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Mist – Tilt – Alëxone @ Gallerie AtDown

  I first met street artists Mist and brother from another mother, Tilt, back in 2009 at Toronto’s Circa club opening in collaboration with Kid Robot.  They were both running around airbrushing babes with their signature bubble letter styles.  It’s…

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Ghost Capsules

I’m really impressed with this new album from Ghost Capsules, made up of Vienna’s Bomb The Bass’s frontman Tim Simenon and a supporting band he met back in the day.  It’s a far cry from Bug Powder Dust (classic) but…

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Don’t F*ck with Giraffes!

I was watching a random animal documentary on Netflix and came across this vicious tidbit.  What we think we know of giraffes as gentle creatures is so incredibly wrong. They are actually highly territorial beasts with enough power in their…

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Surprise Diplo DJ-set creates a frenzy at Uniun – BlogTO

    Hormones ran high Thursday night as hundreds of Toronto partiers flocked to Uniun Nightclub in hopes to get an earful of Diplo (Mad Decent label founder, DJ and rising super-producer) and quaff some sudsy Buds, Bud Light Platinum that is. A group…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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,…