![]() ![]() The Ballingers chose a rugged and raw aesthetic, with metal and exposed concrete at the core of their 350-capacity space. With the newly opened, artist-owned Mexican restaurant La Hacienda a couple of doors down (and the Bovine Sex Club not yet in existence), Boom Boom Room became Queen West’s new meeting place for punks, metalheads, fashionistas and assorted nocturnal creatures of all genders and orientations. In the late 1980s, Queen west of Bathurst was still the great unknown-wild and peppered with unique possibilities thanks to then-affordable rent. Photo courtesy of Kim Ackroyd.īoom Boom Room was well suited to its surroundings. Saturday night resident DJ Mr Pete (left) with Vince and Trish. ![]() In 1988, the Ballingers bought and renovated the building, turning the upstairs into Hotel Heartbreak-a hotel-cum-rooming house announced by a big, bold neon sign-and the downstairs into a “Rock ‘n’ Roll Danceteria” that was far more intimate and edgy than their other club efforts. Previously, 650 ½ Queen West was home, at street level, to live blues venue The Pine Tree Tavern, with a hotel above. Its success paved the way for future Ballinger club endeavours, including Go-Go, Rockit and, at the northeast corner of Queen and Palmerston, Boom Boom Room. In 1986, they converted the former Holiday Tavern at Queen and Bathurst into The Big Bop, a multi-floor rock and dance club that packed in the student crowd. The self-described “Rock ‘n’ Roll Farmers” from Dundalk, Ontario ruled the roost in mid-to-late-1980s Toronto. History: One cannot discuss this city’s nightlife history at any length without mention of the brothers Ballinger: Lon, Stephen, Douglas and Peter. In this instalment of her ongoing nightlife-history series, Denise Benson looks back at the notoriously decadent late-’80s dance club that brought metalheads and rap fans together, installed a hot tub and cages on the dancefloor, and effectively brought the “queer” to Queen West. Photo courtesy of Sofia Weber.Īrticle originally published February 1, 2012 by The Grid online (). □ Les Symboles de C.H.A.N.E.L collection.Boom cage dancers Mikey (far left) and friends. Superslick liquid eyeliner suggested retail price SGD 35 This collection will be launching in Singapore on the 3rd July at all MAC counters.ĭazzleshadow suggested retail price SGD 39ĭazzleglosses suggested retail price SGD 36 My personal favourites from this collection are Boom Boom Room, Say It Isn’t So & I Like 2 Watch. Row 2 – I Like 2 Watch, Let’s Boogie, Can’t Stop Don’t Stop, Last Dance. Row 1 (Left to Right) – Boom Boom Room, Say It Isn’t So, Try Me On, She Sparkles. Here’s a closer look at the selection I received! (Click images for an even better view!) When blended they sheer out a fair bit and seem to have difficulty adhering to the skin and I do believe this formula would benefit greatly paired with a primer. Definitely easier to work with than those shadows with chunky glitter which get all over the place! The glitter in these are a very fine and and more of a shimmer. The colour payoff comparable to the Bao Bao Jewels Limited Edition palette, except not as creamy. The Dazzleshadows are a very loosely packed formula and flakey to the touch. Most of the colours are multi dimensional with some duo chrome shades and are truly quite dazzling, specially so under artificial lighting. Phiff! – Sheer neutral beige with orange undertoneĬherry Popping – Fuchsia with purple pearlīoys Go Crazy – Dark purple with blue undertoneĢ gold and silver Superslick liquid eyeliner Get Physical – Purple with light blue sparklesįeel The Fever – Deep blue purple with pink sparkles Slow/Fast/Slow – Bronze with red sparkles I Like 2 Watch – Mid tone brown with gold sparkles Let’s Boogie – Black with silver sparklesīoom Boom Room – Light burgundy with emerald sparkles Say It Isn’t So – Dark grey with pink sparklesĬan’t Stop, Don’t Stop – Deep plum purple with sparkles Try Me On – Deep blue green with sparkles Last Dance – Peach beige with pink sparkles She Sparkles – Light grey with pink & silver sparkles ![]() Happy Sunday! Welcome to a preview of one of MAC’s upcoming summer collections, Le Disko.ġ2 eyeshadows in a glittery, Dazzleshadow formula. ![]()
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