August 20, 2012 Stills by Teaghan McGinnis (www.msmphotography.ca) There is a different vibe when the Bloody Beetroots take to the stage, a dark imminence, in stark contrast to other performers seen over the course of Kelowna’s Center of Gravity. Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo and his FX man, Tommy Tea, had an insane performance sending the crowd into [...]
August 16 2012, photo by Maria Jose Govea One of the fastest-rising up-and-comers out of Toronto, ZEDS DEAD is composed of producers DC and Hooks, making some amazing hip-hop-influenced beats. DC and Hooks originally joined forces in 2004 as Mass Productions. Influenced by the digging in the crates sampling school of hip hop, Mass Productions [...]
August 3, 2012 Jupiter is a French-English duo based in Paris, but they first met one night in London. An empty dancefloor, a one hit wonder (1982 funk classic Mama Used To Say), a band was born. Amélie and Quarles’ work relies on a common passion for a time when glitter and carelessness were kings. [...]
July 18, 2012 As the Calgary Stampede wraps up celebrating 100 years of rowdy cowboy debauchery and more denim than you can handle, we had the chance to sit down with the music industry icon, Steve Aoki, before his show at the Cowboy’s Tent July 8th. Showing love for his Calgary fans, Aoki appeared for his [...]
July 13, 2012 Everyone can quote it as soon as you hear a mention of Pulp Fiction …” Zed’s dead, baby” and that is where ZEDS DEAD came up with their unique name for the duo composed of producers DC and Hooks. These guys are know for making some of the most amazing hip-hop influenced [...]
July 8, 2012 Lazy days of summer usually mean tons of time procrastinating and continuously checking random updates via Facebook or Twitter while outside “enjoying” the weather. I prefer to use my time more efficiently and spend abnormally long and arduous hours creeping the web for new music. A favourite I came across a while [...]
June 30, 2012 It is that time of year again … skin tight denim, leather chaps, big hats and men in heels. Pride week? No, silly hillbilly, the Calgary Stampede is back and celebrating a hundred years of allowing you to get twisted and pretend to be a cowboy. We can also thank the [...]
June 24, 2012 [June 8-10, Electric Daisy Carnival - Les Vegas, Nevada] by Shalane Kerr | images courtesy Insomniac / Erik Kabik / Retna / RUKES.com Two weeks ago, the Las Vegas Motor Speedway was transformed into the famed Electric Daisy Carnival, North America’s largest electronic dance festival. Spread over three days, the festival saw [...]
June 23, 2012 Today is the Governor’s Ball on Randall Island, New York City. This stage is being stormed by big names such as Chromeo, Kid Cudi, Santigold, Phantogram, James Murphy, Penguin Prison, and the most beloved saucy team, the duo of A-Trak and Armand Van Helden known as Duck Sauce. Being picky little [...]