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SAS: Manip Á Zagreb – Gerard De Villiers

  Does anyone remember these trashy international spy series by Gerard De Villers, that were actually sponsored by gun and mercenary companies with their ads in the back pages? My friend flashed me one the other day and it brought…

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What Does Our Addiction to Smartphones Say About Us? – YouInc

  Is it information you need, a bit of help, or a ride straight to rehab? Jesse Ship keeps abreast of the trending issues that matter most to entrepreneurs.  411 – Do You Need Information? Smartphones emerged from the failures and…

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Brandy & Coke – History of UK Garage

  I’ll sometimes catch BBC 1XTRA’s UKG show but the beats they play sound nothing like those of the golden age gangstas in the video above.  Step back to a time when Artful Dodger and So Solid Crew were doing…

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Jilly’s Gentlemen’s Club Seedy Underbelly

  I volunteered my Saturday morning to help out with an ACTRA Co-op production the other day being shot for the Reel World Film Festival.  I did it to support the team, but the real hook, I must admit, was…

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Q&A: DJ Maxim explores life beyond the Prodigy – AUX Magazine – 2013 Year-end Issue

  December 19, 2013 Jesse Ship   The Prodigy have had massive influences on the field of dance music, but what set them apart from the handful of emerging groups in the mid-‘90s was not just their use of a hypnotic…

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Rollergirl

Rollergirl is the alias of boogie, funk and roller skates obsessed Adam Rich of Athens, Ohio. A few months ago, I received a simple pitch email on his behalf. It  was short and humble like many I’ve received, but embedded…

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Watch Dogs’ TSN Takeover

Dedsec are at it again and there’s no telling where their wrathful arms might show up next.  Last week, thanks to help from players on the Watch_Dogs Live mobile gaming app,  they struck on TSN’s Off the Record, engulfing host…

Mastodon – Black Tongue – Double Black IPA

Mmmmm.  Never tried their last brew but looking forwards to snagging one of these somehow.  Call your LCBO in the name of the all mighty MASTODONNNNNN.  MASTODON, which released a limited-run lager in 2009, is once again retuning to one…

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Flume & Chet Faker – Drop the Game

  Here’s a brand new music video from Australia’s Flume & Chet Faker to kick off their collabo “Lockjaw” EP. Shot in Brooklyn featuring b-boy Storyboard P.  According to the label, “Having worked together on “Left Alone,” the plan for…

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RAPT (live) – Gingy & Starving Yet Full (of Azari & III) – BOILER ROOM TORONTO

Boiler Room touched down on our first frigid Monday night of the season for a surprise show hosted by the inimitable Fritz Helder (Bathurst Bus Route reprezent!) featuring Egyptrixx, Basic Soul Unit, Nautiluss, Kevin McPhee, Bruce Trail and headlined by…