Album Review – A$AP Ferg “Trap” (Hip Hop)
Trap Lord, full length effort by A$AP Ferg, one of A$AP Mob’s most promising rappers is monumental for modern hip hop. So far A$AP Rocky has been at the forefront […]
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Album Review – Austra “Olympia” (Synth Pop)
Olympia is fun to dance to yet, dreamy enough to sit back and let it wash over you like the ocean waves. Katie’s vocals is the focal point of Austra’s […]
Show Review – Run the Jewels In Vancouver “Killer Duo and Friends”
The unexpected amalgamation of all around hip hop mastermind, El-P from Brooklyn and extraordinary emcee, Killer Mike from Atlanta has taken the game by storm ever since their respective 2012 […]
Album Review – Thundercat “Apocalypse” (Jazz Fusion / Electronic)
It’s a lovely, larger than life experience when a piece of work can touch you, and connect on a deeper level than just audibly. Thundercat is a virtuosic, versatile bassist […]
Show Review – Mount Kimbie Live In Vancouver – Performing Live, Eclectic Dance Music
– By Bag In today’s age of bedroom producers and beatmakers, it’s a challenge for these artists to make their live set more spontaneous. You could say that electronic music […]
Album Review – Shakey Graves “Roll The Bones” (Alt/Country)
Shakey Graves (aka Alejandro Rose-Garcia) is a gritty one-man-band based out of Texas with a finesse for old-school country lyrics and a knack for fingerpicking, the kind of music that […]
Album Review – Darkane “The Sinister Supremacy” (Thrash/Death Metal)
I don’t think I’ll ever forget the time I saw Darkane live… The band played a tight set with a fair bit of tasty guitar-ing, but the aspect that will […]
Album Review – Dine Alone Records Summer Sampler (Various)
Dear Dine Alone Records: Let me count the ways I love thee! First of all I’ve always loved you, second, you make me proud to be in the Canadian music […]
Album Review – Souleance “La Beat Tape” (Rock)
This is “one for the DJs”, said Soulence about their new records, La Beat Tape. That does not mean to say us regular folk can’t enjoy it, but the DJ […]
In The Clouds – Canadian Indie Rock at Its Best – Dinosaur Bones
This month’s edition of in clouds I am presenting Dinosaur Bones. This Canadian indie rock band was formed in 2008 in Toronto consisting of songwriter/vocalist/guitarist Ben Fox, bassist Branko Scekic, […]
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