Ohhh yes, it’s that time of the year once again. The official lineups for Igloofest 2012 are out as of this morning, and we are in for some amazing nights down by the water come January. Due to the huge growth of the festival over the last 5 years, the venue for 2012 has been moved to a larger area of the Old Port capable of accommodating even more people than last year’s record turn-out of almost 60,000 spectators. The…
Happy Friday everyone, welcome to the other side of another long week. As I mentioned earlier, we have a lot of great shows coming up this month, and I’ve just updated our concert calender in accordance. On Sunday one of my favorite hip hop duos of all time, Black Star, will be stopping by La Olympia and limited tickets are still available. Get on that fast if you’re planning on going, hope to see you there. So NT89, one of…
I just got a tip about a new drum and bass duo out of London from the blog’s friend Claudia who writes over at Miss Foxy Learns to Blog. Here’s what she had to say about this new mixtape from Delta Heavy. “If you haven’t heard of Delta Heavy, why ever not? I recently got hooked to their amazingly brilliant EP ‘Hold Me’ released on Ram Label on October 24th, and featured on the free mixtape above. The music video includes…
I just got this video in my inbox today from two of my favorite underground rappers, Classified and Brother Ali. Both of these MCs have been around for a long time now, consistently putting out great music that’s way under the radar of most casual hip-hop fans. There’s something about the quiet confidence and low profile that these guys keep that for me is incredibly refreshing. Here’s Classified’s newest video for “Maybe It’s Just Me,” enjoy. Here are a few…
Happy Friday everyone. I don’t have much time to write this week, so I’m just going to let the music speak for itself, enjoy and have a great weekend! Peace Marble Mixtapes #3 : Sam Tiba – Jersey Club Music (Vol. 1) by Marble Music And now your tunes for the weekend. Pendejas (JFK Edit)- Tittsworth & Alvin Risk Rise (Sandro Silva Instrumental Mix)- Yasmeen & Danism Horsey (Original Mix)- Diplo Original Don- Major Lazer Crush on You (Brodinski Remix)-…
As we turn the calender over to November, it’s time to look ahead to see what great acts will come through Montreal over the next month. So far we’ve already had a show from Star Slinger, but there is much, much more on the horizon. Let’s start with tonight, as Le Belmont plays host to experimental post-dubstep up-and-comer Jonwayne. This one is hosted by our friends at Low-Life, so get out there and show them some love. Later this month…
Welcome to November, I hope you all enjoyed your Halloween weekends. I’ve been receiving a steady stream of cool new videos in my inbox this week, so I thought I would take the opportunity to put a few up, as well as some sick new tracks I’ve grabbed recently. Listen and enjoy, I hope these tunes help you get through the grind of your Wednesday afternoon. Peace Wayfaring Stranger (Ft. LeAnn Rimes & Dr. Ralph Stanley)- Pretty Lights Shell of…
What’s good everyone, happy Friday to you all. I hope you’re all ready for a weekend full of tricks and treats because Halloweekend is upon us once again. I’ve already mentioned the massive party that our friends at The New Philadelphia are throwing down south, but for those of you sticking around Montreal this weekend your options are almost limitless. Aside from the myriad of house parties going down throughout the ghetto, there’s also the annual Kill Halloween bash thrown…
Well kids Halloween is coming up, and our friends over at The New Philadephia are throwing the rave of all raves in celebration. Get your costumes and your booze ready, because Udachi from New York’s legendary Trouble & Bass crew will headlining the festivities, along with help from some local Philly talent. If you find yourself in the area during Halloween this is a party you MUST hit. Check out some tracks from Udachi below, and prepare yourselves for this…
What’s up everyone. I know I didn’t post anything this weekend, but it was my birthday so I decided to give myself a few days off. Anyway I’m back now with some great new songs and videos from some of my favorite artists. First of all, the new M83 and Florence & The Machine albums are currently blowing up my iTunes playlist on repeat, so I thought I would put up a couple of videos for singles from the respective…
