Month: January 2013

Blue Cat Crap – Gary Taxali

Blue Cat Crap – Gary Taxali

As if there weren’t enough cats on the internet, now you can frame them on your walls too with Gary Taxali’s Blue Cat Crap. Comes with a free box of fries… and kitty litter. Ok, not really.   If you’re feeling nostalgic, you can skip 

Li’l Pooh

Li’l Pooh

I got an email from this rapper named Li’l Pooh today, possibly one of the most awkwardly named guys in the rap game. The message he sent me only had a link to a cover he did of Trinidad James’s “All Gold Everything” but the 

Dreamgirl Whatever – Debut show

Dreamgirl Whatever – Debut show

Check out some footage from Dreamgirl Whatever’s debut show at El Rancho Relaxo in Toronto.  This is one of a couple projects started by singer and composer Nicole Simone (aka Miss Late July) and Dusseldorf-based producer and remixer Nico Vetter, who’s just 22!  The two got 

Afrojack: Bleep Right And Work With Michael Jackson And Chris Brown – Huffington Post

Afrojack: Bleep Right And Work With Michael Jackson And Chris Brown – Huffington Post

    Huffington Post Music Canada  |  By Jesse Ship Posted: 12/14/2012 2:52 pm EST  | When I call Afrojack the 6’10 gentle giant is the studio with David Guetta, Akon and Shermanology working on new tunes during our call. But his physical size, his new work companions, and 

Featured on SAM Artist MGMT

Featured on SAM Artist MGMT

Shipwrck’d was featured last week on SAM Artist’s Management blog for my writeup on Dirty Radio! SAM also reps Canadian pop acts like Fake Shark Real Zombie, Mariana’s Trench, and… CARLY RAE JEPSEN! When I’m famous, I’ll call you … maybe.

Dirty Radio @ Supermarket

Dirty Radio @ Supermarket

I was introduced to Vancouver’s Dirty Radio last night thanks to the good people at DMD/Strongsongs.  They’re on an Ontahttps://shipwrckd.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/woman-traveling-in-france-2023-11-27-05-16-47-utc_Easy-Resize.com_.jpg tour with Dragonette right now but they did this one off gig since there was time in between shows. The video above, “Found You” was 

Lee’s Palace and Horseshoe say g’bye to Ticketmaster – BlogTO

Lee’s Palace and Horseshoe say g’bye to Ticketmaster – BlogTO

  With Collective Concerts inking a deal with Ticketfly the newly arrived American online ticketing giant, two key Toronto venues, Lee’s Palace and The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern, both run by Collective Concerts, will be saying g’bye to the dated Ticketmaster sales system. What’s Ticketfly you might ask? Well, it’s basically an online 

SPEAK Easy & Dana Coppafeel – One Of These Kids

SPEAK Easy & Dana Coppafeel – One Of These Kids

The only things that I know about Milwaukee are what Alice Cooper and Wayne Campbell taught me in Wayne’s World and that my writer friend Kelli Korducki is apparently from there.  This one’s for you, Kel! Congrats on your Canajianship ;) “Milwaukee emcees SPEAK Easy 

Underworld – Rez (Bassnectar Remix)

Underworld – Rez (Bassnectar Remix)

Lorin Bassnectar’s become a phenomenon in the North American dubstep scene but with mass appeal comes some degree of placating the masses and uninitiated with generic sounds.  I’m glad he’s come to this Rez remix though.  It’s a return to his sounds that first captivated 

Chris Harper’s PHARMACY – BlogTO

Chris Harper’s PHARMACY – BlogTO

    by Jesse Ship / JANUARY 11, 2013 Pharmacy is a cozy little bar at the southwestern edge of Parkdale. Once a methadone clinic and pharmacy, it’s now a quirky and eclectic bar stocked with buffalo heads, found furniture, vintage knick knacks pillaged from Value Village