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JUNE
30--Happy 134th Birthday to Canada!
JUNE 26--We're already
planning for the next issue (out Mid Oct.) Starting to set
up interviews with some hot bands. Besides music stories,
which we have covered, please toss us any ideas you guys have
for articles.JUNE
23--School is officially
out for everyone!!!!!! Congrats on those of you who successfully
made it through another long year! Enjoy the summer!
JUNE 23--We were out in force to check out Faze's
own CD reviewer ZAK SHEPPARD at Reilly's in Toronto. We were
very impressed and proud of our man. Zack lead an all-star
group of musicians through most of the songs from his recently
recorded solo CD. Stay tuned!
JUNE 15--Spent the day at the printers as almost
500,000 copies of Faze's next issue rolls of the presses travelling
at 100 km an hour (I think...) We've got some great video
footage and photos to get developed!
JUNE 11--Faze's record
breaking late summer/early fall issue (otherwise known as
Back-to-School) is off to the printers! And it looks great!
JUNE 4--Keeping checking in for details for the Meet
The Moffatts contest. The prize date will
be August 24th, in LONDON!!!
Click here to subscribe to Faze/Enter
JUNE 4--CD Review Section returns to the next issue
Faze Magazine.
JUNE 2--Maya interviews
hot new band from Niagara Falls, WAVE
JUNE 1--May website traffic exploded and it keeps
growing!!! 250,000 hits, 51,100 pages, 19,600 visitors!
MAY
31--Lorraine and Alana check out the Static
in Stereo show in Toronto
MAY
29--Julia Dascelescu Interviews Jay Levine (i.e.
Simon) from Prozzäk
MAY 28--Editor Lorraine interviews Saskatchewan rockers
Static In Stereo at the Open
Mike with Mike Bullard show (does anybody think this guy's
funny??)
MAY 26--Editor Lorraine is off playing hooky in Montreal
for a couple days.
MAY 25--Big Photo Shoot for the BacktoSchool Cover!
A bunch of Faze Teen Reporters turned models for a day at
the Phillips Studio in Thornhill, Ont.
MAY 25--A whole bunch of freshly signed MOFFATTS
Stuff arrived from the guys. Very heavy duty signed wooden
posters (they weigh a ton!), CDs, photographs, T-shirts...man,
it's taking up half our office! Quick, somebody win this stuff!
MAY 25--Faze Website traffic is still increasing
at a torrid pace! Unique visitors are up 34% and total page
views are up over 50% this month! Site hits have blown through
the 200,000 mark!
MAY 25--The new magazine is getting ready to go to
press in early June...editorial is now closed! Our magazine
layout artist, Kelly is hard at work...
MAY 25--A BIG THANKS TO CHUPA CHUPS LOLLIPOPS! THANKS
FOR THE STASH! Actually they're for Coco, check out Coco's
Chupa Chup Site-VERY COOL! COCO's pictures will soon be
featured on the official WWW.CHUPACHUPS.COM
site. Mmmm, these things are addictive...
MAY 24--A few more band interviews in the works over
the next few days: Wave, Prozzak, Static in Stereo.
MAY 23--A very cool contest is brewing for the Back-To-School
issue, lots of cool prizes---stay tuned.
MAY 23--Teen Reporter Maya interviews new Canadian
band Igneous for an upcoming piece in the next issue..
MAY 13--Lots to report...a new Health section is
going up at Fazeteen.com. We've partnered with a quality U.S.
site called CoolMD.com. Lots of articles for you to check
out, all sorts of medical issues are dealt with in an open
and helpful way.
MAY 6--Some great new writers on board for this Back-to-School
Issue. Two million readers will get the chance to discover
the wit (and sarcasm!) of MuchMusic's Ed The Sock, TSN's James
Duthie, National Post's prodigy Scott Feschuk
MAY 6--Faze Magazine has been getting a great response
from everybody winning copies at the Pepsi Challenge booths
that are popping up all over the country. Everyone comments
are the generally the same, they're surprised to find such
good articles in a "youth magazine."
MAY 3--Teen Reporter Sharon interviewed N'Sync's
Chris Kirkpatrick at a launch of his clothing line, FuMan
Skeeto, in Toronto. The line's theme is "Be the best
you can be" (as long as you buy my clothes.)
MAY 1--Happy May Day! And more importantly...Happy
Magazine Day! Faze Magazine's big, new Summer Issue started
shipping today. For all you subscribers that have been waiting...well,
the wait is over! With the Moffatts on the front cover and
more stories than ever before, things are looking good. New
contests! Watch for it also at Pepsi Challenge Events across
the country starting this weekend (you have a chance to win
Faze Magazine!) Wow...cool. By the way, subscribe between
now and August and get a chance to hang out with Canada's
very own Moffatts (very cool, fun guys!)
