Since the beginning of June, thousands-upon-thousands have gathered in Toronto and throughout the rest of Canada in solidarity for anti-racism protests, chiefly organized by the Black Lives Matter movement. Even with the noise of helicopters, media outlets, and detractors, the…
Sometimes a familiar sound on record is better than any “mature” work laboured over for far too long. Such is the case with the Flowers For Dystopia, the latest single from Les Techno – a New York-based musician with an…
In the world of Canadian hip-hop, FleshxFur is one of Victoria, British Columbia’s best-kept secrets. The man behind the hairy moniker, John Welch, is a Brampton, Ontario native who, like so many others before him, became entranced by the call…
Omar Doom is a name you don’t forget. A fact made even truer when you finally put a face to the name. Best remembered for his memorable turn as Private First Class Omar Ulmer in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglorious Basterds, the Pennsylvania-born…
Few rappers today can match the knotty wordplay of Rapsody. Most wouldn’t try. It was as a young woman growing up in North Carolina that female-led rap and R&B collided with her formative years. The sounds of Aaliyah, Queen Latifah,…
Subtlety is not a hallmark of The Marcus King Band. At 23-years-old, the guitar phenom of the same name – along with his five-piece back-up band – clocked in a dizzying two-hour show at Toronto’s Danforth Music Hall. Light on crowd…
It was an odd year for film, a year that saw the future of cinema more uncertain than ever. However, despite the shift in how we consume our preferred content, there was a wide range of superb offerings demonstrating, no matter…
Anyone grasping to comprehend the charisma of Vancouver’s Manila Grey might have benefited from a trip to Toronto’s downtown venue, Toybox. Comprised of singer/songwriter Soliven and rapper Neeko Francisco, the childhood friends easily filled out the sleek venue, having been…