Articles by Aaron Matthews
Jon Brando
No Laptop Bummer Disc
PUBLISHED Dec 7, 2010
Edmonton, AB producer Jon Brando composed this instrumental opus on his MPC, chopping rare breaks and programming woozy kicks. Brando craft...
White Cowbell Oklahoma / Big John Bates & the Voodoo Dollz / The Schomberg Fair
Maverick's, Ottawa ON November 26
PUBLISHED Nov 29, 2010
A cold Ottawa night began rather inauspiciously with the Schomberg Fair's speedy folk punk. The Toronto trio's mix of gospel, blues and pun...
Magestik Legend
The Great Escape
PUBLISHED Nov 29, 2010
A former member of 9-2-5 Colony, with Elzhi and Nick Speed, and frequent One Be Lo collaborator, Magestik Legend has kept the Detroit under...
Big L
Return of the Devil's Son
PUBLISHED Nov 29, 2010
Eleven years after his murder, Big L remains an indelible presence in hip-hop. The Harlem native was hotly tipped to sign to Roc-A-Fella be...
Curren$y
Pilot Talk II
PUBLISHED Nov 29, 2010
Stoners aren't known for their work ethic, but Curren$y is labouring to change the stereotype. Only months separate Pilot Talk II from its...
Josh Ritter / Basia Bulat
Capital Music Hall, Ottawa ON October 25
PUBLISHED Oct 27, 2010
Given its multi-tiered stages, Capital Music Hall demands a certain presence from its performers to command the crowd. Josh Ritter met the...
Celph Titled & Buckwild
Ninety Ninety Now
PUBLISHED Oct 23, 2010
Demigodz MC Celph Titled has been rapping for over a decade, but Ninety Ninety Now is his official debut. The Floridian MC is rather fortun...
Skyzoo & !llmind
Live From The Tape Deck
PUBLISHED Oct 4, 2010
Live From The Tape Deck is Skyzoo's second record, pairing the Brooklyn, NY rhymer with New Jersey beat-maker !llmind. Sky's agile flow eas...