APR
29--Website Traffic on the Faze Teen set a new record!
Over 190,000 hits for the month of April. Visitors to the
site increased 15% in one month! Wait for the new sections
to go up, and the 500,000 copy issue to hit the country and
before you know it fazeteen.com will be ever crazier! Can't
wait, bring it on, I can handle it!!!
APR 29--Faze was at the Toronto Raptors playoff game
against the New York Knicks. With Knick supporters Spike Lee,
Sylvester Stallone and Edward Norton on hand at the Air Canada
Centre, the home town Raptors lost, unable to shine for more
than a couple minutes at time. They never led in the game.
Other notable attendees: Canadian bizguy Gerry Schwarz and
his entrepreneurial daughter, Andrea Reisman (mother Heather
owns Indigo Books, quite the industrious family)
APR 28--Faze Summer 2001 Issue goes to press tonight!
APR 23--Look for new sections and upgrades to the
Fazeteen.com site over the next couple of months, we're growing
again! Keep your letters coming in, let us know what you'd
like to see. Coming: Expanded Entertainment Reviews, Creative
Writing section, a cool World Hotspot section, polls and lots
more!
APR 22--The PEPSI Taste Challenge kicks off in early May
and runs into early fall. Take the test and Scratch and Win
some cool prizes (like a valuable copy of FAZE Magazine!!)
100,000 Magazines will be won throughout the summer!
APR
21--The last few finishing touches are going into
the next issue of Faze Magazine, out in early May. The Moffatts
are the cover story.
APR
19--A couple new reviews from Zack up on the CD
Review section.
APR 2--Faze travelled to Brampton to review a hip
new band named, uh, well, they're so new, they haven't decided
on a final name yet. Let's call them Fresh Meat for now. We'll
keep you updated.
MAR
29--Canadian Music Week! A Faze team was checking
out the band Igneous, out of Stratroy, Ontario. The show was
one of several at the Cameron House, a Queen Street bar in
Toronto. Igneous was formed a couple years ago featuring 19-year
olds Jason (drums) and Kyle (lead guitar) and 14-year old
vocalists Amanda (bass) and Michelle (rhythm guitar). Igneous
is managed by the same Tennessee-based agency as The Moffatts.
MAR 29--Editor Lorraine and Fashion Designer/Faze
Consultant Alana Berry were part of a very special event for
classy Canadian cosmetic firm, LiseWatier. Madame Watier herself
was on hand and Lorraine was extremely impressed by the company's
philosophy of putting out the best products possible even
if they have to give up a part of their profit margin. A long-term
reputation for excellence is their most important concern.
LiseWatier is starting to develop a youthful line of cosmetics,
Faze hopes to work closely with them in the future.
MAR 23--Faze was at a news conference for an upcoming
Teen Film Festival that takes place later this year.
MAR 4--THE JUNOS!! Lorraine and Maya from FAZE were backstage
with the Nelly, jacksoul, The Moffatts, Snow, Jan Arden, etc....lots
of pics and
interviews coming to the site soon...
FEB
26--Part 1: RICKY MARTIN...FAZE was there in force
at the special concert and party at the Guvernment nightclub
in Toronto. Ricky put on a spectacular performance in front
of about 1,000 fans, many of whom had won the trip to Toronto
in countrywide Ricky contests. Didn't get to interview the
Latin star...maybe next time. Had the best seat in the house
though!
Our editor, Lorraine, gives the show 9/10: great band, great
songs, great sound at the club, great dialogue with crowd,
but she was disappointed that he only played 45 minutes...especially
for people who flew in from out of town just for the show.
FEB 26--Part 2. THE TEA PARTY...The band
officially released their special DVD Illuminations at an
event at the IMAX theatre in Toronto. Helped by the thunderous
digital sound and the 7 story high screen, the band members
were there to talk us through the DVD collection of videos,
and loads of other very cool band footage and interviews.
FAZE sent Tea Party fanatic Jen A, Mark D and Webmaster Z
to the launch.
JAN
24--FAZE Magazine has been asked to be part of the PEPSI
Challenge at concerts and other cool events across Canada
this summer. Over 800,000 teens take the PEPSI and 100,000
will receive FAZE magazine as gift for participating.
JAN 21--Hmm...working too hard maybe? Somewhere
along the line Webmaster Z has spent too many late nights,
slept too litte. Seems he has a bad case of pneumonia (lung
infection) and will be "chillin" for a few weeks
(actually for a couple weeks Z was "boilin", with
fever temperature of 105F degrees.
JAN
3--FAZE Webmaster "Z" heads off to the
Caribbean for a little break...to soak up some sun and take
in some local culture on the island of Tobago...sister island
to Trinidad, home of Carnival, steel drums, calypso and soca
music (example, "Who Let The Dogs Out?"
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