The Legendary Release:

February 19, 2009 at the ocw 2nd annual "One Night Stand" Valentine's Release Party

Exclusive Online Extras:

Daniel Fumano's Artist Interview entitled: Dr. Sketchy's Anti Art School: Part Art Lesson, Part Cabaret Night

Amy Kezia's Event Review entitled: one cool word Winter 2008 Release Party: Love is in the Air

Graeme Fisher's Artist Interview entitled: Q and A with local artist Felicity Don

Dave Roth, ocw online writer's Artist Interview entitled: Q and A with family band Doom Squad

Details:

 Our Winter 2008 "Vancouver vs. Toronto" issue is a one-off, special edition of ocw that for the FIRST TIME EVER features content by Metro Vancouverites and Metro Torontonians! As our submissions callout said: "It's like a tug-of-war. Except more special touching and no rope. And everyone goes home a winner!" Especially you. Because all you have to do is watch.

Highlights: comics, poetry, pastels, fiction, non-fiction, photography, painting, and more!

Vancouver Contributors: Duran Cheung, Felicity Don, Darcie Frederick, Randy Grskovic, Linh Huynh, Parker McLean, Jen Neale, Jess Daniel Nichol, Heather Pennell, and Ryan Walter Wagner.

Toronto Contributors: Alison Benjamin, Jesse Upton Crowe, Carly Miller, and Mark Nimeroski.

Vancouverite Cover: Jeff Denomme and Lauren Javor

Winter 2008 Compilation CD:

ODD NUMBERS = Torontonian
EVEN NUMBERS = Vancouverite

1) Lullabye Arkestra - Nation of Two
2) The Best Revenge - Harlot
3) Gregory Pepper and His Problems - Motherfucker
4) The Heard - Big Fat Kill
5) Times Neue Roman - To Die (Peter Project Remix)
6) Fake Shark Real Zombie! - Angel Lust (Ghost Frequency Remix)
7) Doc Pickles - Teach Your Pets to Smoke
8) Tour de Fours - Lights On
9) Forest City Lovers - Watching the Streetlights Grow
10) Language Arts - Tuck It In
11) Idle Tigers - My Girlfriend Was Insulted By a Futurist Artist
12) Frasier Maclean - Shakespeare
13) Pants and Tie - Washing Machine
14) Guilty About Girls - Mtrl
15) The Poos - Bad Boys and Girls Club
16) Doom Squad - Hey La Shay La
17) Deep Dark United - Nun Or a Bawd
18) Tarran The Tailor - BEg in Please
19) Dark Bird - Facsimile
20) D. Lougheed - Watching An Old Lady Watching A Car Crash
21) Max Galactic And the Cloud of Evil - Mermaid Mates with Mustangman
22) Junior Major - I Still Don't Hate You