I know really nothing about Winnipeg’s No Label Collective, but I know this Wheels-inspired compilation from their extensive roster of collaborators has put a smile on my face more than once today. Just look at that cover art. I can’t even definitively say if it’s juvenile or genius, but I do know I would like(…)
Goddamn kilogram, this is my favourite song right now by a Prairie mile. Winnipeg crew The Lytics crush it with Stay Calm, the first single from their upcoming long-player They Told Me. Propulsive drums, a super-catchy vocal and then 3 fun & well-executed verses – yes, yes and yes. Throw in a great Stuey Kubrick-helmed(…)
What, it’s September already? Well based on the speed in which I get posts up these days, I’d better start crackin’ on my “Records I Missed in 2012″ posts if I’m to get any of them up. The first of these is Hearts from Winnipeg’s Rob Crooks. I’ve had this album on my phone for(…)
If there’s a recent example of an album title that struck a chord with me the second I laid eyes on it, it has to be Pip Skid’s People Are The Worst. I’ve said this exact phrase a number of times, and the frequency of its usage seems to have increased in the last few(…)
Here is an uptempo gem from John K. Samson’s upcoming solo album Provincial (Jan. 24th). Like anything Samson does, this is great, and the album will be great, so it would be great if you bought it.
Here’s a rather lovely, roots-rockish new song from Winnipeg’s The Details, from their upcoming album Lost Art. MP3:: The Details – Weightless In The Dark WEB::www.thedetails.ca
Considering the direction hip hop has taken – going from a place where “being a biter” was the most heinous of crimes, to a climate now where anyone who makes an impact at all will likely have an army of internet-mixtape wielding clones overnight – there’s certainly no shame in overtly acknowledging your influences, as(…)
Someone recently referred to us as “get off my lawn/rap grandpa’s” or some such, and to be honest, I have no issue with that characterization. In fact I’ll wear that label proudly, and if need be I’ll rock some suspenders to keep my Cross Colors jeans hitched up to mid-chest level. I’ll never stop re-visiting,(…)
It’s almost too easy to overlook The Wailin’ Jennys. Everyone wants to find the new buzz band in the hottest made up genre, and as a result, we let timeless melodies and stop-you-in-your-tracks vocal work slip through our fingers like handfuls of sand. With seemingly limitless talent, a musical appreciation that can make a music(…)
Although they are usually a better idea in theory then in execution, I’ll always have a soft spot for live hip hop albums, and that’s due to one album: BDP’s Live Hardcore Worldwide. If you’re only familiar with KRS-One in his current form, then you’d be wise to give this one a listen – he’s(…)
