JUNE 2001

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!!!
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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!

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MAY 2001

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 faze.ca. 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 faze.ca 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 faze.ca 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.

MARCH 2001

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.

JANUARY 2001

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?"