playing in a garage down the street. Social media and the unfathomable number of music blogs have made the competition fierce for acclaim and success, but also allows the strongest to survive and proposer at a quickened pace.

One of the most eccentric characters in the electronic music scene, Dillon Francis, embarks on his ‘Wurld Turr’ of North America this month. With a stop in Ottawa on Friday March 29th at Barrymores Music Hall, Canadians will be in for a show with no boundaries. “I plan on throwing tacos out into the crowd every night,” forewarns Francis.

The quintessential New York aura that attracts visitors from around the world is not an easy thing to capture. Themed restaurants from coast to coast long to imitate the incomparable coolness, easy going, yet electric thrill that emanates from a true New York venue, like the inimitable Brooklyn Bowl. New York City is known as the awe-evoking city that never sleeps because there is simply so much to see and do.

We’re all familiar with the depiction of smaller, commercial galleries in films or on television. Marnie’s character in Girls and Charlotte in Sex and the City perpetuate the trope of the unfriendly Gallerinas in Manolos, generally accompanied by an unpleasant man in a suit hushing visitors in his breathy British accent.

What Fascinates So Many About the Star & His New Album? David Bowie is an icon, now more than any other time. The most acclaimed artists of today all name him as an influence, no matter the genre or realm of music. He reflects the culture we live in, where identity is optional, as something bendable and changeable, while the digital age has encouraged control and reinvention of identity representation even further.