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I feel like I may have seen Le Couleur in a Boreal Breweries induced drunken stupor in the summer of 2013 at the FME a when I was covering it for AUX so I’m excited to see their new analogue fantasy video. If you enjoy Montrealer …
Twin Shadow mastermind George Lewis Jr. reveals he’s quite the musical chameleon, having dabbled beyond the realms of moody synth-rock.
Mostly they appreciate the energy connected to sporting events.
“We are definitely making music to be on a soundtrack, or for a soccer match,” strong silent type Gaspard Auger told Spinner in a recent interview.
Xavier Rosnay agreed.
“We haven’t been watching the Olympics and we don’t love sports, but we love the simple and strong emotions related to them — like victory and excitement. It’s just like a fantasy,” says Rosnay.
Certainly athletic types are aware of Justice’s appeal. Last year Adidas used the song “Civilization” for their “Adidas is in all” commercial. The recently launched video for “New Lands,” directed by Canada, the Barcelona-based video production team, takes Justice’s music into even more sporting territory. The video depicts a mash up of various sports being played in a single game, ranging from lacrosse to football to roller derby, complete with robot laser targeting systems and pink glowing electrified balls.
According to Canada’s Luis Cerveró, “It was all about aesthetics and stylization: the ’70s sci-fi films of our childhood, with its gorgeous colors, gadgets and widescreen photography, and hints of Japanese anime, ’80s visual effects and sports films neuroticism.”
So yeah, exactly like sports.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DgAfs4FutI
French hip-hop and electro-house fans are in shock after news that famed French-Tunisian DJ Mehdi (Mehdi Favéris-Essadi) has passed at age 34. He was reportedly killed in ‘accident’ Sept. 13.
James Franco is a man of many trades, his latest being dance music maven alongside unlikely collaborator Kalup Linzy, a video artist drag queen R&B singer. Together, they’ve released ‘Turn It Up.’
The Original House Gangsta DJ Sneak will be returning Coda in Toronto for the nth instalment of his birthday beats tradition on November 8th. While his Soundcloud page lists him in Toronto, I’m confused by the statement as I was told he wasn’t able to play at Digital Dreams in the summer due to border issues. Huh?? Doesn’t exactly make sense to me but I’m glad he’ll be playing her regardless.
https://soundcloud.com/dj-sneak/dj-sneak-vinylcast-episode-16
Other old school heavyweights holding down the fort and raising the cakes, will be Doc Martin whom I’m pretty sure I saw at a Phryll party at the Koolhaus in ’98, and there may or may not have been a spinning ball that you could climb into for a ride.
Love this track name. Sums up pretty much how I feel, although, I’d be lying if I wrote I haven’t considered launching my own branded Jheri Curl line.
I thought it was pretty damn cool when I got to interview Matisse and Jr. Flow for Spinner way back in 2010 for AOL Spinner at the time and other interactions right here on Shipwrckd back in 2008! I knew they were crazy talented artists …
Did you know that according to UNICEF pot is more accessible to Canadian teens and more popular than cigarettes? Why is one legal and not the other? Does your politician have a drug policy abuse problem? You can help. Drug policy abuse is the intentional …
Wow, thanks Emily.
I’m flattered that you think I am the owner of Canada’s largest newspaper (The Toronto Star) and their digital properties, but sadly, I will have to decline, as enticing as the offer sounds. Perhaps do a bit more research before making your next offer!
Ok, so the elections are over and if you live in Toronto or pay attention to our politics, you should know that the ailing Rob Ford’s brother Doug is not our mayor-elect. During the months leading up to the election, I had been lurking in …