Jun/100
Broken Bells.
Ever since 2006, and his release with Cee-Lo entitled St. Elsewhere, Danger Mouse has been blowing my mind. St. Elsewhere went platnum in 2006 and for good reason, that whole album was plastered with some dirty, heavy tracks. Even The Odd Couple of 2008 held ground to almost out do St. Elsewhere. In my opinion it was the writing, as Burton (Mouse), garnished some epic quotable lyrics like, "anyone that needs what they want and doesn't want what they need, I want nothing to do with. And to do what I want and to do what I please, is first off my to do list." Damn, that's solid. Gnarls Barkley's sound is definitely original and 
thanks to Cee-Lo's incredible vocals and Danger's chronic ability to lay out killer melody, baselines and sounds to meld together, you would be a fool not to be excited for anything that Danger comes out with next. Well, Danger Mouse is back, and quite well it seems. Broken Bells is his newest collaboration. James Mercer of the Shins has teamed up, and I'm impressed with the new album, eponymously named Broken Bells. Tracks like High Road and The Ghost Inside nail down how well Danger Mouse can meld his sounds with talent and great vocals coming from another fertile mind in Mercer. I highly recommend this album, its excellent for a SHINdig (no pun intended), complete with a patio, some beers and good people. Here is High Road, my favorite new track.
Jun/100
Shad.
Canadian Hip Hop cat Shad released a new video and song from his latest album, TSOL. He big ups Sauga, Brampton and calls out Glen Beck like a true muffugin' poet, yo! Turn it UP!
Produced By DJ T Lo.
Apr/105
Little square dot.
A very good friend, colleague and aspiring DJ, Rob Quinn, AKA Little Square Dot, has been up to his old tricks and his new mix is definitely worth a listen. Best served with friends and wine and some cocktails and who knows what else.... Just press play and enjoy.
Mar/101
The rave scene.
Defining Rave Culture is a 
complicated and difficult task. So many of its aspects are subjective and compile a myriad of experiences that can range from the spiritually enlightened to the sobering, apathetic negativity that contrasts at the other end of the spectrum. The definition of “rave” can be as complex, and sometimes as highly structured as a rave event itself. Raves could exist for a few hours, a whole night, or an entire weekend. A rave could be an indoor party with 10 people or an outdoor extravaganza with thousands. Participants could be anyone, young or old. There may have been two DJ’s or a dozen, all spinning an endless supply of electronic genres and sub-genres of music, like techno, happy hardcore, trance, jungle, house, breaks or drum and bass. Many “ravers” took drugs like ecstasy, MDMA, acid, marijuana, and some may have taken nothing at all. Other than DJs, electronic music, willing participants and a venue, what can be called a rave defies limits. “Rave eventually came to signify a culture that [was] in constant flux”. This article seeks to ask and answer why and how the scene came to be and discuss the rave, that of its origins in the 1980’s and its hazy phasing out in the late 1990’s into the dance club based scene of today, the people who inhabited the culture, the facets that made the culture what it is, and the scene now.
Mar/100
OK Go.
OK Go is redefining the way bands utilize internet media. An otherwise no name'r of a band, their last two major singles have spawned viral internet videos. Some pretty sick work to boot. Check it, yo.
Feb/105
Brad Nowell.
Ever since about 1997, shit, when I was fourteen, I’ve been in love with Sublime. I remember paddling down the Sand River in Lake Superior Provincial Park, bobbing my head to the killer sound of Wrong Way and April 29, 1992 (Miami), in a canoe and on my Sony Discman… Wow, those were the days. There was just something perfect about the ska/punk sound, the lyrics, which were so easy to pick up, and Brad Nowell’s voice rivals any of the greats, living or dead and you all know it. I don’t think I’ve ever been to a party or a cottage or the beach without someone righteously demanding and playing Sublime, it just goes without saying. Sublime means summer and is essential to it; one cannot be without the other. I've always been intrigued by what really happened to Nowell, so I figured you guys would too.
Dec/092
Protect Your Neck: What I’ve learned from listening to the Wu-Tang Clan.
When you listen to a band for awhile you tend to take a few things away with you; whether it's to buy their merchandise or to fuck the system that sells you it, hopefully you're listening to the tunes close enough that you gleam some sort of message. It's been years since I've started down my slippery path into the world of hip-hop, and I'd like to share with you (yes, you!) the life lessons that I've learned from rap's first dynasty, the Wu-Tang Clan. By no means is this supposed to sound preachy; I'm just riffing on a thought process that I had.
Dec/090
Honky tonk badonkadonk.
She's got it goin' on, like Donkey Kong. I have no words for this right now. Sigh.
Nov/090
Muphemian rhapsody.
The Muppets cover Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody in this all-new video. Click through to watch this in YouTube's new super-HD. (Via Reddit.)
PH0T0ADAY.
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