Articles by Aaron Matthews

Ghostface Killah, Raekwon and Method Man Ask Fans to Help Name Joint Project

PUBLISHED Jan 11, 2010

As we told you last year, Wu-Tang Clan members Raekwon, Ghostface Killah and Method Man were working on a collaborative album, tentatively...

Apathy

Wanna Snuggle?

PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2009

It's not easy being a talented, white MC. Apathy has been rapping for over a decade yet Wanna Snuggle? is only the Connecticut MC's second...

Ottawa Folk Festival Featuring Bruce Cockburn, the Sadies, Amy Millan, Steven Page, Joel Plaskett

Britannia Park, Ottawa, ON August 21-23

PUBLISHED Aug 25, 2009

Picturesque Britannia Park was flooded with folkies of all ages for the 15th annual Ottawa Folk Festival, which offered stellar performance...

Poison Pen

The Money Shot

PUBLISHED Aug 21, 2009

BK spitter Poison Pen is the one fat guy in your group of friends who's kind of a jerk but is still fun to drink with. Pen has kicked aroun...

Flying Lotus / My Man Henri

Babylon, Ottawa, ON July 10

PUBLISHED Jul 13, 2009

Rising Warp Records star Flying Lotus rocked Babylon for a hefty two hours, armed only with his laptop, a mixer and a mile-wide grin. Lotus...

The Black Dog

Further Vexations

PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2009

UK techno originators the Black Dog are pushing Further Vexations as a concept album, apparently recorded as a response to Britain's curren...

Roc 'C' and IMAKEMADBEATS Are...

The Transcontinental

PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2009

When he was signed to Stones Throw, Roc 'C' stood out from his labelmates with his gruff bark and street-orientated rhymes. Divorced of tha...

Ancient Astronauts

We Are To Answer

PUBLISHED Jun 10, 2009

The Ancient Astronauts are a production duo based out of Cologne, Germany. Their debut, We Are To Answer, serves up a heady brew of hip-hop...