One of the best feelings in the music world is a pleasant surprise. Whether it’s a good opening band or a classic track you haven’t heard in a while, the joy that comes from the unexpected seems to resonate more than most. And at the pinnacle of that feeling, is the moment you discover a [...]

Camu Tao “King of Hearts” Review After 12 years Camu Tao’s memoirs are far from deadbeat; a true visionary that was lost to cancer in 1998, far before his time. The fusion of what may happen if Kanye West and Andre 3000 conceived (God forbid), perfectly describes the inner workings of “The King of hearts.” [...]

Very rarely do I wake up before 11:00am feeling “alive”. A typical morning for me involves a long drawn-out argument from my brain to my body. One wants to get moving, the other wants to wrap a blanket around me and remain motionless; it’s pretty pathetic. So, when I have one of those days where [...]

Chromeo Interview Interview conducted by Hugo Lunny, photographed by Natasha Davidson Having found huge success with their last album, P-Thugg and Dave 1, otherwise known as Chromeo are back to Business as Casual. The duo have been touring and furthering their next album’s buzz off of the strength of the hit singles “Night By Night” [...]

Chromeo Interview Interview conducted by Hugo Lunny, photographed by Natasha Davidson MVRemix: So with regards to the situation with Chromeo on the internet, I don’t know if you’re familiar with the new Canadian laws that have been passed with huge fines being introduced. So if you have any illegal copy you can be penalized, where [...]

I want to preface this article by saying I’m not much of a lyrics guy. I get shit for it all the time with my friends but I have my reasons. Far too often do I get people telling me “Check out this song, the lyrics are so good.” Usually in these cases I do, [...]

For years I have been attending numerous concerts; Warped Tour, Florence and the machine, Miike Snow etc and at each of these events, I not only witness breathtaking performances but I also have the pleasure of sticking out like a sore thumb. The color of my skin is what gives me that ability, and although [...]

Pop singer Lady Gaga, well known for her songs like ‘Alejandro’ and ‘Bad Romance’ as well as her… shall we say out there dressing style, has made history (for the moment) twice. That’s right: she broke two records! The first is that she had 13 nominations overall, and the other is that two nominations in [...]

Bottled in the dirty south (Dandridge, Tennessee) and delivered crystal clear to anyone feeling the need to make it rain on them ho’s for $25 – $75 a bottle. I’m not referring to Ludacris’ sad attempt to “conjure” his way into the alcoholic beverage industry, I’m talking about Bling H20. That’s right ladies and gentlemen [...]

Maps & Atlases Perch Patchwork album review reviewed by Garin Fahlman People are sometimes very fickle when it comes to expectations versus change. There are people whose idea of music is a neatly organized dresser with hundreds of drawers, one for each possible colour of sock. Inside every drawer, there are endless rows of dividers, [...]