Ultra 88 is a solo project from Kingston who is best know as one half of Blue Sky Black Death. Over time Blue Sky Black Death have refined their sound while I would have have described their earlier stuff asRead more…
Eligh – Gandalf’s Trunk Machine
Right on queue after mentioning Eligh’s instrumental work under the monicker of Gandalf in my last post he has a new release available on Bandcamp title Gandalf’s Trunk Machine. Some bass heavy beats that make me miss having a car,Read more…
The Grouch & Eligh – The Tortoise & The Crow
The Grouch and Eligh are rap veterans and long time members of the Living Legends crew. I have known of both of them since the late 90’s but have never really listened to them much. I remember downloading some ofRead more…
Sole & DJ Pain 1 – Death Drive: First As Tragedy Then As Remix
Death Drive was the first album I mentioned on this blog. As he did with the original Sole and The Skyrider Band album, Sole has had some of has beat making friends. 6 tracks have been remixed (Don’t Riot hasRead more…
Playlist Monday – Same Sample Part 2
In the original Playlist Monday – Same Sample I played songs with the same sample back to back. In this version I am going to give the original sample and four songs that sampled it.
XTRMST – XTRMST
Low and behold, AFI members, Davey Havok and Jade Puget have once again given birth to another musical side-project with an awkwardly spelled name. Quite the contrast from their electronic side-project Blaqk Audio, XTRMST is their take on straight edgeRead more…
David Newberry – No One Will Remember You
What do you get when you take an intelligent kid from a small Ontario town and move him to BC with a guitar in hand? You get David Newberry, one of Canada’s best kept folk secrets. “No One Will RememberRead more…
Hail Mary Mallon – Bestiary
Hail Mary Mallon is Aesop Rock and Rob Sonic. This is their second album as a duo. Their first album Are You Gonna Eat That? was released in 2011. I gave their first album a few listens when it wasRead more…
Striker – City of Gold
I like early-80’s metal, I really do. So whenever a band releases a retro-sounding NWOBHM – sorry, I meant NWOTHM – record I jump all over it. I’ve gushed over bands like Skull Fist, Phantom and Night Demon in theRead more…
Brad’s Top 5 of 2014
Music appreciation is a pursuit that never ends. As listeners, we all hear and interpret things differently. What speaks to one person is entirely different to the next. This determines how we prioritize what’s important when selecting our music andRead more…