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LAZY SUNDAYS – Toots and The Maytals

May 8, 2011 by

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Good morning everyone and welcome to another edition of Lazy Sundays. The artist of choice for this week is Toots and the Maytals, a Jamaican musical group well known for their ska and reggae musical styles. Lead by Fred “Toots” Hibbert, The Maytals became one of the most popular vocal groups in Jamaica during the […]

THRASHING THURSDAYS – House Party Edition

May 5, 2011 by

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Alright so I have a bit of a confession to make. Today I bought my first album in a long, long time. How long? Let’s put it this way, the last CD I purchased was Sum 41’s Does This Look Infected? For those of you that know the album (and it’s a beauty), that thing […]

LAZY SUNDAYS – Nightmares on Wax

May 1, 2011 by

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Hello all and thanks for joining in for another edition of Lazy Sundays. Prepare to expand your mind to the sound of this week’s featured artist; Nightmares on Wax. George Evelyn, the brainchild for Nightmares on Wax, is a DJ from Leeds, UK. Heavily inspired by soul music as well as the emergence of the […]

THRASHING THURSDAYS – A Round Up

April 28, 2011 by

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Thrashing Thursdays are upon us again. I don’t have much time for this post, so I figure I’d throw a bunch of songs together and see what sticks. Here’s a roundup of some blast off bangers to get your Thrashing Thursday going! Blast Off Bangers! Feed Me – Cloudburn f/ Tasha Baxter (Feed Me Facebook […]

THRASHING THURSDAYS – Origins of Dub

April 21, 2011 by

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In lieu of yesterday’s celebration of 420, my ears have been turned onto Rastafarian music. This weeks Thrashing Thursday will provide a brief history on how dubstep music came to be, as well as some bumpin’ tracks with obvious reggae influence in them. But in order to better understand the genre of dubstep, we must […]

420

April 20, 2011 by

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Bob Marley – Excuse me while I lght my spliff good God I’ve gotta take a lift Dear Reader, a haiku for you, I was gonna write This post, but then I got high Happy 420! Afroman – Because I Got High Brazilian Girls – Pussy Ever been so high you had to turn down […]

Sunday @ Coachella

April 17, 2011 by

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So the epic three day Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival ends tonight with a huge lineup of diversely talented musicians. Lucky for us, the good folks at Coachella have been doing live broadcasts of their three main stages, Coachella Stage, Outdoor Theatre and Gobi. The coverage of all musical events can be seen here, […]

CULTURAL AMBIENCE – Thievery Corporation

April 6, 2011 by

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As I write this, I am sitting in a coffee shop in downtown Guelph and feel highly culturalized. I would like to share some of this ambient culture with the rest blogging world. The group that has my ears burning on this particular day is Thievery Corporation, a Washington D.C. based DJ duo consisting of […]

LAZY SUNDAYS – Bob Marley Edition

March 27, 2011 by

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Bob Marley, what a visionary. And what a world it would be if we could grasp even just a slice of that vision. For those still feeling the effects of last night, whatever you did, here’s some music to get you into the right head space on a lazy Sunday. Bob Marley – Time Will […]

Most Anticapated Releases of Early 2011

January 20, 2011 by

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I’m mad tired so not really interested in typing on for too long (and no one likes reading lots of pointless info anyways). Here’s 6 projects being released between right now and about early March that have me most excited for 2011 in music. Follow me on Twitter. January 25th: Talib Kweli – Gutter Rainbows […]