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Jun 2011 15

Sasquatch Day 4 – 5/30

Posted in Events, Media, Music, Photos

The longest and shortest weekend ever has come to its final day. It was long due to the routine of tent life, but short because we had too much fun. At this point, everyone is pretty burnt ...

Apr 2011 19

Coachella 2011

Posted in Events, Media, Music, Photos, Reviews

You’re burnt out. Your feet and legs throb. Exhausted, sun burnt, and you don’t remember the last time you took a shower. A hang over would be an understatement, and you still have hours left of driving ...

Mar 2011 16

Lifelike + Minitel Rose @ Lotus – 3/5

Posted in Music, Photos, Reviews

A couple of weekends ago, Lotus Sound Lounge was graced with the presence of French djs/producers Minitel Rose and Lifelike. As this rare occurrence of disco-house-electro-rock fusion in a Vancouver club setting came to be, it was only the ...

Mar 2011 02

March Mixtape

Posted in Music
Genova Pegli West, 2002

A new month with a new soundtrack. Here are all of my picks as far as March releases, and a few random older tracks that I missed out on before. I'm pretty stoked that almost the entire ...

Mar 2010 20

The Leather Playlist II

Posted in Reviews

Here I am sitting on the ferry with my laptop open, bored as all fuck. Lately I’ve taken to trying to get some writing done during my commute, rather than simply pigging out at the Coastal Buffet. (side note: buffets ...

Aug 2009 24

Awed by a saw, but wooed by an oud.

Posted in Hype, Uncategorized

Last night was the second of 4 Nights of Improvised Music at the Helen Pitt gallery, and I was on time. Not including the sounds made with tin foil, springs, tuning pegs, bows, sticks wrapped together ...

Aug 2009 23

Not exactly the music you hear on hold, but something to do while you wait.

Posted in Art, Hype

No matter what city you're in in August, it feels like the art is in any other city, just not your own. I've been visiting galleries out of town, and waiting for September, when SWARM makes Vancouver feel ...

Jul 2009 30

Solid Gold – Bible Thumper

Posted in Hype

You should like this. ...

Mar 2009 10

ThruYOU by Kutiman

Posted in Hype

This guy takes mixing to a whole new level. Kutiman creates some sick tracks by mixing audio he collected from unrelated YouTube videos. Check out my favorite: More information and the rest of the songs/videos can be found on his site, ...

Jan 2009 19

RADIOHEAD x JAY-Z = JAYDIOHEAD

Posted in Hype, Music

Earlier this summer, when Girltalk dropped "Feed the Animals", we heard a powerhouse mashup, jayz/radiohead "99 problems/paranoid android". Well Dj Minty Fresh Beats takes this mash up one step further with an entire Jay-Z x Radiohead mash up album with ...

Dec 2008 03

JUSTICE – A CROSS THE UNIVERSE

Posted in Hype, Music

"A CROSS THE UNIVERSE" was directed by Romain Gavras, So Me & Justice. This dvd was released last week (NOVEMBER 24th) and is a must see! Hartbraker and I watched this last night, and we were blown away. ...

Oct 2008 17

Moby

Posted in Hype

    Usually I'm not a fan of the granville bar scene, but it's moby! I might have to rally up the futurists and go check out moby's DJ set. Who's with me? ...

Oct 2008 08

Crystal Castles

Posted in Hype, Music

    Even though I went to see these guys last time they came to vancouver, I was drunk and don't remember much of it. One of the only things that I do remember is ...