Articles by Aaron Matthews

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  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...

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  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...

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  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...

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  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...

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  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...

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  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...

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  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...

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  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...