Articles by Anupa Mistry

AraabMuzik

Electronic Dream

PUBLISHED Jul 12, 2011

Before the drums hit, the first 15 seconds of Rhode Island MPC don Araabmuzik's Electronic Dream sets up the airy, spectral premise for the...

Beyoncé

4

PUBLISHED Jul 12, 2011

Though she's been churning out hits for over a decade, there's an inherent, cynical tendency to treat Beyoncé as a childlike cog in the pop...

The Black Keys

Molson Canadian Amphitheatre, Toronto ON July 7

PUBLISHED Jul 8, 2011

Nearly a year ago, Akron, OH duo the Black Keys played back-to-back nights at Toronto's hangar-like Kool Haus. Now, they've made a signific...

Lil B

I'm Gay (I'm Happy)

PUBLISHED Jun 29, 2011

It seems Lil B took the opportunity to actually make an artistic statement with his latest release, I'm Gay (I'm Happy). The album's title,...

The Universe of Shabazz Palaces

PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2011

My motivation isn't linear or recognizable in a quantifiable way," explains Seattle musician and Digable Planets member, Ishmael "Butterfly...

Adele

Air Canada Centre, Toronto ON May 18

PUBLISHED May 19, 2011

A stadium show, Adele Adkins's very first, was unexpected but warranted for the bona fide British pop star. Though the bowl was halved to p...

Tyler, the Creator

Goblin

PUBLISHED May 10, 2011

Goblin is the post-implosion sophomore record from Odd Future's charismatic lead bully, Tyler, the Creator. For all the supposedly unanimou...

TV on the Radio

Sound Academy, Toronto ON April 18

PUBLISHED Apr 19, 2011

Ten years since TV on the Radio's inception, the quiet praise and slow-blooming success of the band's latest, Nine Types of Light, hints at...