music

I was fortunate enough to attend this intimate Q&A with dubstep/bass music/glitch-hop-what-have-you producer Flying Lotus, at the Toronto Red Bull office.  In case you are wondering the interviewer was his opening tour dj, My Man Henri. Below is most of the recording.  It’s about 80 …

L&E are the second band this week to be featured on our blog sporting the elusive keytar, and the third I’ve seen this week!  This only confirms popular theories…. They have just signed to Tremendous Records, are blazing new pathways with their sexy  80s electro/freestyle/slap …

Three signs that you are going to see a good show.  a) customers forking over wads of cash and weed to scalpers to get in.  2) women in line asking if you are on the guest list, BEGGING to let them in with you c) …

Bloodgroup are from Iceland.  It’s very cold up there I hear, but they will heat you up with with day-glo electro-pop excitement.  They’ve been getting love from the likes of industry shakers NME, and have appeared on various CMJ compilations If this smokin’ pic isn’t …

It was a short and blistering set delivered by the pretty boy buzz band decked in hipster-tight pants and fluorescent pink, green and yellow printed t shirts.  Not that there’s anything wrong with a rock band looking pretty, as long as they are willing to …

Chris Taylor, founder of Last Gang Records has just pubically announced the release of a new striclty online/digital label, TREMENDOUS Records.  The label will be handled by Grandtheft, aka Aaron Waisglass, of the Team Canada DJ’s. “The label’s focus will be new, forward-thinking club/rock music. …

A couple of Motown/soul/rare groove mixtapes have come across my radar recently. Hawthorne Radio, an exceptionally well crafted mix, integrating actual retro radio ads, brought to you by Mayer Hawthorne of Stone’s Throw Records.  The podcast, found here. Mayer is also playing in Toronto tonight …

Tonight, I went to check out an indie rock group at Sneaky Dees that came all the way from Australia.  They are called Rudely Interrupted. They’re kind of a special band, made up of special people.  They’re actually on tour thanks to the United Nations …

Last night, i had the extreme pleasure of being invited to check out DMC champion, Jr- Flow‘s new live mash-up group, Keys ‘n Krates, which he founded in tandem with the ‘eclectic’ soul singer, Matisse. As far as I know, these are the only kids …