Mo Kolours – Self Titled – Album Stream
You can tell that if an artist has been taken under the Gilles Peterson wing, then they are generally bound for success. Mo Kolours who was recognized for what I’m calling a Pacific Islander Future Funk Tropicalia blend, is no…
Flim – Mind Control
Frenetic, psychedelic, and dark are just some of the ways to describe Flim’s dissonant anthem, Mind Control, the title track of this neuromancing 5-track EP. Set over a rolling baseline and hard-hitting hi-hat, Flim’s fractured voice decries: “I am not a…
Garden City Movement – Move On
Israeli direction! Mmmm. Directed by well-known Israeli actor and rapper/musician Michael Moshonov and Lael Utnik, the video’s stunning cinematography captures a beautifully directed love story between two emotionally drawn, young females. Romantic scenes of the girls on the beach at dusk fit perfectly against the…
Monster Truck – The Lion
I’m featured in the new Monster Truck music video “The Lion”. The video had an exclusive release on BILLBOARD MAG! Hell yeah!!! Thanks so much to the crew at Collider Films for a great time on set. Rising hard rockers Monster Truck…
The City of Toronto Forced the Foundry Festival to Relocate – THUMP
News dropped last night that Mansion Productions’ much-hyped Foundry music festival (which THUMP has already called “Canada’s Most Interesting Underground Dance Series”) would not be held at the abandoned Tower Automotive building at 158 Sterling Road. For those of you who aren’t…
A Look at the Doi Chaang Coffee Company – ViewTheVibe
When the isolated Akha tribes people of Northern Thailand were ordered to trade in their opium crops for coffee beans by the Thai Royal Commission, they probably did not realize how fair a trade they were given. Until recently,…
Brand + Emotions = Infographic
Click to expand this big baby. It’s been said and done before, but I really like the way all these factoids were prepared.
IN FEAR – Review
Last night, I was invited to a special pre-screening of “In Fear” as part of the Sinister Cinema movie series curated by Raven Banner Entertainment and Cineplex Front Row Centre Events. As the title implies, it’s a dark and minimalist indie…
ARE THE JUNOS OUT OF TOUCH? – Vice Noisey
FEATURES ARE THE JUNOS OUT OF TOUCH? By Jesse Ship After a talk with Juno Awards Chair of Voting and Nominating, Kim Cooke, the 44 year old awards show is starting to sound a bit like a slightly out of…