Men's vintage clothing store In Vintage We Trust launched as an online store before opening a brick-and-mortar location in Toronto's Parkdale neighbourhood three years ago.
The store carries a handpicked assortment of brand name work wear, sportswear, military, and music apparel.
We recently sat down with store owners Josh Roter and Chantal Varela to discuss vintage fashion, '90s hip hop, and which rappers they consider the ultimate style-lords.
Read MoreToronto's Shadrach Kabango, simply known as Shad, is not your average rapper.
In just a little over a decade, Shad has released five albums that have garnered multiple awards, sold out shows across the country, and hosted CBC One Radio's Q.
More recently, Shad has taken on the role of hip hop historian as the host of the Peabody-winning Netflix documentary series, Hip Hop Evolution.
All of this makes you wonder how the guy ever finds the time to sleep.
Ken Chester Kawashima, who is also known by his stage name, Sugar Brown, is a Toronto modern blues musician, singer and songwriter.
By day, Ken is an Associate Professor of East Asian Studies at the University of Toronto. By night, he performs as Sugar Brown at venues across the country and is set to release his third album next spring.
Read MoreFor over a decade, Dave and Ray "DJ Lazy Ray" Gillespie, otherwise known as the infamous Gillespie Brothers, have thrown some of the wildest parties in Toronto.
Playing an eclectic blend of 70s and 80s rock, funk, disco and pop rarities and classics, the Brothers know how to command a dance floor.
Read MoreFor over a decade, Dave and Ray "DJ Lazy Ray" Gillespie, otherwise known as the infamous Gillespie Brothers, have thrown some of the wildest parties in Toronto.
Playing an eclectic blend of 70s and 80s rock, funk, disco and pop rarities and classics, the Brothers know how to command a dance floor.
Read MoreToronto's bedroom dream-pop duo Moon Eyed consists of a real-life couple, Simon Letourneau and Elizabeth-Jane Bitze.
After releasing their first EP last year, the duo is back with their debut record, Haleiwa.
Read MoreToronto instrumental hip hop/jazz trio Re.verse (REE-Verse) blends various sounds from an expansive, rotating catalog of hip hop, r&b, future funk, breaks, neo-soul, trap, house, and tropical tunes.
With a stripped down set of drums, 6-string electric bass and guitar, Re.verse seamlessly blends and mashes up bangers and deep cuts from the past and present.
Read MoreToronto singer-songwriter STACEY is one busy woman. When she's not hosting women-fronted music showcases and workshops for her organization, Toronto Women in Music, she's actively songwriting and performing at venues across the city.
Read MoreThis week our guest is Lauren Pirie, a freelance illustrator and artist who explores feminism and fantasy through intricate ink drawings.
Read MoreThis week our guest is Malin Johnson -- Audio Engineer and Store Manager of Canada's first retail shop dedicated solely to audio cassettes, The Dupe Shop based in downtown Toronto. We'll talk about the recent resurgence of cassettes, Cassette Store Day and his unpopular but unwavering appreciation of the band, Nickelback.
Read MoreThis week our guest is Toronto bedroom dream-pop band, TV Sets. They'll talk about how overhearing each other through their apartment walls led to the band's formation, their new EP Elsewhere, and their unapologetic love for karaoke.
Read MoreThis week's guest is Jenny McNamee, a hairstylist at Corrado's Barber Shop. We talked to her about being introduced to music through her parent's vinyl collection, attending her first music festival with her mom, and how the Riot Grrrl feminist punk movement gave her the courage to come out of the closet.
Read MoreThis week our guest is multidisciplinary artist and designer, Justin Broadbent. We talk to him about directing a series of music videos for Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton, how Midnight Marauders is his go-to soundtrack in the studio, and curating a bat-shit crazy Instagram account.
Read MoreThis week, our guest is Bay Area DJ / Producer Amerigo Gazaway. We talk to him about discovering hip hop through his brother's box of cassettes, his latest mashup album featuring Common and Stevie Wonder, and his favourite album covers of all time.
Read MoreThis week our guest is David Hayman, head of Music Supervision and Branding Agency, Supergroup. We'll talk to him about the collection of mixtapes he made throughout his adolescence, how there are no rules for music licensing for music and television, and what makes a great song for a specific scene.
Read MoreThis week our guest is Kip Berman of New York indie-pop band, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart. We'll talk to him about how the late-great Prince inspired his rock star ambitions, the memorable mixtape a friend made for him in college, and Lorde's fantastic new record.
Read MoreThis week our guest is author and pop-culture journalist Eric Spitznagel. We'll talk to him about his latest music memoir Old Records Never Die, how Questlove inspired his epic quest to recover his old vinyl records, and working with Wilco's Jeff Tweedy on his upcoming memoir.
Read MoreFor this episode our guests are Jena Gogo and Jay Mitchell of Toronto indie folk band, Blue Sky Miners. We'll talk to them about how their serendipitous Victoria run-in led to the birth of the band, working with Broken Social Scene's Brendan Canning, and hear Jena's spot-on impression of Britney Spears
Read MoreThis week our guest is comedian and writer, Rhiannon Archer. We'll talk to her about her one woman show series Life Records, her now-legendary wedding playlist, and how Carly Simon's You're So Vain reminds her of a preschool bully.
Read MoreFor this episode we sat down with Michelle Zauner, the front woman for Philadelphia dream-pop band Japanese Breakfast.
For this episode, we talk to Michelle about how the music of Sufjan Stevens and Mount Eerie helped console her after her mother's death, her new sophomore record, Soft Sounds from Another Planet, and her planned memoir about cooking Korean cuisine.
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