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Bonus ---> Tiga-Shoes
Friday, May 29, 2009
Tiga Interview
HOT FLASHES MAY 29
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Main Room:
Foul House - The new kings of the 905. Their remix of "Heads Will Roll" drops soon!
NIGHTS - Hot Flashes resident will be playing the latest and greatest!
Real Talk - Toronto's own will be making their way down to get the party started!
Lounge: The Wrong Crowd - Fresh on the scene, TWC will be holding it down 'til 12am
Doors: 10pm 19+
The Casbah - 306 King St. West, Hamilton ON
Another bad decision friday for the books kiddies. Come out and enjoy yourselves! Jager bomb specials in full effect. Dig the video for a sample of the goodness!
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Thursday, May 28, 2009
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Dj Mehdi/ Time Festival
As promised..more Dj Mehdi - Catch him in Toronto at Sound Academy for Time Festival July 25-2009! Check the website below for more information on this exciting event!
Monday, May 25, 2009
Pseudo Intellectuals
Coming out of Buffalo, Pseudo Intellectuals are Nick Zero, Tone Atlas and Dj Cutler. They can be found alongside emcee Sick as the more recognized hip-hop group Pseudo Slang - a new edition to the Fat Beats Record label. I've had the pleasure of seeing them a few times live and would suggest you do the same! Peep the videos and their myspace for more tunes and info.
Children Of The Corn
I like to think that my taste for music is like a child's taste for sweets --widespread! With this in mind, I've decided to reach back--way back--to the music that paved the way for today's hip-hop favourites.Children of the Corn was a hip-hop group formed in the early 1990s consisting of neighborhood friends/Harlem rappers Mase (then known as Murda Mase), Big L, Cam'ron (then known as Killa Cam), McGruff and Bloodshed.
Big L made the group, as he pushed Mase and Cam'ron off the streets and into the studio, as well as Bloodshed, who was Cam'ron's cousin. They released over 30 songs under the name Children of the Corn, as they tried for a record deal. They got paid any way they could, rhyming for local DJs and selling mixtapes out of their trunks.
Although very close to a deal, Mase and Cam'ron left the group to pursue basketball careers and later Mase would sign with P. Diddy to become part of Bad Boy Records. Cam'ron went through college and was ready to get a deal with Big L and Bloodshed, when tragically Bloodshed was killed in a car accident in Harlem at the age of 23. Big L and Cam'ron both went on to sign record deals as solo artists.
In 1999, Big L was murdered at the age of 24 and it became increasingly difficult for the group to become successful. The lyrics in these songs pay homage to the American dream seen through the eyes of Harlem's finest emcee's. Explicit and live, these songs turned myself, and many people like me, onto hip-hop from this era. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Enjoy!
MP3: Children Of The Corn-Ill Flow
MP3: Children Of The Corn-The Corn
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Ruby Jean And The Thoughtful Bees
Ruby Jean and The Thoughtful Bees are a motley assortment from Halifax who piece together all the organic ingredients needed for all night dance parties and occasions of the sort. They describe their influences as "high pitched noises only dogs can hear, canine reactions to high pitched noises that only they can hear, train whistles, never ending break beats, foggy days, delay, catapulting swing sets, small insects, white rabbits, ladders, black cats that shed, musky smells, strange humming noises, beards, heavy metal." At first read this all seems to be nothing but a cluster fuck of information with no relation to music...but to each his own I guess. Jon Crowell is the brains; writing, arranging and producing the beats and bleeps that swarm around the ensemble, and mixing all it's component elements live on stage. Rebekah Higgs (solo artist, Outside Music) is the lungs of Ruby Jean, backing up her ecstatic, confident stage presence and audacious style with harmonies and effects created by sampling her own voice in real time. Guitarist Jason Vautour (Jon Epworth & The Improvements, Alright Already) is the arms, channeling both his Madonna and Napalm Death Cd's to conjure drop-tuned-yet-danceable guitar counterpoint against pulsing synths. Sean MacGillivray (Alright Already, Jenn Grant) is the legs of the outfit, re-interpreting looped drums as real ones on a traditional rock drum kit. Collectively they're a force to be reckoned with, rocking stages across the country with their alter ego-esque performances. Another great reason to tune in and follow all that's coming from the east coast music scene. Bitter yet sweet, Ruby Jean And The Thoughtful Bees will rock your party like no other. Enjoy the video and music samples provided and watch for a show near you!MP3: Ruby Jean And The Thoughtful Bees-Danse Danse Resolution
MP3: Ruby Jean And The Thoughful Bees -
MP3: Ruby Jean And The Thoughtful Bees- Not About To
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Friday, May 15, 2009
Make The Girl Dance
French electro group Make The Girl Dance are coming in hot with their new video Baby, Baby, Baby. I don't know too much about them so far but I'm really feeling their sound. The video features an in depth look at the City of Paris and the women that embrace it. I'll do my best to keep an ear out for them in the future. Peep the song samples and play em' loud! Until then, Baby, Baby, Baby! MP3: Make The Girl Dance-Baby, Baby, Baby (Radio Edit) http://www.zshare.net/audio/60157489a701278d/MP3: Make The Girl Dance-My Name's Breezy http://www.zshare.net/audio/601577946bb62032/
MP3: Make The Girl Dance-South --> http://www.zshare.net/audio/60158206b07a706d/
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Tom Vek
London’s eclectic one-man band Tom Vek combines electronic music with indie rock, punk with dance, and influences like new wave and garage. As a teen in the mid-’90s, Vek was inspired by grunge and began making rock along the lines of Smashing Pumpkins and Pearl Jam; before that, he backed his guitarist father on bass and drums in their practice space/garage. When his family acquired a reel-to-reel tape recorder when he was 14, Vek began recording his music, which evolved from grungy rock to Warp-and Ninja Tune-influenced electronica as the ’90s came to a close.Vek had been sending his music to a friend of the family (who happened to be Alex Cooper, the longtime drummer for Katrina & The Waves) who in turn sent Vek’s latest, electronica-inspired music to his cousin (who happened to be Tim Lee, the head of quirky electronic label Tummy Touch). Lee signed Vek to the label, and in 2001 the 7” There’s Only One Thing Left Now became Vek’s first officially released work. Tummy Touch agreed to release a full-length from Vek, which he began working on in between his graphic design studies at St. Martins. However, Vek’s music had morphed again, moving from delicate electronica to something sharper-edged and more rock-based. Singles such as If You Want heralded this new direction, as did gigs supporting acts like Bloc Party and Engineers. Vek’s debut album, We Have Sound, was released in the U.K. in spring 2005 via Tummy Touch. I came across his music at the time of it's release and just recently got back into his work. His unique style is widespread across the album as each song seems to hint at different genres and moods. I hope these songs inspire you to look back on your own music delights from the past and perhaps rekindle a love once lost. Enjoy it and rock it in!MP3: Tom Vek-That Can Be Arranged -- http://www.zshare.net/audio/59816978e80b6a12/
MP3: Tom Vek-C-C You Set The Fire In me http://www.zshare.net/video/5981685647c62faa/
Bonus --> Alexander Robotnick Banger!
Friday, May 8, 2009
Matt Paxton
My good friends over at Down By The Point Records just sent me a couple demo's by their main man, Matt Paxton. An integral part of the Hamilton music scene, Paxton has been playing shows both in Canada and over seas, sharing bills with the likes of Blackie & The Rodeo Kings, Tom Wilson, Jenn Grant, Jason Collett, Peter Elkas and many more. His newest work Back Home In The Village was produced at VibeWrangler Studio and is available exclusively through Itunes. He is currently touring Southern Ontario with a talented entourage and will surely knock you off your feet. Here's a list of his upcoming shows as well as a few covers you'll surely want to play over and over again. Thanks so much to the DBTP team for this awesome update! More to come from them in the future. That's right, I can predict the future folks! Tune in and let this talented young folk artist show you what the Hamilton music scene is all about. Upcoming Shows
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8 May 2009
20:00
The Tavern
Guelph, Ontario
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23 May 2009
20:00
The Coach and Lantern
Ancaster, Ontario
>28 May 2009
20:00
Absinthe
Hamilton, Ontario
>13 Jun 2009
20:00
The Blackshire Pub
London, Ontario
>3 Jul 2009
20:00
The Freeway
Hamilton, Ontario
>9 Jul 2009
20:00
The Silver Dollar
Toronto, Ontario
>17 Jul 2009
20:00
Free Times Cafe
Toronto, Ontario
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>MP3: Matt Paxton-Cape Canaveral (Conor Oberst Cover)
